Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Technology Stocks : Westell WSTL -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Skiawal who wrote (19405)	7/14/2000 5:48:05 PM
From: Michael F. Donadio	Respond to of 21342

Ski, VZ (was BEL) needs to help Mark Haines of CNBC to get DSL like they did for Cramer. VZ went out of their way to please David Faber of CNBC when they gave him DSL service. David said Seidenberg actually checked to make sure everything was done correctly. This goes back to '99. David was able to get DSL 'early' from the 73rd Street station in NYC. Says it's great but I don't ever remember him saying what modem he is using. Mark Haines who lives in NJ complains incessantly about VZ not being able to provide him with DSL. (Refuses to call it Ver-I'-zon and calls it VER'-i-zon). Says he wishes to God he could get it but VZ can't get their act together. Says he is told he is 500 feet beyond their max distance for DSL. A couple of others on CNBC joined in Mark's recriminations against VZ and how they WANT DSL. Poor David Faber cringed as this assault against VZ carried on. He said when they talk that way about VZ on the air and not being able to get DSL, he is the one who gets the calls from VZ pleading with him to get them to stop doing that on the air and SWEARING they are trying to get it to Mark Haines as fast as they can. At least WSTL was going up today and is in the mid 20s again. I'm starting to feel better but won't be comfortable until WSTL starts to get the financial recognition it deserves. WSTL seems to be surrounded by too many two-bit manipulators. I would really like to see those shorts get fried by a WSTL steamroller when earnings come out and the DSL tsunami hits. A good purging. At least we made it to the point to see DSL is being demanded. We both remember when DSL was a "What?". Michael