Re:FCC spectrum auction bidding ends at $19.6B
by nitrogen on Sunday February 12, 2017 @01:45PM
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Carriers do not have the luxury of enjoying such laissez-free relationship with paying customers.
That has not been my experience. Where I used to live, there was line of sight to multiple towers, presumably enough to get every carrier. Yet service was spotty at best. My monthly data usage was like 70MB or less, not because I dodn't want to use it, but because the 3G speeds were so slow (LTE was even slower and flakier). 30% of the time web pages wouldn't even finish loading.
Re:FCC spectrum auction bidding ends at $19.6B
by chimeracoder on Sunday February 12, 2017 @02:11PM
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Sounds like congestion, not an issue with your ability to connect.
Re:FCC spectrum auction bidding ends at $19.6B
by prostoalex on Sunday February 12, 2017 @07:50PM
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So how likely are you to renew your contract with that carrier when the time comes?
How much of that productivity is derived from the fact that support costs are externalized? Devices having issues connecting to WiFi, network occasionally disappearing for no good reason, neighbor stepping on your WiFi channel, Roku or PlayStation frequently buffering when playing online video? Tough luck, Google is your friend.
Carriers do not have the luxury of enjoying such laissez-free relationship with paying customers.