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Re:Valve Steam Deck by zeku on Thursday July 15, 2021 @05:52PM (#27850562)
$80 USD for 1000mbps in Tennessee, USA. Unfortunately I have the best internet of all my friend groups and will be moving across town to a newer home soon where the best I can get is 50mbps for $50 USD.

It is completely random what internet speeds you can get. The only constant is the monopoly of Comcast & AT&T.

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Re:Valve Steam Deck by kortilla on Thursday July 15, 2021 @07:34PM (#27851349)
If you list two things, it’s not a monopoly.
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Re:Valve Steam Deck by rewq4321 on Thursday July 15, 2021 @08:16PM (#27851724)
A duopoly can be a distinction without a difference if there's territory-dividing collusion, or even just game-theoretically "optimal" moves by the players towards a sub-optimal state for the customers.
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Re:Valve Steam Deck by ideamotor on Friday July 16, 2021 @05:09AM (#27854377)
Yep and here is a useful calculation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herfindahl%E2%80%93Hirschman_I....
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Re:Valve Steam Deck by kortilla on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @01:22AM (#27902613)
They have different words, use them.

Two can be as lonely as one, but it’s still two.

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