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[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 15 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Note

This article is written by me and spell checked with AI. Many of the images are generated by AI. They are mostly to explain certain points and break up the wall of text.

Well FUCK YOU!

Use your word processor to spell check, and buy stock photos taken by humans, which have probably been ripped off to train that AI.

Your disclaimer doesn't legitimize anything.

[–] 7101334@lemmy.world 1 points 17 minutes ago

Yep I saw that it had AI slop and immediately closed the window.

Frankly idgaf what an AI user has to say.

[–] x3lz@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 hour ago

Fuck comcast. Fuck 2tb bandwidth limit unless you get their fuckass router. Fuck them.

[–] Clbull@lemmy.world 8 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

Google tried to break regional US monopolies with Google Fiber, which to my surprise is still going despite Google's best efforts to kill off projects that aren't immediately successful and is active in 19 US states or around 40 different cities.

The only way I can see this catastrophe ending is one of three ways:

  1. Satellite internet - Elon Musk would need to massively drop the price of Starlink to encourage others to switch, or a competitor would need to pop up and offer similar service at a lower price point, likely through Blue Origin or Virgin Galactic.
  2. The US collectively vote the Republicans out of office by a landslide and bring in a left-wing Democrat leader. Won't happen for so many reasons.
  3. Mesh networks. Something like Freifunk but on a much bigger scale.
[–] Flatfire@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

Not only is Google Fiber still going, it actually has begun expanding service again after being stuck in limbo for a while.

It's a strange one, to be sure, but I guess they see a benefit to the infrastructure they built.

[–] chaospatterns@lemmy.world 3 points 38 minutes ago
[–] JordanZ@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

Google Fiber is massively expanding in my state. They blew through my neighborhood in about a week getting the lines installed at the street. Then a month or so later were setting up the per house installs. I’ve only had it a few months now.

I got this email on March 26th though. Once their expansion slows and the number of new subscribers starts to taper off I expect the full enshitification process to begin.

[–] Flatfire@lemmy.ca 1 points 55 minutes ago

Interesting. So ultimately Google is divesting itself of the responsibility and cost of the network.

Given that the pricing is already pretty high compared to what it used to be, I won't be surprised if it begins to creep up again in due time.

[–] maia_app@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago

At 1Gbps, I think ours is one of the fastest in this part of Germany...

[–] mcange@feddit.org 23 points 11 hours ago (3 children)
[–] Noobnarski@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

1Gbit for 40€ per month here in Germany, the US is much worse afaik.

[–] Noja@sopuli.xyz 1 points 17 minutes ago

For me 1 Gbit fiber is 70 €, only copper is cheaper with 45 €

[–] smeenz@lemmy.nz 6 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

I suppose there's a long German word that describes that feeling.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 10 points 8 hours ago

Yeah but the Swiss say it wrong.

[–] Samskara@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 hours ago
[–] lemmydividebyzero@reddthat.com 6 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

So?

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaah, warum???? Warummmm????"

[–] minorkeys@lemmy.world 26 points 12 hours ago

They will never give you more unless something forces them to. That could have been us, forcing them to, but we're shit at accomplishing those kinds of things.

[–] osanna@lemmy.vg 36 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Lmao. I have 25 Mbps. Let alone 25 Gbps. Thanks Malcolm turnballs

[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I have fttp and it goes airtight but I pay for the best I can get and still only get 850mbs on a good day.

But 3 years ago I only got 18Mbps so my jump on speed is amazing

[–] glitch1985@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago (3 children)

What does airtight mean in this context? I've only heard that term in a much different way...

[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 4 points 5 hours ago

Ah my bad, meant to be "Alright"

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Probably slang.
In Breaking Bad one Tuco said "Tight, tight" while snorting the meth.
So I'll assume this is the next higher level of "tight".

[–] glitch1985@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

Oh airtight is the next higher level of tight all right lol

[–] westingham@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 hours ago

Also curious because I understand airtight to mean something vastly different

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