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By the fact that Comcast has a monopoly in my area both as a cable provider (which comes with the territory) and in broad band I can't help but be biased agains
by digitallogic 16y ago
By the fact that Comcast has a monopoly in my area both as a cable provider (which comes with the territory) and in broad band I can't help but be biased against them. Every problem reminds me that they have a strangle hold on both these markets, and I don't even have the option to switch. So much for market forces.
Also, I shouldn't have to setup my own DNS server (this did stop a lot of the outages I was experiencing).
- jrockway 16y agoYou can't get a copper twisted-pair to your house (for DSL or a T1)? There is no 3G or 4G wireless service? I highly doubt that Comcast is the only option. It is merely the cheapest option with the highest available bandwidth.
- digitallogic 16y agoNo other wired option, Verizon refused me service (something to do with the wiring in my apartment building). Wireless is an option, but then I either need an extra machine running with the wireless NIC to function as a router for the 2 current machines. I pay enough in power as it is (mainly due to electric heat).
- jrockway 16y agoYou don't need a full computer to be a wireless router, take a look at: http://3gstore.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=610 http://3gstore.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&prod... Also, I'm sure that Verizon won't sell you anything (they are just another shitty company that caters to low-end consumers), but higher-end companies will probably make the effort to fix your wiring. Speakeasy is one.
- digitallogic 16y agoThanks. I'll have to check them out. Verizon did wait like 3 months to tell me no, can't say I was very impressed even ignoring the fact that they refused to give me service.