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Re:Verizon: We Can't Become Dumb Pipes by alexburton on Tuesday August 02, 2016 @04:27PM (#12213110)
Are you using blockbuster in its' original sense (e.g. home run) or in reference to the video rental store that failed?
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Re:Verizon: We Can't Become Dumb Pipes by MaysonL on Tuesday August 02, 2016 @06:27PM (#12213921)
Original sense was a bomb big enough to blow up a city block.

See http://www.wordorigins.org/index.php/more/173/

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Re:Verizon: We Can't Become Dumb Pipes by ihsw on Tuesday August 02, 2016 @04:37PM (#12213195)
A home-run.

Honestly I think Project Fi is amazing and it's the perfect counter to the issues mentioned in the article -- value-added bundling -- because it puts Google between you and your mobile internet provider.

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