@People who pay for their internet service (or influence those who do)

[Fred Castellum]

I'd probably call my provider and tell them that I'm moving because of them, fuck them very much and I hope they die in a freak yauchting accident. :lol:

They'll just laugh at my call after hanging up lol...

 

I lost around $2100 the last time it happened because the packet loss hit me in the middle of the trading day, no warning... I coulda made a hefty amount that day too...

 

Telling an American ISP you're gonna switch is like telling a wealthy man he's poor. They wouldn't feel insulted, they'd laugh since you have no real option in many cases.

 

@MyInnerFred You live in Austin, right? Google Fiber coming there should put some pressure on existing ISPs.

Nope I live in Houston, I went on a trip to Austin just a couple of days ago though. I heard some Austin residents were tricked into 5 year contracts just a bit before google fiber started operations there, really must have sucked for those guys.

 

I wish I could move to a different city where the connection was fast and stable with no cap... =/

[fringie]

£16 (part of a internet/tv/phone package tho) for 60 down 3 up/month. My Youtube gets throttled though at peak times.

[TetraSky]

$55 for 20Mbps Down/10Mbps UP, 300GB cap.... Really wish fiber was available at a reasonable price.
I could pay less for lower cap, but I do need that 300GB cap, as I easily do 7 to 10GB per day just browsing the web, watching HD videos on youtube and what not. That and we're 4 people/8 devices on it, including a VOIP phone with lossless audio codec.

(I can get the 10Mbps upload, if I disable QoS in my router)

 

When I see what people in other countries are paying for... I'm jealous.