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To: Scott C. Lemon who wrote (1686)	7/26/1998 10:56:00 PM
From: drmorgan	Respond to of 12823

>> The contact that i have had with TCI lately has been exploring alternative access for friends here in Salt Lake City. The DSL rollout by US West is a joke ... like I previously posted (and I think you found out) trying to get it is really hit and miss. We have been bugging TCI lately and building the contacts on how to push.<< Speaking of the US Worst DSL roll out, I ordered (or tried to order) DSL 256k service last week. My USW Rep told me that she can't even place the order until August 14 because the Central Office has been swamped with orders and they can't keep up with demand. Now it's interesting that the date August 14 is also the date that their promotion of giving you the DSL modem and NIC for free (one year contract)ends! Anyhow my order will get placed (maybe?) on the 14th but I won't get the service until sometime in September. I can't believe you can't get cable in Heber, TCI is pathetic! recently moved it to an office here in town, so I'm experimenting with wireless (150kbps) from my house to the T1 Hmmm, very interesting! How does that work? Do you view wireless as a potential threat to DSL and Cable? D.M

To: Scott C. Lemon who wrote (1686)	7/27/1998 12:14:00 AM
From: drmorgan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12823

Scott, I already got an email back from TCI and it's amazing! Dear Derek: Thank you for writing TCI@Home. Unfortunately, TCI@Home is not currently available in your area. Due to competitive considerations, TCI@Home will not publicly release our deployment schedules at this time. We are committed to notifying all interested parties once @Home is available in a given area. Before we can offer the @Home service to your neighborhood, we must first upgrade the cable plant that serves your neighborhood for two-way communication. These upgrades must pass very strict quality control standards. In order to ensure your satisfaction with the service, TCI@Home will not certify the plant until our service is in compliance with these standards. Once the plant is certified, we will begin beta testing of the service in your neighborhood. We will schedule a full release of the service when we are completely satisfied with the results of the beta test. TCI@Home recognizes that many TCI customers are anxious to experience @Home. Therefore, we are continuing to evaluate new launch markets. As soon as these plans are final, we will make a formal announcement. You may check our website for future releases. The URL is home.com Competition? TCI thinks it has competitors! ROFLOL! My god this is a stupid company. I have no other company to turn to for cable and US West has already beat them with a high bandwidth offering. This company is full of idiots! They don't have to tell me there plans across the nation, I just care about my area. Amazing!