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But, given that many of the larger ISPs (at least those available to residential customers in my area -- Comcast and Verizon) are owned by companies that also p
by romey 14y ago
But, given that many of the larger ISPs (at least those available to residential customers in my area -- Comcast and Verizon) are owned by companies that also provide cable (and telephone) services, what's to stop them from simply bundling cable service with your internet service and charging a bunch extra? I realize that not everyone has this problem, but in many areas there's almost an "information monopoly" with regards to web service.
- charlieok 14y agoThat is a problem, I'd agree. In my case at least, those companies provide the option to buy internet without having to buy the other crap. Also, here's a moble MVNO which does a lot of things right: https://ting.com/ https://ting.com/ Now if only you could easily bring your existing phone onto their service...