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There are a lot of things that are just plain better in the UK compared to the US. Out of network ATM fees being a big one. See also regulation about what the
by philjohn 5y ago
There are a lot of things that are just plain better in the UK compared to the US. Out of network ATM fees being a big one.
See also regulation about what the incumbent last-mile network provider (Openreach) can charge ISP's to provide services on their lines which has led to a larger number of ISP's available in any one place (unless you're in Hull, because of historical reasons).
- leetcrew 5y agoif ATM fees are important to you, you could always consider opening an account with schwab. they reimburse 100% of ATM fees. as for ISPs, it's hard to do worse than comcast, but at least they don't block a wide range of content by default. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_blocking_in_the_United_Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_blocking_in_the_United_Kin...
- philjohn 5y agoIt was either "voluntarily block, or we'll force you to". And the piracy site blocks are due to high court orders - not a lot an ISP can do in those cases.