Speakeasy Raises More Money
from the good-for-the-non-evil-broadband-provider dept
Speakeasy, which seems like one of the few broadband providers out there that actually wants to provide what it's customers actually want (what a concept) while not being evil, has scored an additional $24 million in venture funds. This is the company that encourages people to share their WiFi connections and has a reputation for being fairly responsive (though, years ago, when I tried to get DSL from them, it took them two months to respond). While it would be even nicer to hear that the company was doing so well they didn't need more venture funds, it's good to see that such a non-evil company will still be around for a while - and hopefully will continue to be ahead of the curve in offering services that people want.
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Speakeasy
I like a lot of things the company is doing, but I didn't particularly enjoy that episode.
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DSL from SBC
Took 16 months to get them to stop charging and another year and letters from our lawyer to get the money back.
They only returned 80 cents on the dollar figuring correctly that we would give up.
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...filled out the form on the site, was given a login to use for tracking my install status, they shipped me a DSL modem, plugged it in, and it worked. There's been a few ups and downs, and I seem to have to reset the modem if I unplug it from the phone, but other then that, it's been solid.
I'm about to start using it for additional VoIP lines, even.
On the other hand, if a company that's established and has that many customers is still seeking venture funding, I don't see that as a Good Sign(TM).
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Speakeasy was ok...
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I want
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