Debit cards are hidden financial infrastructure

Re:Debit cards are hidden financial infrastructure by philjohn on Saturday November 13, 2021 @12:32PM (#29211522)

There are a lot of things that are just plain better in the UK compared to the US. Out of network ATM fees being a big one.

See also regulation about what the incumbent last-mile network provider (Openreach) can charge ISP's to provide services on their lines which has led to a larger number of ISP's available in any one place (unless you're in Hull, because of historical reasons).

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Re:Debit cards are hidden financial infrastructure by leetcrew on Saturday November 13, 2021 @12:57PM (#29211731)

if ATM fees are important to you, you could always consider opening an account with schwab. they reimburse 100% of ATM fees.

as for ISPs, it's hard to do worse than comcast, but at least they don't block a wide range of content by default.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_blocking_in_the_United_Kin...

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Re:Debit cards are hidden financial infrastructure by philjohn on Sunday November 14, 2021 @05:12AM (#29216367)

It was either "voluntarily block, or we'll force you to".

And the piracy site blocks are due to high court orders - not a lot an ISP can do in those cases.

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