THIS IS THE THIRD IN A FIVE PART SERIES ABOUT "SCANDALS" IN CENTURY VILLAGE. Your reactions will be welcome as to what you think we can do about it.
Wi-Fi is another SCANDAL that has not occurred yet, but it will. In order to put another con job onto people, Mr. Israel told everyone, at more than one Delegate’s meetings, that this Wi-Fi service would cost just about $2.00 per month and it would bring CV into the modern age and the value of apartments would escalate. He painted a rosy picture including your being able to drop the company you now have for internet.
Let’s lay out a few facts. There is a company that will install buried cable throughout the Village for $1,300,000 and might allow us to pay it out, with interest, over a period of 5 ½ years -- a tidy sum. The monthly fee for service would be about $2.00 per unit per month and it would in all likelihood increase after a stipulated period of time. However, you have to pay for the installation of the buried cable with a "service charge" which would increase the monthly fee to $4.50 -- whether you use it or not and whether you own a computer or not. Double the cost or more? The SCANDAL is brewing.
Some more facts. There is also a company that will install, at the main clubhouse, a huge disc surrounded by 12 smaller discs that will send signals to every building in CV. And each building will have to have an antenna mounted on the side wall of their building to receive the signal needed. A router, which you will need, costs about $80. The cost of the system, including 2,500 routers, is about $560,000. As the need would arise, additional routers would have to be purchased and the cost would be $80 each or more. The monthly fee for service would be about $4.50 – whether you use it or not and whether you own a computer or not.
Once again, this more than doubles the cost that Mr. Israel said it would be. It will be just like the roadway SCANDAL, -- all of the questions will be asked and smoothed over after the complete Wi-Fi installation and then it will be too late to do anything except complain. There is also a security issue that each company has, however, scammers know every trick in the book and your security code on your router could be compromised. No matter what they say, -- do you want to take that risk?
If this scheme works for Israel, you will have been hood-winked again. He will have gotten into your money pockets and he’ll expect you to say "thank you". This is just another back-room SCANDAL brewing.
EDUARDO
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WHAT AN EYE OPENER. THANK YOU FOR SPELLING IT ALL OUT FOR US EDUARDO. EVEN THOUGH I WILL SAVE MONEY WITH MY AT&T INTERNET, I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE SECURITY OF THE SYSTEM. I ALSO HAVE FRIENDS THAT DO NOT HAVE COMPUTERS AND CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY MORE MONEY.
ReplyDeleteI have a many friends who have children who are TECH savy and they all tell me that wifi is NOT secure. David Israel is lying to us when he tells us wifi is secure.
ReplyDeleteI originally believed what Israel had to say about Wi-Fi. He was convincing, but as you say, he was conning everyone. Does CV need another scandal? Thanks for putting a spotlight on the subject. I need Wi-Fi like I need a hole in my head.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, you never mentioned insurance, maintenance and repairs, and normal wear & tear of equipment, or who pays for routers that might go bad. Do monthly fees increase for these occurrences?
After everything is factored in, including, but not limited to, interest on borrowed money for 5 1/2 years, and the initial time of the first fees you were paying running out with an increase put upon you, - you could even end up paying $7. or $8. per month , but that information is very difficult to obtain from either company. Good question, James. EDUARDO
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