I love that you also highlighted the positive side of our predicament as it fosters a sense of community among us. I remember shouting "up NEPA!"then.
Using postpaid is kinda stressful especially when neighbors refuse to pay. The officers will come to cut the cables and we'll now to pay for reinstallation.
After cutting it's still take time before they come fix the wires. It will 30min to cut it but 1 day to come fix it. Pre paid is definitely best.