Life with Qwest has been quiet of late, as it should be since business has been booming and we’ve had our hands full here at Pedal mission control.

Upon receiving our bill a few months back I saw a box of text telling me to call to win a free Ipad.  Having received about a thousand such invitations in my spam box from entities displaying a broad and amusing array of creative use of the English language I wasn’t foolish enough to think I’d automatically actually get an Ipad, however my own phone company wouldn’t have the temerity to sell their own customer a product they didn’t need while dangling an infinitesimal chance at getting for free the latest must have gadget would they?  I decided to find out.

I called the number and asked for my Ipad.  The person on the other line said in order to be entered into the drawing I’d need to sign up for their faster internet package and extend my contract; it wouldn’t cost any more than it does currently.  This of course, is the same service I’d been called so many times about earlier this year.  This time I bit.  It took a few minutes to get signed up, I received a confirmation that my internet would get upgraded, another inviting me to set up email and my website (we already have a website and email so I ignored this one.)  Then one saying my order was complete, then a survey to fill out and a reminder to fill out the survey.  I don’t know if my internet is faster, it seemed fine before and is now just as fine.  No word on that Ipad…I’m not holding my breath.

On a more positive note, one of the fine fellows in the social media department signed us up on Tweetadder, a service which helps get you more Twitter followers.  I’m happy to say in the last two months we’ve gone from having less than 200 followers to almost 500!  Nice job guys, that service really works!