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You must be young? I remember a time when you couldn't text to other carrier, while Europe had it since the 90s. I remember how your carrier would not let yo
by ardit33 9y ago
You must be young?
I remember a time when you couldn't text to other carrier, while Europe had it since the 90s.
I remember how your carrier would not let you use facetime/skype etc....
Anyway, you are paying for access to internet and you should have it.
This is akin to letting a private entity building a private highway on a public ground, and the owner of the highway can say: Only Audis and BMWs are allowed here...
- oceanplexian 9y agoIt's not "public ground". Electric companies and utilities acquire a mixture of easements, most of which are actually private, and listed on a property title.
- ardit33 9y agoAlmost all copper/fiber/etc pass through public roads at some point (or beneath them to be more exact), so yes they are using public grounds for their infrastructure. Same with your gas/electric/water line While "Wireless" provides are given PUBLIC spectrum to use for their business (they pay for it, but that's besides the point). So yes, 99% of internet out there uses some public areas at some point.
- mandelbulb 9y agoThere is no point mentioning public ground in the analogy, better say, for access to public transit, which represents the internet.