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Qwest.........

misbehavinmisbehavin Registered User regular
edited December 2007 in Social Entropy++
Any of you remember the commercial that ran all the time several years ago that started with some sketchy guy walks into the lobby of a seedy hotel, and a bored desk clerk is reading, and the guy keeps asking for stuff that seedy hotels clearly don't have, and she says no, and so on, until he says "Got any movies?" and she says "We have every movie ever made in every language anytime, day or night." And he looks all confused, and says "How is that possible?" and looks curiously off to the right, and the commercial fades out to...

Qwest

So...

What the heck was that? What is "Qwest" and what did it have to do with seedy hotels having ridiculous features related to cinema?

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  • scarlet st.scarlet st. Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
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  • JordynJordyn Really, Commander? Probing Uranus. Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    It's a football stadium.

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  • Mr. Henry BemisMr. Henry Bemis God is love Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
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  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    internet provider

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  • mrpakumrpaku Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Qwest is my internet provider

    they own a tall building in Denver

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  • ButtersButters A glass of some milks Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Qwest is or was one of the largest communication companies in the country (like SBC) and I know they were getting investigated for some Enron-esque scandal. Don't remember what happened with that.

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  • scarlet st.scarlet st. Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    They're also cable TV :3

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  • duraxdurax Who watches the watchdogs? Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    zim zim zala bim

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  • ascotascot Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Qwest

    did you mean Quest

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  • DruhimDruhim Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited December 2007
    At least here in Washington, I constantly hear friends complaining about Qwest and would never give them my business.

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  • Dex DynamoDex Dynamo Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    A tribe called?

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  • KhavallKhavall British ColumbiaRegistered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Qwisp is the greatest breakfast cereal ever made.

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  • KnobKnob TURN THE BEAT BACK InternetModerator Mod Emeritus
    edited December 2007
    what are you, stupid?

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  • scarlet st.scarlet st. Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Knob why'd you lock that thread

    There was such good conversation going on

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  • Centipede DamascusCentipede Damascus Ho! Ho! Ho! Drink Coke!Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    How have you never heard of Qwest before? They used to be US West, one of the Baby Bell telecom companies, and they changed their name a few years ago to, I don't know, be more "hip"

    they provide Internet service, DSL, cable, phone service, stuff like that

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  • NickleNickle Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    I used to work customer service for Qwest, a long time ago.

    The amount of calls we'd get from non-native english speakers was astounding.

    Apparently, the sales reps did not think it necessary to get a person's permission before switching their phone service.

    I don't know how it's been since I left there, but it was one of the shadiest places I've ever worked at.

    e: google 'qwest slamming'.

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  • CalliusCallius Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    My choices for high speed internet are Qwest or Comcast.

    Both options suck ass.

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  • KnobKnob TURN THE BEAT BACK InternetModerator Mod Emeritus
    edited December 2007
    Knob why'd you lock that thread

    There was such good conversation going on

    what threaf

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  • DruhimDruhim Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited December 2007
    Callius wrote: »
    My choices for high speed internet are Qwest or Comcast.

    Both options suck ass.
    Agreed
    Although not as high speed, have you considered Clearwire? Their rates are much more reasonable in my opinion but you also won't get the throughput you do with Comcast (and presumably Quest as well).

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  • CalliusCallius Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Clearwire is the wireless service?

    Yeah, no thanks. I do value some form of physical security, in addition to being a bandwidth whore (which is why I went with QWEST instead of Comcast, since Comcast has been known to choke the throughput of high volume users).

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  • MugginsMuggins Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    This thread is now about about Twi'lek dongers



    to even out the Wookie penis thread

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  • CalliusCallius Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    No it isn't.

    You know what pisses me off? That they divided Seattle into a Qwest zone and a Verizon zone. If you live in one area you get Verizon, if you live in the other you get Qwest.

    You get absolutely no say in the matter. It's total bullshit.

