u/Ambitious_Half6573

I just moved to a new apartment where an internet deal is not offered by the building. When looking up options, I found that I only had one option - Comcast. Apparently, Monkeybrains was available too but when they came to my apartment to install service, they couldn’t find the CAT3 cable that they thought was available in my apartment.

Comcast is expensive, monopolistic, has terrible upload speeds and bad customer service. Apparently, it is the only option available to many other residents as well. Why is it still the only option? Despite being known as one of the most technologically advanced cities in the world, why haven’t we established multiple fiber options throughout the city? Are there projects in progress that are going to create more options?

Hi there,

I just moved to a new apartment. It is an old building with a central heating system where a radiator is controlled from the boiler room. It was a surprise to me that the heating was managed by the building and individual residents did not have control over it. My previous was in a new building where I could control the heating from my room.

I woke up this morning to the radiator apparently doing its job but I felt a little cold. I was hoping to buy an electric heater but my lease specifically says “Use of space heaters is prohibited unless approved in writing by Owner / Agent on a temporary or emergency basis”. How do people usually deal with insufficient heating in this city? I pay my own electricity bill so I don’t understand why this restriction is present in my lease.