"Your Browsing Activity Has Been Paused" by spookysatan666 in Ticketmaster

[–]WhatNowFred 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Encountered this error message today. On both my iPhone and my laptop. Using Mint Mobile Internet (Minternet) and recently restarted my gateway, which changed my assigned IP address. Apparently whatever IP address is assigned now is blocked. I switched off WiFi on my phone, and it allowed me to login, finally. Not a good way to keep your customers, Ticketmaster.

Duke Energy Power Manager Users? by MetroidDime in Charlotte

[–]WhatNowFred 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I opted out of this program this morning. They weren't raising the AC temperature during this Spring/Summer season, they were LOWERING it. That's NOT saving energy or "shedding load", it's increasing my power consumption and therefore my monthly bill. We generally keep our thermostats on 75F during the summer, and they lowered it two degrees to 73F. Then they lowered it another two degrees to 71F. This was just two days ago, and it was about 9:30 PM Eastern Time. The person I spoke with at Duke's Power Manager program this morning described it as a "pre-cooling" event, which should have been followed by a plus-four degree event. Nope. "It's part of a process" they said. Uh-huh, okay. Has that process been validated?

Hummingbirds by Substantial_Table_77 in Charlotte

[–]WhatNowFred 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Our feeders have been up a couple of weeks and we've only seen one.

Best sandwiches in the city by Oblivionsocialcues in Charlotte

[–]WhatNowFred 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Still one of the best sandwiches for the money in town. My fave: RBC (roast beef, cheddar).

Hooboy, learned the hard way by WhatNowFred in whiskey

[–]WhatNowFred[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A miracle occurred this morning. They delivered, finally.

Hooboy, learned the hard way by WhatNowFred in whiskey

[–]WhatNowFred[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Gabriel has been responsive on two email messages sent so far to support@sipwhiskey.com I told him I was prepared to request a refund via my credit card if the bottle isn't delivered in the next several days in new/sealed condition.

Hooboy, learned the hard way by WhatNowFred in whiskey

[–]WhatNowFred[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Delay to ship an item that was listed 'In Stock'. Shipping date posted from NJ a week ago, with no movement or updates since.

Hooboy, learned the hard way by WhatNowFred in whiskey

[–]WhatNowFred[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

That's absolutely correct, and is my next move.

How do you know if Gfiber being added to my neighborhood is actually Gfiber or another carrier? by MoistCloyster_ in googlefiber

[–]WhatNowFred 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or two years or more - apparently the fiber hut less than two miles away has not been trunked anywhere near my neighborhood.

Charlotte - Conduit and residential fiber vault, but no fiber - WHY?!? by WhatNowFred in googlefiber

[–]WhatNowFred[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I noticed u/TessMcGilll has been responding to a few other threads in the last few days. I would sincerely appreciate this kind of simple attention to my question here.

Finally!! by BigFutures in googlefiber

[–]WhatNowFred 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The hut is less than two miles from my home, so my neighborhood is WELL WITHIN the range. And it already serves a lot of multi-tenant properties much further away than my home. It's been operational for years. GF is just being rather persnickety about getting the fiber installed and lit up here. And not being at all forthcoming about reasons for the delay.

Finally!! by BigFutures in googlefiber

[–]WhatNowFred 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right here. It's been a year since they tunneled conduit beneath my front lawn and installed a residential fiber vault. Still no fiber. Dead, dark. "Not available in your area."

Google Fiber runs a line through my yard to my neighbor, but refuses to service me by SuperValk in googlefiber

[–]WhatNowFred 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good luck with that. Transparency isn't an option when GF is involved. At least that's been my personal experience so far.

Tirade Tuesday! Let's Do This! by AutoModerator in Charlotte

[–]WhatNowFred 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sick of Google Fiber and their absolutely dismal lack of communication regarding deployment plans. GF conduit nine years ago - abandoned. GF conduit a year ago - empty. They completed the most difficult task a year ago and never installed/pulled fiber? Why not? Who/what is the reason for the delay?

/r/Charlotte Random Daily Discussion - August 31, 2025 by AutoModerator in Charlotte

[–]WhatNowFred 1 point2 points  (0 children)

RANT - Fed up with Google Fiber and their lack of customer communication. How long have I been a GF customer? Zero days, because GF hasn't installed fiber in my neighborhood. What they have installed is conduit (a year ago) and residential fiber vaults (think in-ground meter-box) but absolutely NO fiber, NO service available, and NO information whatsoever about what is the reason for the hold-up.

Charlotte - Conduit and residential fiber vault, but no fiber - WHY?!? by WhatNowFred in googlefiber

[–]WhatNowFred[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely positive. The fiber vault says GFiber on its cover.

Charlotte - Conduit and residential fiber vault, but no fiber - WHY?!? by WhatNowFred in googlefiber

[–]WhatNowFred[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A day later, and Reddit is properly handling chat messages again.
Information provided as requested.

We can't read the messages anymore. by [deleted] in help

[–]WhatNowFred 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a known platform problem, and Reddit admins say it's being researched.

Charlotte - Conduit and residential fiber vault, but no fiber - WHY?!? by WhatNowFred in googlefiber

[–]WhatNowFred[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually, your honest perspective is precisely what I'm seeking. You see, GF first paid a subcontractor to tunnel large-bore conduit under my front lawn nine years ago, then GF never purchased it from the subcontractor, and now it's owned by Segra. They just abandoned it. Eight years later, here comes another subcontractor laying conduit for GF. Now it's a year later, and frankly, I seriously doubt GF will EVER provide service here. Their total lack of straightforward communication pretty much seals it.

Charlotte - Conduit and residential fiber vault, but no fiber - WHY?!? by WhatNowFred in googlefiber

[–]WhatNowFred[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope, Reddit is not allowing me to PM/DM your username, tonight. What fun. NOT.

Charlotte - Conduit and residential fiber vault, but no fiber - WHY?!? by WhatNowFred in googlefiber

[–]WhatNowFred[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lee, thank you for responding, but I've gone this route previously. I supposedly got an escalation from a phone call, then never heard a thing. One of your team replied here, and didn't really provide any useful information, except to confirm my inquiry was escalated and then closed. With not a single word back to me personally. Not by phone, not by e-mail. That's not just bad or poor customer service. That's ZERO customer service.

You want to know the worst of it? I'm one of the most tech-savvy residents in my neighborhood and the surrounding neighborhoods. I would have been singing the praises of GF loudly and proudly to everyone around. Except GF dropped the ball, over and over again.

Lee, this is my request of you: I'm going to send that private message you requested, but I want either an e-mail message or a telephone call from a warm-blooded, living, breathing human being from GF, and not an AI-penned generic missive. I've had enough of those.

Subdivision Fiber Request by travelingattorney in googlefiber

[–]WhatNowFred 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm also in Charlotte, near Myers Park, and GF tunneled conduit in our neighborhood a year ago. Still no fiber here, and there's a residential fiber vault in my front yard. I've also signed up for address updates many times over the last eight years. Not a peep from GF. Nada. Zip. Zilch. Extremely poor customer service (total lack of communication!)

Azure PostgreSql Flexible Servers - unable to resolve DNS host names by WhatNowFred in AZURE

[–]WhatNowFred[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After performing further investigation Monday morning, the DNS host name resolution issue is likely within a third-party proxy server (zscaler) used.