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Fuck you, ISP's of America!

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I just saw this graphic on the BBC and got outraged
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Here's a link to the article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24528383#FBM302339

I'm in the process of trying to get internet installed at my house for the winter and I got quoted over $100 for 50mbps, $85 for 35mbps, and $65 for 20mbps. Absolutely retarded. I hope the Google Fiber project takes over the world ( https://fiber.google.com/about/)
Oct 28 2013 10:55AM
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Rafiki
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Oct 31 2013 1:38AM
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volvotom
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Silicon Valley FTW. The city of palo alto actually offers fiber service as a municipal utility.
Oct 31 2013 1:43AM
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theVan
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dude this is gross, you guys are gross.

[URL=http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3068967988]Click for larger image[/URL]

Oct 31 2013 1:49AM
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Bombogenesis
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And all the incest/Jewish persecution you could ever wish for!
Oct 31 2013 2:05AM
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SkierX
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My work connection isn't too shabby though.

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Oct 31 2013 8:38AM
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Ski_the_east01
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uh
Oct 31 2013 8:41AM
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1337
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harvard's internet is bitchin fast
Oct 31 2013 10:29AM
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steezysteeze
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This is my nova scotian highschool's assy internet. Posting this from a relic of a desktop. Can't complain, though.

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Oct 31 2013 12:33PM
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howlongcanausern
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meh, it's not going to get cheaper unless the government starts subsidizing ISPs....which would be extremely unpopular
Oct 31 2013 1:19PM
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SkierX
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Negative.
Oct 31 2013 1:57PM
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B.Aussie
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On a good day in Australia.
Nov 1 2013 5:04AM
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McLS
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[IMG]speedtest.net/result/3071665302.png[/IMG]

:(((( Cannot wait to get back home....(lol at the slower than 80% of France...)
Nov 1 2013 7:31AM
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Fehkd
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Dat NBN.

Seriously, you Americans got nothing to complain about.
Nov 2 2013 10:14AM
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Wheaty214
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The WiFi at my house is absolutely terrible, half the time it doesn't even work. And no I don't live in Minnetonka.
Nov 2 2013 10:26AM
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