[Wi11iam]

Originally Posted by djm619

Hi,

Here is an email that I sent to our salesman after coming down for the Life Style Visit.

Hi,

With the exception of having to drive over to a recreation center to answer emails, the trip was nice and informative. For some people the idea of not having access to the internet may not be a big problem. For many, many others it is unacceptable.


If we did not have a friend with us to we would have locked the doors and went to the Waterfront Hotel. Our friend and collogue, Dr. Damon lost total interest in buying a home. His thoughts were that if they can not provide something as simply as internet, what else would they skimp on.


Here was a man that could've taken out his checkbook and purchased a home on the spot.


Me and Brenda are still interested in the Villages, but think you might do one of three things.

First, offer free internet.

Second option, offer internet at an additional charge. Many large hotels do this.

The very lease make certain that people renting from you know upfront that if they need the interenet they must leave their home or Vila and drive to a different location.

Actually if you have an I-pad with LTE you can create your own hot spot to connect to the Internet, guess he didn't have his check book around when that was offered at the apple store, or doesn't have a I-pad???
Wow, I guess the real reason will surface some day.
Good luck to him and may he find happiness where ever he decides to move too.
Glad we made the decision to join the fun..thanks to everyone who answered all our questions and made our decision to buy an easy one.
See you in August.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by travelguy

our realtor drove us to the savannah center so we could print out our boarding passes. this was in august 2008. am glad that such a trivial incident turned these potential newbies off. no telling what might have happened if they had actually moved here, but am sure that a few threads would be filled with their whining.

I think that deciding not to buy here based on the lack of internet in the villa is excessive. However, I do think that the TV sales department should move on up into the 21st century and provide internet service for a LSV. Redwitch makes good points about it being difficult to use your smart phone as internet, especially if you're trying to view homes online. Air cards and hot spots cost extra $. Turning on your hot spot alone can cost $20-$40, at least with Sprint. Air cards are even more. Can't tell you how many times I hop on the internet when a question comes up. Not having it at hand is just more than an inconvenience anymore.

We may be retired, but we haven't left technology behind.

[gomoho]

WOW - have to agree with the OP - not providing internet in this day and age is ridiculous. Saying that was the reason I didn't buy is a bit over the top, but so many of us now depend on the internet for our day to day lives I don't think it is reasonable to expect someone to change their daily habits 'cause internet is not provided. Whenever we rented before we bought I always asked if internet was provided. Come on it is 2013 and internet is as important as a phone. If nothing else I need to check my accounts to be sure my identity hasn't been stolen or my bank account emptied! And no, I don't have an Ipad with an air card and don't like using my smart phone 'cause the screen is too small - still stuck with my laptop that needs and old fashioned connection.

[asianthree]

the op wanted to lock the doors and go to the waterfront....the idea of no internet is so you go into town and use their internet....

[tpop1]

When one has only little problems,these little problems become their big problems!

[pklein9747]

I too use the internet for my business, and I always check wherever I am staying BEFORE we go to make sure that I have online access. The OP had a responsibility to check himself prior to booking if it was that important to him and his business. He shouldn't have assumed....You know what they say about that...it makes a A_ _ out of u and me

[casita37]

Internet used to be extremely important to my business, so I had multiple services, ie...satellite, AT&T USB connect device for my laptop, an iPhone and an iPad, both with
3G service. Internet overload!!! It was important.....so on our lifestyle visit, I never even gave it a thought. I was even a little surprised when I read the OP's post, thinking....what???? We had Internet...Forgot, we brought our own.

Not having Internet is a legitimate concern, and I think TV should move into the current times and provide it in the villas. Not buying here because it's not in the LSV villa? Making a big deal about (the doctor!!!) being able to write a check on the spot?? Gee....couldn't about half of you? I couldn't, but I'm sure a lot of you could.

Yeah, I think the OP got exactly what they were looking for. My pleasure to contribute....LOL

[ilovetv]

I think the original post was a thinly-veiled attempt by a competing development to make TV look like we residents are sitting here hammering out all our posts using a chisel and tablet of stone.

