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Did you know that approximately 50% of people on the internet are on dial-up? That's far from 99% of people having that as a requirement, even in places that they purchase, never mind that they lease. Just because it's of vital importance to you doesn't mean that it's of vital importance to everybody.
What's of vital importance to everybody is water, electricity, sewer. The rest, I hate to inform you, is extras that a lot of people live just fine without, so are not things that should be assumed are provided, or, for that matter, someone looking for a rental should expect to be told are NOT available. Again, it's the responsibility of the person to whom they are of vital importance to take personal responsibility for that and ASK. To do anything else is asking to be treated not as a responsible adult, but as someone not competent of being responsible for themselves.
Location: Pelion, South Carolina/orig. from Cape May, NJ
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Did you know that approximately 50% of people on the internet are on dial-up? That's far from 99% of people having that as a requirement, even in places that they purchase, never mind that they lease. Just because it's of vital importance to you doesn't mean that it's of vital importance to everybody.
I don't know anyone who uses dial-up anymore. I had it a long time ago, and I would honestly rather go without internet than use dial-up. I'd use my local library's computers with high-speed.
The place we rent is in a subdivision where only part of it has cable. (Guess which part I live in? ) I could get a dish but I'm not a big TV watcher, and I don't feel like paying for a bunch of channels I don't want, so we just make do with an antenna.
However we do get cell service, and I have Wi-Fi for internet. We live out in the middle of Bum**** and I have to have SOME way of connecting with the rest of the world.
Did you know that approximately 50% of people on the internet are on dial-up? That's far from 99% of people having that as a requirement, even in places that they purchase, never mind that they lease. Just because it's of vital importance to you doesn't mean that it's of vital importance to everybody.
What's of vital importance to everybody is water, electricity, sewer. The rest, I hate to inform you, is extras that a lot of people live just fine without, so are not things that should be assumed are provided, or, for that matter, someone looking for a rental should expect to be told are NOT available. Again, it's the responsibility of the person to whom they are of vital importance to take personal responsibility for that and ASK. To do anything else is asking to be treated not as a responsible adult, but as someone not competent of being responsible for themselves.
On rural properties, even sewer is in question. Most rural properties here are septic systems instead of sewer. And water is from a well, rather than city hookups. Neither a buyer nor a tenant should take anything for granted on a rural property.
Location: Pelion, South Carolina/orig. from Cape May, NJ
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On rural properties, even sewer is in question. Most rural properties here are septic systems instead of sewer. And water is from a well, rather than city hookups. Neither a buyer nor a tenant should take anything for granted on a rural property.
If a LL tells me a place has well water, I'm outta there. I rented a place with well water-it turned everything orange, smelled like rotten eggs, and was undrinkable. Yuck-never again.
On rural properties, even sewer is in question. Most rural properties here are septic systems instead of sewer. And water is from a well, rather than city hookups. Neither a buyer nor a tenant should take anything for granted on a rural property.
True. I was using "sewer" to mean all of it, but, yes, there are folks who freak out at the idea of a septic system. (We've actually had less trouble over the past almost 14 years with our septic system than we had with city sewer when we lived in the city.)
Under notes it said: Blue Sky Satellite Service Dish and Modem on site. Tenant to contact Blue Sky for additional information.
Nothing was said about cell phone coverage... I would think anyone viewing the home could check coverage be making a call?
The problem came about when the tenant of 8 weeks was offered a work from home job that requires high speed Internet service and the tenant balked at the $80 +/- monthly fee.
As an example... I live in Oakland CA, a city of over 400,000 people. I have DSL... my neighbors can't get it and don't know when they can... the only node can support 5 subscribers and there are at least 25 on the waiting list.
AT&T sent out mailers with a low introductory rate... I was the first to sign up and it took the installers a couple of weeks to get it working... the supervisor said I should have never been offered it because the system doesn't have the capability based on the where the service originates and the city wants new services underground and AT&T said the cost to run new underground cable is not justifiable... and this is in a big city of 400k.
City Sewer and Water can easy run more that $200 a month in some areas... having well water and septic can be a significant savings... I paid about $1500 last year for sewer and basic water... I only wish I could have the option of private well and septic.
The Washington property is rural acreage... it's not city living.
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) I could get a dish but I'm not a big TV watcher, and I don't feel like paying for a bunch of channels I don't want, so we just make do with an antenna.
