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Tech's broken promises: Streaming is now just as expensive and confusing as cable. Ubers cost as much as taxis. And the cloud is no longer cheap (www.businessinsider.com)
submitted 3 years ago by [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Tech's broken promises: Streaming is now just as expensive and confusing as cable. Ubers cost as much as taxis. And the cloud is no longer cheap::Some tech is getting pricier and looking a lot like the older services it was supposed to beat. From video streaming to ride-hailing and cloud computing.

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[–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

I take it you're in a country in which VPNs are stringently regulated or outright don't exist?

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago

    The tricky part is making sure your VPN is set up correctly and verifying that your torrent client doesn't try to fall back on using your unmasked IP if the VPN connection goes down.

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