• mastefetri@infosec.pub
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    It depends on how big a monopoly your local internet provider has. Mine has a total monopoly. We have a data cap but we can pay 50$ extra a month to get rid of it. It’s a total scam.

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      50$ ?! Wow, that’s absurd! In my country, I’m paying 20$ a month for my 1Gbit connection without datacap, and that’s considered an expensive plan

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        America and canada both have absolutely horrible home internet and cellular data oligopolies. It’s honestly shameful…

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          I was shocked to learn Canada had data caps.

          I implored the FCC to prohibit caps when Comcast wanted to pilot them.

          Now the caps are here to stay. Scam!

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          Im really wishing America would pull a British Telecom. It looks like it worked out really well.