1BOG helped me get a solar panel system last year and I’m am still delighted with how well the whole process went. Thank you again 1BOG and congrats to you and Virgance!

But still… what happened? I know that it must be you. It sometimes takes two hours or more for voicemails to show up. I know, I shouldn’t complain–I live in San Francisco, and maybe the city isn’t a priority for you, technology-wise.

Oh well, at least the email was only 7 hours late.

Update: I never received it – oh well. I don’t hold this against the campaign in any case. Technology isn’t perfect.

Later Update: Information Week reports that 40%-50% didn’t receive the text.

Talk about disruption in the marketplace! This far exceeds 3G of course, and for that matter, it exceeds most cable, DSL, and FIOS installations too.

In San Francisco, FIOS is not even an option–we really have only a choice of AT&T or Comcast at speeds up to 4mbs. But I can imagine a day when somebody like Sprint puts a WiMAX installation on Mt. Sutro tower and makes truly high-speed internet available for San Franciscans. All that would be required is a small receiver mounted on the house and pointed to the tower. Finally a competitive alternative to cable and DSL.

I can see why Comcast is thinking of joining rather than fighting WiMAX. Where will that leave AT&T?

But cable and DSL companies are shutting down users who use too much bandwidth. You see, their business model assumes that most users use their internet connection only occasionally, not full time. It will be interesting to see what happens when video downloading becomes as common as web surfing.

Will your provider shut you out?