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Re:Netflix's New Chapter by jessaustin on Monday January 23, 2023 @01:19PM (#34492737)
...we probably wouldn't have D+ if it didn't come bundled with our Verizon bill.

This feels like it should be illegal. You're certainly paying for D+, and it's not as though Verizon competes in a free market.

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Re:Netflix's New Chapter by mrpippy on Monday January 23, 2023 @02:03PM (#34493370)
At least by US standards, cellular service is about as free a market for a utility as we have.

If you need to be on Verizon's network, you could go to Visible or another MVNO. If not, there's ATT and T-Mo and all of their MVNOs as well.

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Re:Netflix's New Chapter by throwaway894345 on Monday January 23, 2023 @02:47PM (#34493955)
Eh, I don't really have a problem with it. I'd pay Verizon's rate even if they didn't offer D+ because the network is just so much better than the competition (I have no loyalty to Verizon; I've used AT&T, T-mobile, and US Cellular and they're worse by a considerable margin in my experience traveling around the country).
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