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bigspoutwhale867 t1_jdoi3lr wrote

Reply to comment by LaChanz in "Potato" chips vs Potato chips by Doctuh

Agreed. Their site shows all versions with the quotes: https://www.foxfamilychips.com

Maybe it’s supposed to be related to a quote from their story: Customers rave that the chips have “real potato taste” unlike any other chip and are so addictive.

https://www.foxfamilychips.com/our-story.html

Also, the Wicked Hot BBQ is pretty good, but not so wicked hot to me. Just a good amount of spice.

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bigspoutwhale867 t1_j6zpbn2 wrote

Reply to comment by InterstellarDeathPur in Maine Turnpike to add new exit in Saco by InterstellarDeathPur

Tell that to Vermont. They’re doing both, for as long as they can 😂. They just added smaller milepoint signs in 2020. They do have a point, in regards to business names. Heck, there’s still even a Exit 5 Motel in Saco. And we’ve had mile marker exits for a loooong time.

https://vtdigger.org/2020/07/07/vermont-buys-time-with-new-smaller-highway-exit-signs-%EF%BB%BF/ https://vtrans.vermont.gov/projects/exit-numbering

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bigspoutwhale867 t1_j6864f9 wrote

Reply to Fidium Customers by Calm_Possibility9024

No issues here, in Southern Maine. If your ONT is nearby, check the status of it’s lights when it happens, and note it. Hopefully Fidium can easily check both, when you reach out to them.

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bigspoutwhale867 t1_j4dy08d wrote

Reply to comment by Alkivar in Is Fidium worth it for WFH? by Alkivar

Gotcha. I’d say just keep in mind the $25 price bump in year 2. As long as it’s stable, it would beat the snot out of the DSL. I’d hope any growing pains with Fidium would be worked out by the time your area is live. As long as someone doesn’t get the ol’ fat fingers in your Fiber Distribtion Hub or the Ash St central office, it should be rock solid (barring acts of nature, pole hits, fiber cuts, and the large list of other stuff that can takes connections down).

And if you’re in a multi tenant building, just get your landlord on board (if applicable). Fidium will have to run a new drop, and then a fiber jumper to your desired location. They usually run the jumper on the outside and straight in via an ~1/2” hole, unless there’s conduit/interior path established that doesn’t require fishing and/or has a pull string.

And I know I don’t get why FirstLight let’s their FTTX network rot in L/A, in regards to residential service. Oxford Networks was gung-ho on it for a while, and decided to stop selling it to hyper focus on business even before FirstLight bought them out.

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bigspoutwhale867 t1_j4dnmrl wrote

Reply to Is Fidium worth it for WFH? by Alkivar

If you have 60/5 now, you’d be set with even the 50/50 ($35) or 250/250 ($60). It has much lower latency than DSL (if routing is good) which will make a big difference for video conferencing and more. Just keep in mind that it’s intro pricing that goes up $20-25, after the first year. The pricing also assumes that you enroll in paperless billing, and auto payment. You can opt out of each if desired, for $2.50 apiece. I pay about $37.50 for my 50/50, as I opted out of auto payment.

If I worked from home, didn’t have a good cell signal for a data backup, and it was critical to be connected, I’d say just go 50/50 and keep the DSL around. You may also want to consider the slight possibility that you can’t reorder that DSL service if you cancel it. That would depend on FirstLight’s policies, and I don’t think Consolidated is starting to block access to copper from Competitive Local Exchange Carriers, at this point. I’m assuming that FirstLight is renting a Consolidated copper line, or two, to provide your DSL service, but I could be wrong.

I’ve had mine since October, and no complaints in that short time frame.

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bigspoutwhale867 t1_j1j7loq wrote

Reply to Internet with no power? by TheScout277

If it’s cable company provided internet (or telephone company DSL/fiber fed out of a remote terminal), their remote equipment (on pole/ground pad) must have power again. This would most likely be due to power restoration or a generator.

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