I only pay like 20 a month but live in a house with 5 other people100+ dollars a month per household isn’t enough? Greedy fucks
Not enough for them to expand to rural areas, which makes sense. There are less people that are more spread out in rural areas, as well as fewer technicians, so the cost is exponentially higher.100+ dollars a month per household isn’t enough? Greedy fucks
Yeah but why would a company lose money when they could not lose money?@Scheme
High population areas offset that cost
Just think of how much money Manhattan brings in, hell, all of the major metropolitan areas are a gold mine for these providers
http://www.speedtest.net/global-index/united-states#fixed
United States internet speeds are now at #6 globally and have gone up significantly in the past 8 months.
That’s because 8 months ago the FCC reclassified mobile phone data and it is now considered broadband.
That's just the tip of the iceberg.That's some shady shenanigans right there.
http://fortune.com/2018/07/29/spectrum-communications-kicked-out-new-york/The commission approved the Charter-Time Warner merger in 2016 on a number of conditions, including expanding services to 145,000 homes within four years, with a focus on rural areas. The commission says the company has failed to meet milestones for that expansion, and has now given the company 60 days to come up with a plan to hand over its customers to other providers—that is, to sell its assets in New York.
That's just the tip of the iceberg.
New York State has finally had enough and is kicking Spectrum out of its state.
http://fortune.com/2018/07/29/spectrum-communications-kicked-out-new-york/
They're blaming Verizon for not meeting the deadline because Verizon wouldn't move their lines on the poles. What's ironic is they do the same shit.
https://arstechnica.com/information...ter-from-deploying-broadband-charter-alleges/
Here's a great article on the cluster fuck of utility poles
https://www.wired.com/2016/08/blame-your-lousy-internet-on-poles/
This is not a good idea. I've used these local places before and they are far to unreliable. The local place around us constantly goes down I don't even get how it's in business.Support local ISPs. Lots of small local fiber providers are popping up around the country. As soon as one shows up in my part of Jerz, out goes the FiOS contract.
These degenerates play super filthy. Fuck em.
This is true. Regulations make it nearly impossible for smaller competitors to be viable. Big guys love 'em.I've been saying this for a while – internet media giants want to be regulated. It gives them a reason to ignore market demands and practically guarantees that they turn a profit.