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# IT was for me
but then again my connection's been really crappy in the evenings lately. And I've just heard that my ISP is choking bittorrent downloads.
(, Sat 12 Jan 2008, 5:13, archived)
# so is mine. arseholes.
(, Sat 12 Jan 2008, 5:17, archived)
# People on b3ta are just so rude today. My My My!
Is there any respect in this world for Shitty Fucking ISPs?
(, Sat 12 Jan 2008, 5:19, archived)
# my connection was down for over two hours last night.
i hope all of their employees and the politicians they rent find blood in their stool.
(, Sat 12 Jan 2008, 5:22, archived)
# Stool or stools?
Surely not just one!
(, Sat 12 Jan 2008, 5:36, archived)
# just one, for them all.
connected by a greasy fecal string, like geese.
(, Sat 12 Jan 2008, 5:39, archived)
# What's the justification?
I was under the impression that I was paying for bandwidth, not the right to download certain formats at the discretion of the ISP.
(, Sat 12 Jan 2008, 5:21, archived)
# i think satan ordered it to piss smart people off.
dumbasses don't care, but they're easy to annoy.
(, Sat 12 Jan 2008, 5:24, archived)
# hmm
it's one of those uncomfortable situations where I've come up against the ultimate powerlessness of the consumer. I can call their customer service department and moan and reason and scream as much as I like, I know it's not going to change anything. And they're the only cable company that supply our area.
(, Sat 12 Jan 2008, 5:28, archived)
# keep checking, and ask in a local tech forum.
here we have the big two, but there are a few enterprising startups. i got turned on to one of them at a dorkbot meeting.
(, Sat 12 Jan 2008, 5:41, archived)
# You can buy as much bandwidth as you want
provided you don't actually want it most of the time.
(, Sat 12 Jan 2008, 5:28, archived)