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Re:GOP lawmakers shamed on billboards for trying to repeal n... by dominotw on Friday August 18, 2017 @09:43AM (#15046037)
I live in India.. I have about 10-15 options, but not sure if they are subcontracting from the same guy or what. I need to look into it.

>How many ISPs can you choose from where you live ?

Let me ask you this. How many search engines can you choose form, really? How many phone OS's can you choose from?

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Re:GOP lawmakers shamed on billboards for trying to repeal n... by dmoy on Friday August 18, 2017 @10:18AM (#15046382)
Search engines? At least 5 that I've used. Google Bing ddg Baidu yandex. Cost of switching is like 10 seconds.

Phone OS? 3, one of which is literally open source and used by a bunch of other competitors. Cost of switching is about $150 and a day.

ISP in the US I have actually no choice. I'm crossing my fingers that CenturyLink or municipal fiber will become a thing, but I ain't optimistic about it. Cost of switching if there was a second one would be around $200+ for modem, installation fees, etc, and last time I did cus I moved it took like a week.

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