Comments on: Escambia County Resoliciting Proposals For North Escambia Residential Fiber Internet http://www.northescambia.com/2022/12/escambia-county-resoliciting-proposals-for-north-escambia-residential-fiber-internet Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Sat, 04 Apr 2026 16:32:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Whut? http://www.northescambia.com/2022/12/escambia-county-resoliciting-proposals-for-north-escambia-residential-fiber-internet/comment-page-1#comment-506577 Whut? Thu, 15 Dec 2022 01:20:17 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=498921#comment-506577 And BTW, I will continue to live in the boonies because I love it. It's worth the premium for me. And BTW, I will continue to live in the boonies because I love it.

It’s worth the premium for me.

]]> By: Whut? http://www.northescambia.com/2022/12/escambia-county-resoliciting-proposals-for-north-escambia-residential-fiber-internet/comment-page-1#comment-506576 Whut? Thu, 15 Dec 2022 01:09:21 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=498921#comment-506576 At some point, folks like us who live in the Styx made the choice to live away from the hubub and people. That meant that other people helped pay for us to get telephone, cable, water, power-- all of the things that make life more enjoyable. That's right --it was socialism. Spreading the cost among everybody. Now y'all want to complain about not being connected like everyone else in town. I thought you lived in the woods because you are independent and stand on your own two legs? You can't have it both ways. Living in the world means making choices, and if you choose to live in the boonies, your options get limited. Unless you want to embrace a socialist model. Make your choice and own it. At some point, folks like us who live in the Styx made the choice to live away from the hubub and people. That meant that other people helped pay for us to get telephone, cable, water, power– all of the things that make life more enjoyable. That’s right –it was socialism. Spreading the cost among everybody.

Now y’all want to complain about not being connected like everyone else in town.

I thought you lived in the woods because you are independent and stand on your own two legs?

You can’t have it both ways. Living in the world means making choices, and if you choose to live in the boonies, your options get limited. Unless you want to embrace a socialist model. Make your choice and own it.

]]> By: Jlb http://www.northescambia.com/2022/12/escambia-county-resoliciting-proposals-for-north-escambia-residential-fiber-internet/comment-page-1#comment-506561 Jlb Wed, 14 Dec 2022 17:40:34 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=498921#comment-506561 Time for some competition. Sounds like cox is having a tantrum...wish AT&T would get moving on fiber optics. More competition..better for consumers. EREC..good luck. Time for some competition. Sounds like cox is having a tantrum…wish AT&T would get moving on fiber optics. More competition..better for consumers. EREC..good luck.

]]> By: bobk http://www.northescambia.com/2022/12/escambia-county-resoliciting-proposals-for-north-escambia-residential-fiber-internet/comment-page-1#comment-506559 bobk Wed, 14 Dec 2022 17:28:52 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=498921#comment-506559 Cox business practices, prices, and everything about the company is suspect. We’ve had problems with them forever. Last episode you may find interesting. We were without Internet for two days. I called to see if there was an outage of course there was no outage. That’s not what the guy on the ladder from Cox cable outside said. reset the router and modem and all was good. Woman on the phone with Cox cable wanted to send out a text I told him do not send anybody to my house and no I will not buy a new modem from you. We got an email within the hour stating the new charges for the new equipment we ordered. I let my wife handle the phone call back to Cox to explain to them how it was going to work. Cox business practices, prices, and everything about the company is suspect. We’ve had problems with them forever. Last episode you may find interesting. We were without Internet for two days. I called to see if there was an outage of course there was no outage. That’s not what the guy on the ladder from Cox cable outside said. reset the router and modem and all was good.
Woman on the phone with Cox cable wanted to send out a text I told him do not send anybody to my house and no I will not buy a new modem from you. We got an email within the hour stating the new charges for the new equipment we ordered. I let my wife handle the phone call back to Cox to explain to them how it was going to work.

