VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoISPs' long nightmare of having to list all the fees they charge is finally overarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square67fedilinkarrow-up1550arrow-down12cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1548arrow-down1external-linkISPs' long nightmare of having to list all the fees they charge is finally overarstechnica.comVetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square67fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarequick_snail@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·24 hours agoThey just run a new fiber line to every customer that says “I need symmetric speeds, please”.
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·23 hours agoIf you’re willing to pay they probably will, but it’s something that’s generally very expensive, so not something they advertise. If you’re serious about it, look into business offerings.
minus-squarePieisawesome@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·23 hours agoPaying the ISP to run a new fiber cable yourself is 10-50k. The ISP can do this at a better price if they do a neighborhood all at once due to economies of scale. The US government already paid the ISP to run fiber in like the 90s. They should give the money back with interest or lay the fucking fiber
They just run a new fiber line to every customer that says “I need symmetric speeds, please”.
If you’re willing to pay they probably will, but it’s something that’s generally very expensive, so not something they advertise. If you’re serious about it, look into business offerings.
Paying the ISP to run a new fiber cable yourself is 10-50k.
The ISP can do this at a better price if they do a neighborhood all at once due to economies of scale.
The US government already paid the ISP to run fiber in like the 90s. They should give the money back with interest or lay the fucking fiber