[Tfug] [OT] Dakotacom / NewEdge

[Jon]

Jim Secan wrote:
> I know some Dakotacom folks lurk (some more quietly than others) on this
> list.  I've been notified that Dakotacom (my ISP) is severing ties with New
> Edge, which is going to require changes to the services I get from
> Dakotacom (New Edge was my DSL provider via Dakotacom).  Can anyone tell me
> what's going on?
>
> TIA
> Jim
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The customer base using this service has decreased dramatically over the 
years. It was declining when I worked there. This is due to the wide 
availability of broadband throughout the city and outlying areas. Back 
in the day if you couldn't get cable or DSL this was a viable, though 
sometimes costly, alternative.

I suspect DakotaCom's margins dropped to where they were losing money on 
it. An alternative to their New Edge product will be their wireless 
product or SimplyBits wireless.This is assuming you can't get cable or 
Qwest DSL. I'm preferential to SimplyBits' wireless as they use Motorola 
Canopy equipment. I would research both as an option though.


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Jon