Streaming Is Laying Bare How Big ISPs and Big Tech Work Together Against Users

Re:Streaming Is Laying Bare How Big ISPs and Big Tech Work T... by ab_goat on Monday August 24, 2020 @08:21AM (#24259893)

Let me give you an example of expensive.

I live in MA USA where my only option is Verizon DSL 3mbps down and 0.8mbps up for $74.57

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Re:Streaming Is Laying Bare How Big ISPs and Big Tech Work T... by briffle on Monday August 24, 2020 @10:23AM (#24260950)

Until I moved west in 2017, I lived 4 miles from Madison, WI (one exit south of the beltline) and the best I could do was a WISP that was $62/month for 2 Mbps down and 250Kbps up

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Re:Streaming Is Laying Bare How Big ISPs and Big Tech Work T... by sukilot on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @12:49PM (#24273312)

Is this a rental building, or why is there no cable offering? Rural?

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Re:Streaming Is Laying Bare How Big ISPs and Big Tech Work T... by ti_ranger on Monday August 24, 2020 @09:03AM (#24260203)

That's impossible.

In my country, our anti-ISP media claims that we have the most expensive internet in the world, but 10/5Mbps FTTH (in most cases with free upgrades to 20/2Mbps for the duration of COVID-19 WFH guidance mandated by the government) is quite commonly available at < $20-$25/month, and where it isn't, 10/1Mbps ADSL is available for $25-$30/month (including POTS voice service).

Thus, it is impossible that you, in the country of ~$20 1Gbps service, have worse and more expensive service.

</sarcasm>

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