knjoy

The issue is profitability (similar to the post office problem) -- if your house is in a rural area with low density, it's not worth it for a private industry actor to bid on your linkage. In many parts of the US, the only ways to get mail is through USPS (FedEx & UPS just don't service unprofitable routes). However I think internet access is a human right and a public good no matter where you live or can afford to live (imagine raising children who would never have access to at least broadband-level speed -- how would they function in a 21st century economy?) - and the infrastructure can only be provided equitably if the government steps in and subsidizes away the profitability problem.

I think the solution is what the developing countries have done: the national government just install the cables, then rent out the infrastructure to private companies to compete/service.

Totally agree here. I live in a building that only has Time Warner (ya, didn't think about the ISP before renting my apartment.....). Every week I lose internet for a day or two. Internet is a public good and should be treated as such...

Yea but it doesn't seem like Firefox Send lets you right click on any file anywhere on my computer and just right click to Transfer. The uploading with Dropbox Transfer (through the desktop client) is super reliable too -- I have Time Warner internet and when it invariably craps out, my upload auto-resumes. Looks like this here: https://www.dropbox.com/t/jJNe5IBPrezaw7aE

As an existing Dropbox user, Firefox Send or WeTransfer is not as good a product for me. Because I already have the Dropbox client installed for file storage, I don't need to visit any websites to upload to Transfer. I can literally just right click on any file anywhere on my laptop and click "Transfer" -- then it automatically pops up, I can add more files into it, rename it, etc. and then just send an email or copy link. I screenshot how it looks here https://www.dropbox.com/t/jJNe5IBPrezaw7aE (and it's so easy I find myself just automatically use it). What I really like about it is that it sends a copy of the file and my grandma won't just delete my photos like the good ol' Dropbox links.