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Berlin Expat

(946 posts)
32. In my city, we
Fri Sep 13, 2013, 01:50 PM
Sep 2013

have several companies to choose from; I went with Poda simply the apartment building was wired by them, and it just makes life easier.

I could have chosen from Poda, O2, Vodafone, a smaller ISP called OVANet, and UPC, a cable TV/internet/VOIP provider.

O2 and Vodafone have caps on their services, but the other three, including Poda, are all unlimited internet. UPC is probably the most expensive at $33 per month for unlimited internet at 100 Mbps.

Years ago, a bunch of DUers said this was going to be the end result Blue_Tires Sep 2013 #1
I complained about that years ago as well in a different site Xyzse Sep 2013 #7
Yeah, we pay way more than most other nations and our level of service Blue_Tires Sep 2013 #10
It's pretty sad Xyzse Sep 2013 #14
I'm at Berlin Expat Sep 2013 #22
I hate you Treant Sep 2013 #26
In my city, we Berlin Expat Sep 2013 #32
That's how monopolistic sulphurdunn Sep 2013 #29
I can agree with this Xyzse Sep 2013 #31
So has their service LibertyLover Sep 2013 #12
Please take the time to watch and share this video SecularMotion Sep 2013 #2
Great video, thanks for posting. Really pulls the curtains back on what these Flatulo Sep 2013 #16
That was awesome.. yuiyoshida Sep 2013 #24
Very informative. I watched it yesterday. nt 99th_Monkey Sep 2013 #25
"Video is Currently Unavailable" Hissyspit Sep 2013 #38
Very interesting! blackspade Sep 2013 #42
Damm, that IS diabolical! ananda Sep 2013 #3
So what's to keep some providers from keeping things as they are. upaloopa Sep 2013 #4
Many areas have little or no choices in ISP's n2doc Sep 2013 #6
incredible profits? Blue_Tires Sep 2013 #8
aren't we paying right now? warrior1 Sep 2013 #5
We are paying for internet access el_bryanto Sep 2013 #9
If you haven't already, watch the video in post #2. It explains the issue very nicely, Flatulo Sep 2013 #18
You pay for level playing field. Verizon wants to tilt it toward big business, big media, big money. Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2013 #20
Just reading about the new 4k TV's Jesus Malverde Sep 2013 #11
Many countries won't have a problem with that. It's the US. Dash87 Sep 2013 #17
Charter already caps at 200Gbytes, even for their Ultimate Internet package, which is over $100. Flatulo Sep 2013 #19
k&r n/t 2banon Sep 2013 #13
This is the end result of the anti-competitive nature of telecoms these days. Dash87 Sep 2013 #15
Which is why all the anti-socialist hysteria is this country amuses me... Blue_Tires Sep 2013 #21
...how so? RedCappedBandit Sep 2013 #39
Well, I can always just go back to using the 'net for e-mail. blackspade Sep 2013 #23
I remember only viewing content from AOL back in the 90s Generic Other Sep 2013 #30
What the Internet will look like once net neutrality is abolished... backscatter712 Sep 2013 #27
So who can pressure the FCC to maintain net neutrality? Is this seen as a David v. Goliath battle? ancianita Sep 2013 #28
This is deadly serious: corporate control of the internet, woo me with science Sep 2013 #33
'Zactly n/t Joe Shlabotnik Sep 2013 #43
I'm growing sick of the net anyway. Start charging more $ and I'll NightWatcher Sep 2013 #34
Funnny,,, Cryptoad Sep 2013 #35
In reply 2, there is a very decent video, quite humorously done, truedelphi Sep 2013 #40
Verizon! Don't get me started! marew Sep 2013 #36
That they want editorial control is the real issue jmowreader Sep 2013 #37
kick woo me with science Sep 2013 #41
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