The complainant could have written an email to the head of Sales in TV to state the problem, but instead he/she chose to place the "beef" on the web for everyone's consumption.

If they cannot see the value of the rate of $100/night w/ no added taxes, for a 3/2 beautiful home with bicycles and golf cart, all of which is two blocks from Barnes-Noble and the town square, then they simply don't want to see it.

[maryanna630]

Thank you for your post, Redwitch. We are considering moving to TV and I see nothing wrong with the OP's opinion. What does concern me is the rudeness and antipathy demonstrated by so many of the responses. Is this intolerance common to residents or just to some on this thread?
Maryanna

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by maryanna630

Thank you for your post, Redwitch. We are considering moving to TV and I see nothing wrong with the OP's opinion. What does concern me is the rudeness and antipathy demonstrated by so many of the responses. Is this intolerance common to residents or just to some on this thread?
Maryanna

TOTV represents a tiny segment of TV. Please don't take us too seriously. We're full of information (good), but we're also full of opinions (some not so good).

TV is a friendly place. Some people on TOTV are a little defensive about TV.

[casita37]

Good evening Maryanna, Please don't let your opinion of The Villages be clouded by our conversations on here. For the most part, people are exactly like your neighbors where you live now. In defense of the negative posts, if the OP has simply stated that they were disappointed there was no Internet available on the lifestyle visit, that's one thing, and I'm sure most would have agreed it's an inconvenience that should be addressed, but to make a big deal of their friend not buying because of it just smacks of not quite right. That struck a nerve with some, that's all.

[Roaddog53]

Originally Posted by casita37

Good evening Maryanna, Please don't let your opinion of The Villages be clouded by our conversations on here. For the most part, people are exactly like your neighbors where you live now. In defense of the negative posts, if the OP has simply stated that they were disappointed there was no Internet available on the lifestyle visit, that's one thing, and I'm sure most would have agreed it's an inconvenience that should be addressed, but to make a big deal of their friend not buying because of it just smacks of not quite right. That struck a nerve with some, that's all.

Very well said.

[CaptJohn]

Originally Posted by asianthree

the op wanted to lock the doors and go to the waterfront....the idea of no internet is so you go into town and use their internet....

Me thinks you're correct as they're smart at TV! (yes, the bad grammar is for effect (not affect) and I'm a gud spelar).

2 more thoughts:
Why isn't the Dr. on here himself now that he's back home with internet service?

And, why doesn't TV think that when a person gets back from a tiring day looking at houses that they might just want to get online in comfort in their jammies and look for more houses to look at the next day in TV 'cause they want to buy badly?

PS: Isn't LSV a 'low speed vehicle'? There are new laws on that you know!

[CaptJohn]

Originally Posted by casita37

Good evening Maryanna, Please don't let your opinion of The Villages be clouded by our conversations on here. For the most part, people are exactly like your neighbors where you live now. In defense of the negative posts, if the OP has simply stated that they were disappointed there was no Internet available on the lifestyle visit, that's one thing, and I'm sure most would have agreed it's an inconvenience that should be addressed, but to make a big deal of their friend not buying because of it just smacks of not quite right. That struck a nerve with some, that's all.

Very good analysis! It's all in HOW you say things.

[dotti105]

I must chime in here!!
We just finished our fantastic lifestyle visit. We loved the villages and had a fantastic time.
BUT.....after returning home we had hours and hours of research to do that we were unable to do while there. Checking out resale listings, checking out lots available in new areas, etc. Because we we busy having a great time we did not get the questions answered that we needed. Our sales rep was great, but we had so many questions and areas to research for ourselves that we could have done while we were there if we had internet access.
I think it is a mistake for the sales office not to offer wifi in each of the units. In this day and age and with the big decision to move to the Villages at stake, it would be a very small investment with a very big pay off for them.
Now we are home, put a deposit on a lot we have never seen and have tons of questions. It would have been great to have has access to that information while there.