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34764170 (banned)
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Etobicoke, ON

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Re: Pond scum subspecies

said by silbaco:

They receive better rates because they are Google. Munis and cooperatives struggle greatly under the cost of upstream bandwidth. Sure buying more makes bandwidth less expensive, but in order to buy more you have to spend more. That isn't an option for a small company. Only large corporations or those fortunate enough to be in an area where upstream bandwidth is cheaper.

If my ISP tried to offer 1Gbps for $70 per month, they would lose money on the cost of bandwidth alone.

Your comment was commenting on cheaper bandwidth only. Google is offering the service cheaper because it is subsidized by ads! One has nothing to do with the other and they're two completely different issues.

elios
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if you think every other ISP in the world isnt selling user data your dead wrong
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You misinterpreted my comment. I was talking about upstream bandwidth the entire time.
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My ISP isn't. I would know about it if they did.

elios
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thats nice bet your ass AT&T, Verizon, Comcast, and the other big ones are
silbaco
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Highly possible.

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34764170 (banned)
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said by elios:

if you think every other ISP in the world isnt selling user data your dead wrong

Doesn't change what I said. The connection is subsidized. That isn't the case for other ISPs and even if the other ISPs are selling your data they're not going to pass any savings on to you the customer as a result of doing so.
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said by silbaco:

You misinterpreted my comment. I was talking about upstream bandwidth the entire time.

No, I did not.