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Late 90s/early 2000s when there were tons of smaller isps offering a variety of solutions. This was back when operating a CLEC was a viable option before the in
by deelowe 9y ago
Late 90s/early 2000s when there were tons of smaller isps offering a variety of solutions. This was back when operating a CLEC was a viable option before the incumbents found a way to fix that issue.
- JustSomeNobody 9y agoI really miss these days. Sure the internet speeds were painfully slow, but I knew my ISP. I could go have lunch with them. I could borrow compute resources during slow times. I think when the cable companies started monopolizing the internet and the web because commercialized, that's when we lost a lot of computing's early "innocence". I'm sure someone will say I'm romanticizing that period, but darnit, just let me.
- Coincoin 9y agoFor a while, the best and cheapest ISP in Montreal was a beauty products company. They had a shit ton of modems in a back store and a very good admin I guess.