Socal Frontier static IP cutover? (+OT fee bitch)
I was wondering if anybody has been contacted yet about cutting over their static IP addresses for Frontier business FIOS? Last year my understanding was that they were lent Verizon IP space for one year and everyone needed to be cutover by 4/2017; here it is 5/2017 and I've still heard nothing of it. Did they end up permanently aquiring the IP space from Verizon? Did the cutover get pushed back? I tried calling customer service and didn't really get an answer. On another Frontier note, I got a paper bill recently, which was surprising as I've been on paperless billing forever. I noticed this gem on the bill, which is presumably why it warranted being sent physically: "Effective May 15, 2017, a Business High Speed Internet Fee of $1.99 will be added to your bill." Fucking sleezy telcos. It's the only industry that can get away with basically charging you a fee for the privilege of providing you the service you're already paying them for 8-/. Could you imagine going to McDonalds and paying $1.99 for your happy meal + a $.50 Fast Food Service Fee? Getting your house painted for $500 + a $75 Paintbrush Bristle Motion Fee? I called to ask about it and the excuse was that it's to cover "maintainance of the network". Really? So what's the other $130 a month I'm already paying you guys cover? Raise you prices if you got to raise your prices to cover costs, but again, telcos are pretty much the only industry that tags on random extra "fees" to cover basic costs of doing business. Meh, maybe it's time to see how comparatively evil the cable company is nowadays <sigh>. Maybe if that $1.99 a month would actually result in IPv6 this decade...
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Paul B. Henson