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[–] 208 points 2 months ago (13 children)
  • [–] 63 points 2 months ago (12 children)

    The entire e administration as well as ice should be put into camps after this is said and done.

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  • [–] 53 points 2 months ago (7 children)

    I prefer high security jail, and trials to make Nuremberg blush.

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  • [–] 34 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    No socialism for fascists. They like the death penalty so much, I say 'oblige them', in no sweeter terms.

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  • [–] 79 points 2 months ago (36 children)

    My ISP every few months:

    "We can upgrade yo-

    Does the upload speed upgrade too?

    "Well, no- click

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  • [–] 24 points 2 months ago* (4 children)

    My favorite is Spectum’s “Gig” (I guess too many people can’t pronounce 1 Gbps) plan is like, significantly slower than their 600 Mbps or even their 400 Mbps like 80% of the time.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago

    I just switched ISPs because the one I had never gave me the speed I was paying out the ass for and had constant outages. I switched and became the first house in my street with fiber. Now everyone is getting it. My bill is also $50 less than it was before. Only upsides. I think the deals are so good because my new ISP used to be terrible until the company got bought out and renamed. Now they're the best around me by far.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (28 children)

    Well they makes me curious what the "upgrade" entails. 🤔 Have they ever told you?

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  • [–] 23 points 2 months ago (27 children)

    Faster download it's always faster download and never understand any circumstances upload.

    I get 1gig down and 10megs up... On spectrum.

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  • [–] 23 points 2 months ago* (4 children)

    10 Mbps up in the year of our lord 2026?..
    I swear to god, I'm not convinced the US is a first-world country.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago

    Wut. Corporate monopolies of shitty cable companies maximizing personal profit at the expense of clients is like the most capitalistic thing you could have.

    2nd world countries would be much more capable of providing good internet service.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago (6 children)

    Not to defend spectrum, but there is an actual reason for this besides malice.

    Coax cable internet uses analog switching and routing between you and your ISPs first Ethernet hop. It's basically a series of unconfigurable hardware low-pass and high-pass filters to ensure that upload traffic and download traffic flow cleanly.

    When cable internet started and these systems were installed in your neighborhood, a range of low-frequency (low-bandwidth) channels were selected for uploads, and a range of high-frequency (high-bandwidth) channels were selected for downloads, going off the assumption that more people wanted downloads than anything else.

    Fast-forward to today, and the ISPs don't really have any choice but to sell you the asymmetry that they installed 20-30 years ago. The only way to redirect the flow and assignment of channels would be to rip out and replace all of those analog filters, and they're not going to do that because grandma isn't going to go without cable for 3 weeks. Grandma will call, get angry, and pick a new cable provider. Grandma is by far their most consistent and profitable customer.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    ISPs don’t really have any choice but to sell you the asymmetry that they installed 20-30 years ago.

    I think there is actually a choice in there somewhere.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    They just run a new fiber line to every customer that says "I need symmetric speeds, please".

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    If you're willing to pay they probably will, but it's something that's generally very expensive, so not something they advertise. If you're serious about it, look into business offerings.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago

    I changed provider after they tried to tell me 1/4 Mbps was more than enough. It didn't even have packet shaping. As soon as Google photos tried to back up, the packet returns required to lead webpages started falling over. It was painful.

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  • [–] 77 points 2 months ago

    Fuck any internet provider that hides fucking fees. If my bill suddenly goes up next month I know exactly what caused it and will act accordingly by not paying that bullshit fees.

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  • [–] 49 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Hey, that doesn't make any sense! In 2024, lemmy.ml assured us all that Biden hadn't made any improvements to America!

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  • [–] 35 points 2 months ago* (1 child)

    Again, if they have the technology to correctly bill you for those fees, they have the technology to tell you what they are before they bill you for them. It's the same damn thing.

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  • [–] 34 points 2 months ago* (8 children)

    Looks like I'm aiming pringles can directional antennas at McDonalds again like the 00's.

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  • [–] 34 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    Internet in America has always been a ripoff.

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    [–] 22 points 2 months ago

    I can't really blame them. Counting all of that profit money takes a whole shitload of time and leaves very little room for value.

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  • [–] 22 points 2 months ago*

    This kind of shit is why the CFPB was and very much IS needed!

    And also a classic case of regulatory capture, of course.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    If you ever get tired of ISP garbage, Calyx offers unlimited internet as long as you are in 4G/5G range. Your payment also goes to supporting a privacy rights group instead of down the corporate drain

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago

    This is actually pretty neat.

    The case, settled ten years after it was filed, influenced how the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) can acquire personal information. Inspired by this, Merrill founded the Calyx Institute, a 501(c)(3) organization, to raise awareness about online privacy, surveillance, and accessibility through software development, research advocacy, and cross-sector partnerships.

    https://calyx.org/about

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  • [–] 12 points 2 months ago

    long nightmare

    That's just US of Corpokistan chasing EU...

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago

    That sounds like a bigger nightmare

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