Un-fing believable!
@kaylachan (84784)
Daytona Beach, Florida
October 11, 2024 3:46pm CST
I fully understand everyone's trying to make a buck, but we're two days out post-hurricane. I know there's a handful of members here who've been impacted by Milton. And, compared to some I walked away fairly unharmed. However, what I did not expect to see is someone from Metro net trying to sell me high speed internet. Furthermore I don't appericate someone trying to talk down to me like an unintelegent person who doesn't reconize a snow job.
He wanted me to pay twenty-four dollors more a month for high speed fiber optic internet. Claiming that their company is the only true high speed fiber optic internet in existance. Oh, and if I paid five dollors more a month i could lock in the price for three years. And he was spouting numbers at me like 2gbs per second internet. Modorn devices haven't been built to run at that speed.
I don't do a whole lot online. Mostly browising the internet, streaming t.v. and running my houses smart plugs and security system.My internet feels not really different then when I was using spectrum, only with a lot less problems.
I've been seen ads for Metro net in my mailbox as well as warnings about road work in our area. So, I knew sales people would start going door to door. But, damn.
I guess Daytona was spared if someone has the balls to do that.
Yet.... Walmart can't beliver to me and neither can door dash.
But a sales person for metronet can sell me i internet?
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@kaylachan (84784)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12 Oct 24
I suspect they've just recently started going door to door, but the timing couldn't be worse.
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
12 Oct 24
@kaylachan yes most inappropriate.
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@kaylachan (84784)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12 Oct 24
@RebeccasFarm I normally would not be bothered too much, but We're dealing with both Milton and Helene.
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@kaylachan (84784)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12 Oct 24
On the one hand, if people are going door to door, that means roads are clear, but on the other, it's sad that grocery stores aren't fullly opporational in terms of their full services. Addationally fast food restaurants can't deliver to my address. I warned George I can't make a grocery run, unless we do it in-person or wait.
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@kaylachan (84784)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12 Oct 24
@wolfgirl569 Manpower, too. Don't forget their employeees do live around here, and some places did flood out and a lot more people then usual left.
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@wolfgirl569 (135744)
• Marion, Ohio
12 Oct 24
@kaylachan supply could be the problem for the stores.
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@rakski (156478)
• Philippines
12 Oct 24
@kaylachan
That is too absurd. Really 2days after Milton?
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@RasmaSandra (98005)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
11 Oct 24
That is really crazy, Everyone is just looking out for themselves,
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@kaylachan (84784)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
11 Oct 24
I know. I told the guy that I was paying 40/month for the same offer. and he seemed surprised. I didn't tell him it was only a summer promotion or the price would go up. I went with wire three, initically not because of the price, but because their cables were underground and I literally saw them build their inferstructer. And I have internet where others do not, Most underground inferstucter is fine. Unless you're one of those who lost the power or your home. Or have a sinkhole. Then no one has anything.
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@RasmaSandra (98005)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
11 Oct 24
@kaylachan I think we have a fiber cable connection or something like that, My friends take care of this and include the price in my rent. Usually after these storms we do not lose the Internet,
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@kaylachan (84784)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
11 Oct 24
@RasmaSandra It's always a risk, it just depends on how the infestructor is built and if there's damage. Cable internet relies on the same polls that power lines are on. And if a power pole is down then a whole section of people won't have either, obviously.
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@anya12adwi (10292)
• India
12 Oct 24
Here thank god noone talks to potential consumers belittling them!
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@kaylachan (84784)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12 Oct 24
Well, I don't think he knew he was coming off as condecending. Most sales people are trained to follow a script.
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@anya12adwi (10292)
• India
12 Oct 24
@kaylachan Uhuh.. So he lost himself in the script that could not understand the body language of his potential customer!
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@LindaOHio (222302)
• United States
12 Oct 24
Kinetic/Windstream came to my door twice trying to sell their internet. I went with them for internet and phone; but I've been without our landline since the end of September. Great service. I left Spectrum because of the price; but I never really had any problem with our phone/internet/TV service. Have a good weekend.
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@kaylachan (84784)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
13 Oct 24
@LindaOHio I am not against people coming to the door. That's how we got our security system, our solar pannals and hurricane safe windows. George and I know how to vet people and if one of is uneasy, we'll tell the sales person to leave. And, considering I already had wire3, I was going to tell him to leave, anyway. However, I think he needs to go back to school for customer service.
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@kaylachan (84784)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12 Oct 24
Door to door salespeople isn't a new thing. And, if things were better, I wouldn't have been so mad. But, we have people who are trying to get back home , we have people[le without power still, I hear generators going constently. They could've waited or better still ask if we needed help.
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@GardenGerty (169474)
• United States
12 Oct 24
I believe no one really has the best. My option is limited to one at this time, so I use it. Crazy sales people. No one delivers where we are either.
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@kaylachan (84784)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12 Oct 24
I normally can, but the storm has knocked out services like door dash.
@luisadannointed (11848)
• Philippines
14 Oct 24
I hope you are not stress from it anymore by now.
I am hoping and praying for a better days to come when everything will be back to normal in your area.
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@kaylachan (84784)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
14 Oct 24
I was a bit angry and annoyed when it happened, but after posting about it and venting a little I felt better.
@kaylachan (84784)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12 Oct 24
If they have the balls to try to sell me internetyt two days after a natural disaster, and then go and slam another company, I want nothing to do with them.
@thislittlepennyearns (68246)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
11 Oct 24
You keep expecting the world to be a better place than it is. When you expect that there a bunch of real crappy people in it, it won't surprise you as much.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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12 Oct 24
There is always someone who tries to take advantage of others in some way during a time of distress. Very sad!
I remember after hurricane Sandy hit NJ; some were prosecuted for setting up phony Hurricane Relief Funds receiving donations and stealing the monies from people wanting to provide support for the victims.
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@kaylachan (84784)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12 Oct 24
You almost come to expect something like that, but it's still sick.
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@kaylachan (84784)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12 Oct 24
I don't either. In some ways, it's worked out. But, in others' Not so much. Like I said, I knew it was coming, but the timing was the worst.
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