]]> By: Candace Mckim http://www.northescambia.com/2022/12/escambia-county-resoliciting-proposals-for-north-escambia-residential-fiber-internet/comment-page-1#comment-506519 Candace Mckim Wed, 14 Dec 2022 00:38:30 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=498921#comment-506519 Our county commissioners need to use come common sense and save money. Most people south of Nine Mile Rd has access to internet. Period irregardless of the cost. The people up in North Escambia county do not have access. Spectrum does not reach that far north. Frontier is absolutely horrible and outdated. EREC had the best bid, and will serve those who can not get internet anywhere at this time. What is there to question? So tired of the greedy companies thinking they have the right to become more greedy and not serve those who need the internet Our county commissioners need to use come common sense and save money. Most people south of Nine Mile Rd has access to internet. Period irregardless of the cost. The people up in North Escambia county do not have access. Spectrum does not reach that far north. Frontier is absolutely horrible and outdated. EREC had the best bid, and will serve those who can not get internet anywhere at this time. What is there to question? So tired of the greedy companies thinking they have the right to become more greedy and not serve those who need the internet

]]> By: Citizen http://www.northescambia.com/2022/12/escambia-county-resoliciting-proposals-for-north-escambia-residential-fiber-internet/comment-page-1#comment-506469 Citizen Tue, 13 Dec 2022 05:09:47 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=498921#comment-506469 Looks to me like the original procurement process, even though BCC voted to wave the blackout period and make the BCC the first selection committee, pwas challenged by Cox. It looks to me rather than stay in a lawsuit with Cox, they just are going through another expedited procurement process and since time is of essence with the ARP grants this will be moving right along first of the year, to who the county decides to award the bid. Probably won't be Cox. Looks to me like the original procurement process, even though BCC voted to wave the blackout period and make the BCC the first selection committee, pwas challenged by Cox.
It looks to me rather than stay in a lawsuit with Cox, they just are going through another expedited procurement process and since time is of essence with the ARP grants this will be moving right along first of the year, to who the county decides to award the bid.
Probably won’t be Cox.

]]> By: katherine http://www.northescambia.com/2022/12/escambia-county-resoliciting-proposals-for-north-escambia-residential-fiber-internet/comment-page-1#comment-506462 katherine Tue, 13 Dec 2022 03:32:12 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=498921#comment-506462 Soooooo, isn't Myrtle Grove considered to be NORTH Escambia County where a lot of retirees and Seniors dwell? Paying $60 a month JUST for the Internet is not easy each Social Security time, buttttt last I heard, AT&T was putting in fiber optic below ground, but not on the north end of Talladega Trail??? We will continue to suffer in silence, but not for toomuch longer. Soooooo, isn’t Myrtle Grove considered to be NORTH Escambia County where a lot of retirees and Seniors dwell? Paying $60 a month JUST for the Internet is not easy each Social Security time, buttttt last I heard, AT&T was putting in fiber optic below ground, but not on the north end of Talladega Trail??? We will continue to suffer in silence, but not for toomuch longer.

]]> By: Well http://www.northescambia.com/2022/12/escambia-county-resoliciting-proposals-for-north-escambia-residential-fiber-internet/comment-page-1#comment-506451 Well Tue, 13 Dec 2022 02:02:20 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=498921#comment-506451 Makes sense Give Cox more money to do less than EREC and then they charge the end user more. Or try Have to stick with T Mobile internet at that point. Not great not terrible. Makes sense
Give Cox more money to do less than EREC and then they charge the end user more.

Or try
Have to stick with T Mobile internet at that point. Not great not terrible.

]]> By: JJ http://www.northescambia.com/2022/12/escambia-county-resoliciting-proposals-for-north-escambia-residential-fiber-internet/comment-page-1#comment-506446 JJ Tue, 13 Dec 2022 00:44:59 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=498921#comment-506446 Allow Erec have everything north of Baraneau Park Rd.(C.R.196) period! Allow Erec have everything north of Baraneau Park Rd.(C.R.196) period!

]]> By: Willene Bryan http://www.northescambia.com/2022/12/escambia-county-resoliciting-proposals-for-north-escambia-residential-fiber-internet/comment-page-1#comment-506439 Willene Bryan Mon, 12 Dec 2022 23:12:52 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=498921#comment-506439 NO TO COX!!! EREC is the one to go with. Can't believe you are even considering Cox with their prices.Don't let money persuade you to do the wrong thing for the North End of County. NO TO COX!!! EREC is the one to go with. Can’t believe you are even considering Cox with their prices.Don’t let money persuade you to do the wrong thing for the North End of County.

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