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knjoy
6y ago
The issue is profitability (similar to the post office problem) -- if your house is in a rural area with low density, it's not worth it for a private industry actor to bid on your linkage. In many parts of the US, the only ways to get
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knjoy
6y ago
I think the solution is what the developing countries have done: the national government just install the cables, then rent out the infrastructure to private companies to compete/service.
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knjoy
6y ago
Totally agree here. I live in a building that only has Time Warner (ya, didn't think about the ISP before renting my apartment.....). Every week I lose internet for a day or two. Internet is a public good and should be treated as such.
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knjoy
6y ago
Yea but it doesn't seem like Firefox Send lets you right click on any file anywhere on my computer and just right click to Transfer. The uploading with Dropbox Transfer (through the desktop client) is super reliable too -- I have Time
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knjoy
6y ago
As an existing Dropbox user, Firefox Send or WeTransfer is not as good a product for me. Because I already have the Dropbox client installed for file storage, I don't need to visit any websites to upload to Transfer. I can literally ju