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phazed

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23. Computer repair business... out of business.

Reply to bananas (Original post)

Thu May 15, 2014, 11:07 AM

May 2014

I operate a computer repair business and use approx 3-4TB a month. I can only hope Verizon FiOS doesn't adopt this scheme. If they do I'm looking at somewhere in the neighborhood of $800! WTF.

This is horrible.

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Comcast: Usage-Based Billing for All Customers Within 5 Years; 'We're Also Allowed to Do Fast Lanes' [View all] bananas May 2014 OP

UGH. K&R for info. Jefferson23 May 2014 #1

The final nail in your coffin is restricted access to accurate information randys1 May 2014 #2

Absolutely....... Swede Atlanta May 2014 #4

That would be good. Ed Suspicious May 2014 #5

Than an OCCUPY woman guilty of moving her arm is in prison and militia murderers are free to roam randys1 May 2014 #6

Time to add a technology split seabeckind May 2014 #8

How about a second , open source internet backbone built by the commons for the commons? Ed Suspicious May 2014 #3

I don't think the backbone is the problem. mwooldri May 2014 #20

We need something like the Rural Electrification Program Beartracks May 2014 #29

Another modern dinosaur seabeckind May 2014 #7

Fucking monopolies. SamKnause May 2014 #9

Another good reason for a public internet service through the USPS. Scuba May 2014 #10

+ Ed Suspicious May 2014 #11

I'd like this option Liberalynn May 2014 #14

GOPers would never allow that to happen ..... groundloop May 2014 #21

I guess Comcast sulphurdunn May 2014 #12

Cohen is a money grubbing asshole and a liar. blackspade May 2014 #13

Time to break the monopoly - TBF May 2014 #15

Monopolies are no longer a priority. Enthusiast May 2014 #26

This is Comcast's first move to protect their cable holdings. AtheistCrusader May 2014 #16

The last time I called Comcast to discuss rates... Orrex May 2014 #17

The consumer is the corporations enemy. santamargarita May 2014 #18

Share traders are where the money is made, I guess. Ed Suspicious May 2014 #19

two different things Worsel May 2014 #22

I must disagree. phazed May 2014 #28

you two provide excellent reading Skittles May 2014 #32

Computer repair business... out of business. phazed May 2014 #23

Google Fiber workinclasszero May 2014 #24

That's not a solution. Chan790 May 2014 #30

Kick.... daleanime May 2014 #25

That day is already here mbuch64 May 2014 #27

This should maybe be posted in the bad reads forum? nt BootinUp May 2014 #31