▲ 948 ▼ FCC says “too bad” to ISPs complaining that listing every fee is too hard (arstechnica.com) submitted 2 years ago by Powderhorn@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org 138 comments fedilink hide all child comments Aww ... poor little ISPs.
[–] TheBestUsername@lemm.ee 23 points 2 years ago (2 children) You're paying $130 a month for your internet?? Where in the price gouging place do you live? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] drewdevorcula@beehaw.org 14 points 2 years ago 130 for 500gb fiber is an awesome deal in the US. I used to pay $120/mo for business class 50mb asymmetrical coaxial with like 10 up. Had to get business class when Comcast started introducing data caps on the residential tier. Now my ISP is bundled with my rent, so what I'm actually paying is totally opaque. No idea how much of my rent goes to Comcast. Oh, and it's not optional. I can't even get other service here because Comcast has a partnership with the building owners. Telcos are fucked here. permalink fedilink source parent [–] xtremeownage@lemmyonline.com 2 points 2 years ago Trust me. This is CHEAP compared to what I had a decade ago. One Decade ago, I paid 95$ a month for "15 mbit" ADSL. Which- topped out around 8Mbit/s on a GOOD day. (Rain/moisture wrecked hell on the lines around here.) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] drewdevorcula@beehaw.org 14 points 2 years ago 130 for 500gb fiber is an awesome deal in the US. I used to pay $120/mo for business class 50mb asymmetrical coaxial with like 10 up. Had to get business class when Comcast started introducing data caps on the residential tier. Now my ISP is bundled with my rent, so what I'm actually paying is totally opaque. No idea how much of my rent goes to Comcast. Oh, and it's not optional. I can't even get other service here because Comcast has a partnership with the building owners. Telcos are fucked here. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] xtremeownage@lemmyonline.com 2 points 2 years ago Trust me. This is CHEAP compared to what I had a decade ago. One Decade ago, I paid 95$ a month for "15 mbit" ADSL. Which- topped out around 8Mbit/s on a GOOD day. (Rain/moisture wrecked hell on the lines around here.) permalink fedilink source parent