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Fuck you, ISP's of America!

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1337
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I just saw this graphic on the BBC and got outraged
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Here's a link to the article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24528383#FBM302339

I'm in the process of trying to get internet installed at my house for the winter and I got quoted over $100 for 50mbps, $85 for 35mbps, and $65 for 20mbps. Absolutely retarded. I hope the Google Fiber project takes over the world ( https://fiber.google.com/about/)
Oct 28 2013 10:55AM
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IanAvery-Leaf
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I hope LTE takes over the world
Oct 28 2013 10:56AM
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Troy.
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I hope South Korea does. Look at the bandwidth!
Oct 28 2013 10:58AM
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Chubbs.
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Wherever you go in South Korea there is always wifi available.. keeps costs down
Oct 28 2013 10:59AM
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bakedpow
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fuck you america
Oct 28 2013 11:05AM
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Benson.
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Thanks Obama
Oct 28 2013 11:07AM
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fuck the ISP's and fuck Verizon and the wireless companies,
may google fiber set us ~free~
Oct 28 2013 11:13AM
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Heart
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Stay jelly
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but for real, fuck our ISP's. At home I get 6 mbps and I think my parents pay around $50 a month.
Oct 28 2013 11:17AM
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SKIINGISEASY
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Oct 28 2013 11:18AM
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eheath
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Full price (no discount) for 50 down 25 up in UT is $65 a month I believe, with promotions im paying $25 right now lol
Oct 28 2013 11:27AM
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1337
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fuck youuuu
Oct 28 2013 11:33AM
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last_tango
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got free wifi out in salt lake city from a xfinity hot spot.
Oct 28 2013 11:38AM
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.Hugo.
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Don't know exactly how many mbs it is but I get high speed internet and HD cable for $81/month
Oct 28 2013 11:42AM
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JStrathern
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This makes me angry
Oct 28 2013 11:46AM
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GayWolf420
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Yeah, well at least we got freedom, you fuckers.
Oct 28 2013 11:50AM
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Bart.Man
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Surprise! Just like many other services in America, it's poorer quality for a higher price. Thank the corporations, and Obama of course!
Oct 28 2013 11:55AM
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t_rob
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Which country do we invade to get cheaper internet?
Oct 28 2013 11:59AM
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maximiliaan
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shut up jamie
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Oct 28 2013 12:03PM
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Byron_tha_gr8
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Honestly, none of you can complain. Only other option is satellite internet, and thats expensive as fuck.

[IMG]speedtest.net/result/3062963376.png[/IMG]
Oct 28 2013 12:14PM
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JuliusJ
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I'm in Spokane and am relatively surprised with this... Don't upload very often so not too bummed and DL speed isn't too bad for America?
Oct 28 2013 12:19PM
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JuliusJ
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Btw I pay 39.99 a month for 50mb/s, no cable or phone with that, and apparently getting that exactly, which is nice to know. For once, not bad Comcast. (said no one ever.)
Oct 28 2013 12:23PM
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corona
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their info on Canada is complete BS.

you cannot get 50 Mbps for $65/month.

at the big 2 ISPs you'll be paying about $80-90/month for 50 down and at most 4 or 5 up with a pitiful cap for the price you're paying.

Oct 28 2013 12:23PM
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corona
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oh I get it. the price isn't the actual price. it's based on how much you're getting charged compared to the average cost of living. That's why Canada is shown as cheaper than US, so even though internet costs more since the cost of living is far higher it's a lower nominal cost
Oct 28 2013 12:27PM
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Byron_tha_gr8
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shit, well its 3 down, 1.5 up
Oct 28 2013 12:33PM
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bakedpow
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norway simply because they have so much god damn money and oil and no army to speak of.
Oct 28 2013 12:55PM
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whoa-dere
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Haha i get80 down at my college
Oct 28 2013 12:59PM
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7springsprod
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[URL=http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3063105697]Click for larger image[/URL]

My college's internet is actually really fast today.
Oct 28 2013 1:11PM
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Suusataja
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Whoa, you guys sure pay a lot, heh heh.. Here in Estonia we have a saying/joke, that internet is a human right.

100mb/s down and 20mb/s up for 33 dollars a month. So, uh.. you guys should riot, boycott or something.
Oct 28 2013 1:17PM
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bakedpow
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same


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Oct 28 2013 1:24PM
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Dwarftosser1
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Damn you and your singing revolutions!
Oct 28 2013 1:31PM
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I_liketobutter
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Same, except I pay $45/mo in MN. It's all about those promotions. Gotta hunt them down, bitch at the provider about extending it, and viola.
Oct 28 2013 2:22PM
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Caaarrrlll
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U of U has pretty damn good speeds today

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Oct 28 2013 2:23PM
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roddy116
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vroom vroom

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Oct 28 2013 2:53PM
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1337
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I miss Uni internet
Oct 28 2013 2:55PM
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JStrathern
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Yup, I miss MSU internet

Oct 28 2013 3:28PM
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roddy116
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the wifi though is like 4 mbps if I'm lucky.
Oct 28 2013 3:31PM
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Byron_tha_gr8
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me too. and MSU DC++, which a certain other ns'er decided needed to have every movie of all time.
Oct 28 2013 3:42PM
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Mr.LemonPie
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Graph is misleading...So many other places around the world put monthly caps so the prices get really high really fast...I also think it is more about the specific area for prices/speeds than over the entire country....
Oct 28 2013 4:01PM
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Hammyslapwagon
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You're are right.  However, the point still stands that the America's biggest ISPs are and have been screwing over their subscribers. 
Oct 28 2013 4:11PM
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SkierX
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I pay $45/month and in return I get DSL that nets me 1.42 Mbps down and .89 Mbps up.

Worst part is they have me by the balls as no other providers service the address. I'm stuck with the slow despite the fact that my speeds have not changed one single bit in three years of living at the address.
Oct 28 2013 4:46PM
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1337
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This is Time Warner pretty much anywhere in Maine. Absolutely outrageous how much they charge and how far away my numbers are from what we pay for
Oct 28 2013 5:41PM
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e.wait
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Wifi at Cornell

<a href="http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3063707851"><img src="http://www.speedtest.net/result/3063707851.png" /></a>
Oct 28 2013 5:42PM
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e.wait
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oops let me try that again

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Oct 28 2013 5:44PM
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e.wait
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I'll get it this time

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Oct 28 2013 5:45PM
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SkierX
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I see you your Time Warner and raise you a Fairpoint... One of THE worst providers in terms of customer service.
Oct 28 2013 5:45PM
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Hammyslapwagon
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The ISPs do this on purpose though.  They divided up regions of the United States and basically came to a gentleman's agreement that competitor ISP's would limit their stake in regions that weren't theirs.  In essence, they created an oligopoly.
Oct 28 2013 5:45PM
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1337
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Maine might have fairpoint too, and I've heard stories.... That's terrible to hear you must deal with it, ++++++vibes your way
Oct 28 2013 5:46PM
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Brule.
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Time Warner is too slow in northern New York. I end up clearing my history to speed up the internet.
Oct 28 2013 5:54PM
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last_tango
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When I lived in norther new hampshire you had the option between time warner or fairpoint most of the time. Nobody ever went with fairpoint because everybody knew how fairpoint sucked donkey balls.
Oct 28 2013 6:12PM
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last_tango
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very fucking displeased right now.
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Oct 31 2013 1:14AM
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volvotom
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pft

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This was during my summer job at Stanford University, from my office, I got just as fast over gigE in my room. Not bad for copper.
Oct 31 2013 1:34AM
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