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Service Providers (Internet, TV, Etc)
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Guest, it's time once again for the massively important and exciting FoH Asshat Tournament!
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Denamian
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Washington state sues Comcast for $100M
So Washington is suing Comcast over it's $4.99/mo Service Protection Plan.
So Washington is suing Comcast over it's $4.99/mo Service Protection Plan.
Arative
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Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Reverses FCC Rule Allowing Public Broadband Expansion
I hope the FCC appeals this decision, more competition in the marketplace is a win for consumers. The anti-competitive legislation that restricts municipal broadband is a huge win for big teleco's.
I hope the FCC appeals this decision, more competition in the marketplace is a win for consumers. The anti-competitive legislation that restricts municipal broadband is a huge win for big teleco's.
Joeboo
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It'll get to you...but it will probably take 5 years
I'm in the extreme southern suburbs of KC(obviously not as big as chicago) and it eventually got to me, just took about 4 years from the initial city announcement. They move SLOW.
Denamian
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I hope so. We need some damn competition. I'm 6 hours in to a TWC outage with no ETA for restoration. I would jump ship in a heartbeat if the next best option wasn't shitty Verizon DSL.
Crone
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I mean, I get they have to lay all their own fiber lines right? is that why it's so slow? I feel like if Google wanted too, they could easily speed this shit up and have a whole city done in a year? Or is this like getting piece meal amounts of budget money every fiscal year, and they stretch shit out until they get more money, and in reality Google doesn't care about Fiber?
Arative
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I don't think Google really cares about fiber, inasmuch as they cared about showing the telco's it could be done cost effectively. I've read several articles where Google is considering millimeter wave technology to cover the last mile. I would love to have Google fiber in my town but I doubt that will ever happen.
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Eomer
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Looks like Telus is finally getting fiber in to the industrial area my office is in. We've been on just barely working DSL for a long time, as there's no cable in the area. Prior to DSL, we were on wireless, which was awful, although I'm sure it's better these days. Our connection currently is 15 mbit down, 1 mbit up for an office of 8-10 people. Mostly it's a pain in the cunt when uploading big files to Dropbox for distribution to sub-trades etc. One large drawing package will take the better part of a work day to upload, and it brings everything else to a halt. And we're paying about $85/month for that.
Just got off the phone with Telus, and the fiber package they're offering is 150/150 mbit, for $125 a month. Fuck yeah.
Just got off the phone with Telus, and the fiber package they're offering is 150/150 mbit, for $125 a month. Fuck yeah.
Gator
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I don't know where to place this so its going in both cord cutter and service provider thread...
I've had PS Vue for a month now ($39.99 package) and I have to say I like the service. The menus are great on the PS4 although they lag on the PS3. I haven't tried it on anything else. It has all the kid channels I was looking for at the lowest price. The Disney owned channels are wonky at times but this is a know issue not just with PS Vue. Its streaming so every once in a while you get hiccups but nothing to serious yet.
Latest updates with the service
1. PS Vue just added HBO and Skinemax. PS Vue: HBO, Cinemax, New Ultra Plan Arrive Today $15 each and works with HBO Now.
2. A few months ago they added the NFL Network and the NFL Redzone.
I haven't tried either service.
I've had PS Vue for a month now ($39.99 package) and I have to say I like the service. The menus are great on the PS4 although they lag on the PS3. I haven't tried it on anything else. It has all the kid channels I was looking for at the lowest price. The Disney owned channels are wonky at times but this is a know issue not just with PS Vue. Its streaming so every once in a while you get hiccups but nothing to serious yet.
Latest updates with the service
1. PS Vue just added HBO and Skinemax. PS Vue: HBO, Cinemax, New Ultra Plan Arrive Today $15 each and works with HBO Now.
2. A few months ago they added the NFL Network and the NFL Redzone.
I haven't tried either service.
Frenzied Wombat
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Fadaar
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This is some horseshit. I'm in Savannah (actually west of I-95 but close enough for a reference) and yeah the storm hit us pretty hard, but my power only flickered maybe once. Only reason I even know that happened is because my PC rebooted Fri night/Sat morning while I was asleep and had to reset the clocks on my stove and microwave. Anyway, ever since I woke up yesterday my internet has been out. Comcast. How the fuck is that even possible for an area that didn't even lose power, let alone for two full days? Still not back up, was supposed to be fixed by 10 PM and nothing yet.
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Joeboo
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I had Comcast for a few years. Seems like every time we got a significant amount of rain my service would go to shit for a day, either crazy slow, on completely out. I don't know if it was an issue with moisture getting into their main box, or underground lines, or what, but it sucked. Glad I don't deal with them anymore. So far, my Google Fiber has weathered many thunderstorms and multiple inches of rain just fine (and it's all buried in the ground to the house)