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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller
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      This is why I left Verizon originally. Service was good but they actively punished you for being a loyal customer. They actually called it a "loyalty fee" or something on the phones. I refused to pay it and left their service (now I can get it cheaper because I left them... they are literally willing to give me a better deal because I wasn't loyal!) Looks like the same here. If they think you are too lazy to leave them, they will treat you more and more badly until you change your mind.

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      • coliverC
        coliver @scottalanmiller
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        @scottalanmiller said in Verizon's $70 Gig Internet Plan is Actually $200, Oops:

        This is why I left Verizon originally. Service was good but they actively punished you for being a loyal customer. They actually called it a "loyalty fee" or something on the phones. I refused to pay it and left their service (now I can get it cheaper because I left them... they are literally willing to give me a better deal because I wasn't loyal!) Looks like the same here. If they think you are too lazy to leave them, they will treat you more and more badly until you change your mind.

        Too bad they are monopoly in the majority of their ISP market.

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        • Reid CooperR
          Reid Cooper @coliver
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          @coliver said in Verizon's $70 Gig Internet Plan is Actually $200, Oops:

          @scottalanmiller said in Verizon's $70 Gig Internet Plan is Actually $200, Oops:

          This is why I left Verizon originally. Service was good but they actively punished you for being a loyal customer. They actually called it a "loyalty fee" or something on the phones. I refused to pay it and left their service (now I can get it cheaper because I left them... they are literally willing to give me a better deal because I wasn't loyal!) Looks like the same here. If they think you are too lazy to leave them, they will treat you more and more badly until you change your mind.

          Too bad they are monopoly in the majority of their ISP market.

          Which means everyone has to pay the $200 rate as only people in competitive markets have the realistic possibility of new customers.

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          • coliverC
            coliver @Reid Cooper
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            @Reid-Cooper said in Verizon's $70 Gig Internet Plan is Actually $200, Oops:

            @coliver said in Verizon's $70 Gig Internet Plan is Actually $200, Oops:

            @scottalanmiller said in Verizon's $70 Gig Internet Plan is Actually $200, Oops:

            This is why I left Verizon originally. Service was good but they actively punished you for being a loyal customer. They actually called it a "loyalty fee" or something on the phones. I refused to pay it and left their service (now I can get it cheaper because I left them... they are literally willing to give me a better deal because I wasn't loyal!) Looks like the same here. If they think you are too lazy to leave them, they will treat you more and more badly until you change your mind.

            Too bad they are monopoly in the majority of their ISP market.

            Which means everyone has to pay the $200 rate as only people in competitive markets have the realistic possibility of new customers.

            Yep...

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            • Reid CooperR
              Reid Cooper
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              Except high school kids getting their first apartment, I guess.

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              • Reid CooperR
                Reid Cooper
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                Or people who have just moved into the area.

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                • JaredBuschJ
                  JaredBusch
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                  FiOS Gigabit Connection (Up to 940/880 Mbps

                  That is not even gigabit

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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller @JaredBusch
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                    @JaredBusch said in Verizon's $70 Gig Internet Plan is Actually $200, Oops:

                    FiOS Gigabit Connection (Up to 940/880 Mbps

                    That is not even gigabit

                    So much fail.

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                    • NashBrydgesN
                      NashBrydges @JaredBusch
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                      @JaredBusch said in Verizon's $70 Gig Internet Plan is Actually $200, Oops:

                      FiOS Gigabit Connection (Up to 940/880 Mbps

                      That is not even gigabit

                      My ISP advertises our 940/150 as Gigabit so I have to admit, I'm very jealous of the 880 Mbps up speeds. Lol

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                      • RojoLocoR
                        RojoLoco
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                        In ATL, 25/5 costs about $70/month. Superfail.

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                        • coliverC
                          coliver @RojoLoco
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                          @RojoLoco said in Verizon's $70 Gig Internet Plan is Actually $200, Oops:

                          In ATL, 25/5 costs about $70/month. Superfail.