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  • Fuzzy Cumulonimbus CloudFuzzy Cumulonimbus Cloud Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Veretas wrote: »
    This thread is now about about Twi'lek dongers



    to even out the Wookie penis thread
    tentacle porn no thanks

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  • NogsNogs Crap, crap, mega crap. Crap, crap, mega crap.Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    shit has got to be better than fucking money grubbing comcast.

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  • Fuzzy Cumulonimbus CloudFuzzy Cumulonimbus Cloud Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Nogs wrote: »
    shit has got to be better than fucking money gubbing comcast.
    Fuck those bastards.
    I feel your pain, oh fellow sufferer of Comcast.
    This is an okay blog, kind of angry, but still fun to read.
    http://comcastmustdie.blogspot.com/2007_10_01_archive.html

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  • ButtersButters A glass of some milks Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    You know, AT&T DSL really isn't all that bad. I think I pay $35 a month for 3.0Mbps and like another 5 for the cheapest available local phone service on top of that.

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  • STATE OF THE ART ROBOTSTATE OF THE ART ROBOT Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    AT&T is fine as long as you don't get a modem from them that decide to fry itself.

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  • CalliusCallius Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    You know, I'm not sure if AT&T is even available in my area.

    Oh man, I love basil...

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  • The GeekThe Geek Oh-Two Crew, Omeganaut Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited December 2007
    Nogs wrote: »
    shit has got to be better than fucking money grubbing comcast.

    Not from my experience.

    When I moved over to the Seattle area, we had a choice between the two and we decided Qwest.

    Long story short, we had to give them our information 3 different times because they kept saying that they had no record of signing up ever, each time. Then, we never got service at all. Then we got a bill for the service that we never got for the account number that they said never existed. I called them and told them to reverse the bill, and we only got a credit back for part of the bill. I finally got them to reverse the entire charge.

    Needless to say, we don't have Qwest in our apartment at all.

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  • JordynJordyn Really, Commander? Probing Uranus. Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Is there an internet/cable provider that isn't mostly horrible?

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  • DruhimDruhim Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited December 2007
    they're as rare as snake suspenders Jordyn

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  • PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONQWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEST

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  • ProjeckProjeck Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    wikipedia wrote:
    NSA spying

    In May 2006, USA Today reported that millions of telephone calling records had been handed over to the United States National Security Agency by AT&T Corp., Verizon, and BellSouth since September 11, 2001. This data has been used to create a database of all international and domestic calls. Qwest was allegedly the lone holdout, despite threats from the NSA that their refusal to cooperate may jeopardize future government contracts [4], a decision which has earned them praise from those who oppose the NSA program [5].

    :^:

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  • ButtersButters A glass of some milks Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    AT&T is fine as long as you don't get a modem from them that decide to fry itself.

    Yeah I think mine is dying but you can get replacements on eBay and save a lot of money.

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  • STATE OF THE ART ROBOTSTATE OF THE ART ROBOT Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Butters wrote: »
    AT&T is fine as long as you don't get a modem from them that decide to fry itself.

    Yeah I think mine is dying but you can get replacements on eBay and save a lot of money.

    Mine just went "hey I am gonna burn out now and smell like ass. Enjoy!"

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  • TransporterTransporter Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    mrpaku wrote: »
    Qwest is my internet provider

    they own a tall building in Denver

    Paku did you ever want to climb up the typewriter building?

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  • ProjeckProjeck Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    My internet/cable/phone provider is Cox.

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  • RageRage Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Jordyn wrote: »
    Is there an internet/cable provider that isn't mostly horrible?

    Speakeasy.

    They don't offer TV service, but I never had a single issue with their service, and at the time, they were the only ISP offering 6mb DSL at the time.

    Rage on
  • TyrantCowTyrantCow Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    mrpaku wrote: »
    Qwest is my internet provider

    they own a tall building in Denver

    Aye, if you ever been to Denver... you know the skyline reads like this:

    ___.____QWEST__|^|____

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  • mrpakumrpaku Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    mrpaku wrote: »
    Qwest is my internet provider

    they own a tall building in Denver

    Paku did you ever want to climb up the typewriter building?

    only every single time i see it

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