▲ 411 ▼ Cable can't compete with 5G home internet, so it's cheating (www.spacebar.news) submitted 2 years ago by corbin@infosec.pub to c/technology@lemmy.world 96 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] cosmic_slate@dmv.social 25 points 2 years ago* (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] DahGangalang@infosec.pub 10 points 2 years ago So other commenters have opinions that I think are rational, but the part that I think is key that they're missing: Tenant Unions. I have some (in my opinion) tyrannical yet lazy land lords/property managers at my current apt, and have attempted to form a tenant union. Apparently no one agrees with my level of disgust at our treatment, so I've kind of wiffed at the effort. Which is to say that it takes real work, but it can be done and there are resources for you, but that's the first step: don't go alone. permalink fedilink source parent [–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Sue the fucking landlord. While looking for another place to stay. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago You'd be more effective taking all of that cash and flushing it down the toilet. It would have the same result, and it would force the landlord to pay for a plumber. permalink fedilink source parent [–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 6 points 2 years ago Your mandatory arbitration clause would like a word with you. permalink fedilink source parent [+] db2@lemmy.world -10 points 2 years ago (2 children) The landlord can do bulk billing, and they can refuse to allow other companies to service the property. As a tenant the first one doesn't mean you have to buy in to that, and the second doesn't apply to wireless providers. Both things are a basis to sue. Also this was a simple search away. Please do the simple searching yourself from now on. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] cosmic_slate@dmv.social 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago This is an addendum to the original lease. They don't have to sign it and the landlord still has to honor the terms of the original lease. permalink fedilink source parent [–] flawedFraction@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago Also this was a simple search away. Please do the simple searching yourself from now on. Please don't post one word comments and then get annoyed when someone asks you to elaborate. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DahGangalang@infosec.pub 10 points 2 years ago So other commenters have opinions that I think are rational, but the part that I think is key that they're missing: Tenant Unions. I have some (in my opinion) tyrannical yet lazy land lords/property managers at my current apt, and have attempted to form a tenant union. Apparently no one agrees with my level of disgust at our treatment, so I've kind of wiffed at the effort. Which is to say that it takes real work, but it can be done and there are resources for you, but that's the first step: don't go alone. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Sue the fucking landlord. While looking for another place to stay. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago You'd be more effective taking all of that cash and flushing it down the toilet. It would have the same result, and it would force the landlord to pay for a plumber. permalink fedilink source parent [–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 6 points 2 years ago Your mandatory arbitration clause would like a word with you. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago You'd be more effective taking all of that cash and flushing it down the toilet. It would have the same result, and it would force the landlord to pay for a plumber. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 6 points 2 years ago Your mandatory arbitration clause would like a word with you. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] db2@lemmy.world -10 points 2 years ago (2 children) The landlord can do bulk billing, and they can refuse to allow other companies to service the property. As a tenant the first one doesn't mean you have to buy in to that, and the second doesn't apply to wireless providers. Both things are a basis to sue. Also this was a simple search away. Please do the simple searching yourself from now on. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] cosmic_slate@dmv.social 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago This is an addendum to the original lease. They don't have to sign it and the landlord still has to honor the terms of the original lease. permalink fedilink source parent [–] flawedFraction@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago Also this was a simple search away. Please do the simple searching yourself from now on. Please don't post one word comments and then get annoyed when someone asks you to elaborate. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] cosmic_slate@dmv.social 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago This is an addendum to the original lease. They don't have to sign it and the landlord still has to honor the terms of the original lease. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago This is an addendum to the original lease. They don't have to sign it and the landlord still has to honor the terms of the original lease. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] flawedFraction@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago Also this was a simple search away. Please do the simple searching yourself from now on. Please don't post one word comments and then get annoyed when someone asks you to elaborate. permalink fedilink source parent