It's ironic to hear "Why not think of others for a change" in the same breath as "socialism is bad". Maybe you don't see the irony in that, but I do!
"Thinking of others for a change", to me, means being willing to pay into a community internet program so that everyone can enjoy the discounts we were promised.
Also, I don't see HOA services as "socialism". We all bought into a community with full awareness of the existence of an HOA, which controls certain things about the community. This isn't limited to internet service... it includes the way our homes LOOK, rules about what we can and can't do, etc etc. It's not socialism..
. it's a Homeowners Association. We all knew what you were getting into when we moved to Daybreak.
There are many of us for whom the included/discounted internet was a HUGE selling point when purchasing here. I'm one of those people. So many of you are on these boards constantly talking about broken promises from the HOA. Well, included discounted internet going away would be a HUGE broken promise. It was a huge draw for me when deciding to move here. My internet bill went from over $60/month to around $35. To me, that really makes the fact that I'm living in a single family home paying an HOA fee an easy pill to swallow.
As for the vacant homes, sure, that's annoying. But to pay DOUBLE per month because of that seems like a funny way to save money. It sounds like the HOA would only be responsible for a small portion of those unpaid bills anyway. I don't have a problem with that, or the delinquent accounts. It sounds like that have a pretty good solution in place for that. And if it saves me $30/month, I'm in!
As for those of you who want a provider other than Qwest? Well, I'd say that's a fair argument. But again, you purchased in Daybreak with this bulk internet HOA contract in place. You made the choice to agree to it. Also, it sounds like Qwest is taking great leaps to make customer service much better for us Daybreak residents, and even have options to upgrade if it's not fast enough. As someone who has had extensive experience with BOTH comcast and qwest, I can say that I've had a much better experience with Qwest over the last 10 years. By far.
So yes, I would hope that most people wouldn't be selfish, and buy into the discounted program to benefit themselves, and the whole community. To me it's a no brainer.
I voted for option 1. I hope most others did too.
I don't mean to come off harsh. I hope it doesn't. I'm thankful that we have a vote, so that everyone's opinions are heard. I just also hope and pray that my internet bill isn't about to double.