OPT OUT, WIRE UP, TURN ON
The title of this posting says it all. Here is a quick and easy way - and economical way - of having your building Wi Fi'ed with little muss and no fuss. Here is what bright heads around the Village are telling me and there are buildings that have either done this or are on their way to doing it. So what is it?
First, send a note to David Israel or perhaps Howie O' Brien, Treasurer, that you are opting out of the Wi Fi proposal for the Village and the $2 fee on each unit. Your association will no longer remit that to UCO and your payment must be adjusted. There is a form that can be sent in and I believe you can contact Ed Grossman or Jean Dowling for it. Make sure you notarize your letter opting out and do not be threatened, as this is not one of the five things that UCO controls as far as contracts and enforcement. If UCO opposes you, the Bi Lateral Agreement states that in that case there must be arbitration and mediation. OPT OUT COMPLETE.
Wire Up. There are several ways to do this but the simplest way at this point and the most economical, especially for larger buildings is to call Comcast and set up an appointment. They will come to you and explain what happens. For $120 per month FOR THE ENTIRE BUILDING, NO MATTER THE SIZE, your building will have Wi Fi. If it is a larger or longer building, then for a ONE TIME fee of $75 each, they will put in extra leads or whatever they are called and it will work just fine. Again, buildings in the Village have done this and are eminently satisfied.
So what about security. It is just as secure as anything that has been proposed by UCO at this point and one can always, as David Israel has pointed out in his own preferred system , whatever that might be, buy or rent one's own router and have your own password. This will not affect the system in any detrimental manner. So, WIRE UP COMPLETED.
Last leg of the project. Turn ON your system and have at it. Enjoy the fastest speed around, the best bandwidth around, far better than with any other company. Is Comcast perfect? Far from it. Do they have a 100% customer relations and service record? No, but then again, I would love to see the one that does. I have no connection to Comcast other than the fee they deduct monthly from me. We use the computer(s) quite often, an extension of our fingers and an integral part of our lives (and at times I do regret that), but there it is - a fact. It is a fact as much as the one that states that Comcast and individual wiring of your building is the best way to go. I will also be fair and state that I do not know if AT&T does this, but again, use the phone and come to a meeting that will take place, I believe, on Sunday, July 27, in the Clubhouse, after the movie and there will be reps from Comcast for a presentation and to answer questions. I will certainly be there. Think about it - $120 per building. Do the math. Divide by the number of units and then tell me that it does not make economic sense.
As a added benefit, sign up through the a Messenger Club and get your first months billing refunded.
By the way, do not listen to naysayers who will tell you it does not work. It manifestly does and you can check that yourself by calling up the two people I previously mentioned in this article and/or come to the meeting. I hereby declare also, before some Davidisraelland inhabitants accuse me -
I HAVE NO CONNECTION TO COMCAST OTHER THAN THE BILL WE PAY EVERY MONTH. I NEITHER BENEFIT NOR SUFFER FROM THEIR STOCK PRICE NOR RECEIVE ANY COMPENSATION FROM THEM NOR, IN FACT, HAVE I EVER SPOKEN TO ANYONE ABOUT THIS, OTHER THAN HEARING FROM THEIR REP AT A MEETING AND BY SPEAKING WITH BUILDINGS THAT HAVE DONE THIS ALREADY.
THERE IS THEN THE ADDED BENEFIT, BY THE WAY, OF NOT ADDING MORE MONEY TO THE WI FI ACCOUNT SO THERE WILL NOT BE ENOUGH MONEY TO GO FORWARD FOR STUDIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE WE DO NOT NEED. HEY, MAYBE THEN WE CAN USE THE MONEY THERE TO PAY OFF SOME OF THE SHORTFALL. AND YES, LANNY, THERE IS A SHORTFALL AND REAL MONEY MUST BE FOUND TO COVER IT. ALL WE WOULD NEED IS DELEGATE APPROVAL TO TRANSFER THE FUNDS. WOW!!! DELEGATE APPROVAL. INTERESTING IDEA, IS IT NOT, DAVID ISRAEL?
I do not understand. You have an outstanding RFP on the street for new Wifi but here are already encouraging residents to go with Comcast? Has Comcast already won the RFP which has a due date for submission of August 1, 2014?
ReplyDeleteThe recommendation is easy to understand. You can wait for the RFP to come due and then consider that for less than any bidder, considerably less, you can have your own Wi-Fi system .
ReplyDeleteNo, we are suggesting that associations opt out of the Wi Fi plan and simply go with a building wiring up which is done by Comcast and is simple, no fuss, no muss and cheap at the price. Perhaps there are other companies that do it also, but it seems that Comcast is doing it now in a timely manner. Come to the Messenger meeting on July 27 after the movie and hear reps and managers from Comcast explain the process. No obligation. Just bring your listening ears and your thinking cap. The RFP is for a Village wide program - unnecessary, costly, time consuming and who knows if it will even work AND THERE IS NO FIGURE AS TO HOW MUCH IT WILL REALLY COST, this at a time when the Village is in the midst of a serious financial bind.
ReplyDeleteThere are only 4 of us in our section who use computers. We would be doing the same as UCO if we did this. any suggestions ?
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