                          Man I'm lucky. I get 50/5 for $80...

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller
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                            Good Internet here I'm told is around $6.

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                            • StrongBadS
                              StrongBad @scottalanmiller
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                              @scottalanmiller said in Verizon's $70 Gig Internet Plan is Actually $200, Oops:

                              Good Internet here I'm told is around $6.

                              What?

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                              • MattSpellerM
                                MattSpeller
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                                https://www.shaw.ca/internet/plans/

                                150/15 $85CDN/mth =~ $62USD/mth

                                I think it's still too expensive.

                                Telus offers 150/150 fiber but it's not widely available (about the same price)

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                                • JaredBuschJ
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                                  One client office has a 50/50 fiber with a static IP for $80/month.
                                  Another has a 100/5 fiber for $1000/month.
                                  A third has a 100/100 fiber for $900/month.

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                                  • s.hacklemanS
                                    s.hackleman @scottalanmiller
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                                    @scottalanmiller said in Verizon's $70 Gig Internet Plan is Actually $200, Oops:

                                    This is why I left Verizon originally. Service was good but they actively punished you for being a loyal customer. They actually called it a "loyalty fee" or something on the phones. I refused to pay it and left their service (now I can get it cheaper because I left them... they are literally willing to give me a better deal because I wasn't loyal!) Looks like the same here. If they think you are too lazy to leave them, they will treat you more and more badly until you change your mind.

                                    I see this with Verizon, but I have a decent relationship with my local shop. When they show adds on TV, we just call them and ask if we can have it too, and so far they just switch us over to the new plan. So far this has just been for the "Now get XGB of data and month for only $Y." It sucks we have to call, but they are nice about it and they are by far the best quality of service for my local area.

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                                      Harry Lui @StrongBad
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                                      @StrongBad said in Verizon's $70 Gig Internet Plan is Actually $200, Oops:

                                      @scottalanmiller said in Verizon's $70 Gig Internet Plan is Actually $200, Oops:

                                      Good Internet here I'm told is around $6.

                                      What?

                                      Sure not where SAM is.

                                      But

                                      "South Korean homes and the country is rapidly rolling out 1Gbit/s connections or 1,000 Mbit/s, at $20 per month"

                                      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_in_South_Korea

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                                      • scottalanmillerS
                                        scottalanmiller @Harry Lui
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                                        @Harry-Lui said in Verizon's $70 Gig Internet Plan is Actually $200, Oops:

                                        @StrongBad said in Verizon's $70 Gig Internet Plan is Actually $200, Oops:

                                        @scottalanmiller said in Verizon's $70 Gig Internet Plan is Actually $200, Oops:

                                        Good Internet here I'm told is around $6.

                                        What?

                                        Sure not where SAM is.

                                        But

                                        "South Korean homes and the country is rapidly rolling out 1Gbit/s connections or 1,000 Mbit/s, at $20 per month"

                                        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_in_South_Korea

                                        I'm in Kiev. 🙂

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                                        • JaredBuschJ
                                          JaredBusch @Harry Lui
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                                          @Harry-Lui said in Verizon's $70 Gig Internet Plan is Actually $200, Oops:

                                          @StrongBad said in Verizon's $70 Gig Internet Plan is Actually $200, Oops:

                                          @scottalanmiller said in Verizon's $70 Gig Internet Plan is Actually $200, Oops:

                                          Good Internet here I'm told is around $6.

                                          What?

                                          Sure not where SAM is.

                                          He is in Ukraine at the moment.

                                          It is not $6 or $20, but my in-laws have this same high speed lower cost in Japan as well.

                                          The US is such a backwards piece of shit.

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                                          • scottalanmillerS
                                            scottalanmiller
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                                            Moldova is similar. Don't have exact pricing but it is insanely cheap and fast. Romania is faster, but not quite as cheap.

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