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Treant

(1,968 posts)

26. I hate you

Reply to Berlin Expat (Reply #22)

Fri Sep 13, 2013, 01:19 PM

Sep 2013

Not really, of course, but I hate that you get that.

I pay $55 per month for 1.5 Mbps.

So you pay $0.25 per Mbps and get access 67 times faster than I do.

I pay $36.67 per Mbps.

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Verizon's diabolical plan to turn the Web into pay-per-view [View all] Renew Deal Sep 2013 OP

Years ago, a bunch of DUers said this was going to be the end result Blue_Tires Sep 2013 #1

I complained about that years ago as well in a different site Xyzse Sep 2013 #7

Yeah, we pay way more than most other nations and our level of service Blue_Tires Sep 2013 #10

It's pretty sad Xyzse Sep 2013 #14

I'm at Berlin Expat Sep 2013 #22

I hate you Treant Sep 2013 #26

In my city, we Berlin Expat Sep 2013 #32

That's how monopolistic sulphurdunn Sep 2013 #29

I can agree with this Xyzse Sep 2013 #31

So has their service LibertyLover Sep 2013 #12

Please take the time to watch and share this video SecularMotion Sep 2013 #2

Great video, thanks for posting. Really pulls the curtains back on what these Flatulo Sep 2013 #16

That was awesome.. yuiyoshida Sep 2013 #24

Very informative. I watched it yesterday. nt 99th_Monkey Sep 2013 #25

"Video is Currently Unavailable" Hissyspit Sep 2013 #38

Very interesting! blackspade Sep 2013 #42

Damm, that IS diabolical! ananda Sep 2013 #3

So what's to keep some providers from keeping things as they are. upaloopa Sep 2013 #4

Many areas have little or no choices in ISP's n2doc Sep 2013 #6

incredible profits? Blue_Tires Sep 2013 #8

aren't we paying right now? warrior1 Sep 2013 #5

We are paying for internet access el_bryanto Sep 2013 #9

If you haven't already, watch the video in post #2. It explains the issue very nicely, Flatulo Sep 2013 #18

You pay for level playing field. Verizon wants to tilt it toward big business, big media, big money. Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2013 #20

Just reading about the new 4k TV's Jesus Malverde Sep 2013 #11

Many countries won't have a problem with that. It's the US. Dash87 Sep 2013 #17

Charter already caps at 200Gbytes, even for their Ultimate Internet package, which is over $100. Flatulo Sep 2013 #19

k&r n/t 2banon Sep 2013 #13

This is the end result of the anti-competitive nature of telecoms these days. Dash87 Sep 2013 #15

Which is why all the anti-socialist hysteria is this country amuses me... Blue_Tires Sep 2013 #21

...how so? RedCappedBandit Sep 2013 #39

Well, I can always just go back to using the 'net for e-mail. blackspade Sep 2013 #23

I remember only viewing content from AOL back in the 90s Generic Other Sep 2013 #30

What the Internet will look like once net neutrality is abolished... backscatter712 Sep 2013 #27

So who can pressure the FCC to maintain net neutrality? Is this seen as a David v. Goliath battle? ancianita Sep 2013 #28

This is deadly serious: corporate control of the internet, woo me with science Sep 2013 #33

'Zactly n/t Joe Shlabotnik Sep 2013 #43

I'm growing sick of the net anyway. Start charging more $ and I'll NightWatcher Sep 2013 #34

Funnny,,, Cryptoad Sep 2013 #35

In reply 2, there is a very decent video, quite humorously done, truedelphi Sep 2013 #40

Verizon! Don't get me started! marew Sep 2013 #36

That they want editorial control is the real issue jmowreader Sep 2013 #37

kick woo me with science Sep 2013 #41