I have an email thread with my Verizon engineer about scheduling the T1 installation to my house.
There have been a bunch of back and forth emails and one blown installation date.
This morning, she asked me who my local service provider was.
Uhhhmmmnnnnn - Verizon...
I had initially contacted Speakeasy as they had great service and pricing and I had worked with them in Seattle on several projects before moving up here. They told me that my only option was Verizon.
I just got off the phone with Speakeasy and I told them that I could commit to ten T1 lines if they were interested in bringing their service up here.
Playing one vendor off another is a fun thing if you are the buyer...