[sudo-discuss] Recommend an ISP!!!!! + Official SR Recommendations?

[Vicky Knox]

I couldn't agree with you more, G. We are between a rock and a hard place.


2013/11/24 GtwoG PublicOhOne <g2g-public01 at att.net>

>
> How slow is it?  And "ultra-slow" for what purposes?
>
> The corporate data combine wants to turn the internet into a new form of
> TV that watches everything we do, feeds us irresistible advertising, sells
> us "experiences," and keeps us busy playing games while their cronies
> harvest our labor and pillage the planet.  _That_, not producing & sharing
> personal and community content, is largely what's behind the "need" for
> speed.
>
> Along the way, the corporate data combine also has a direct stake in
> making us impatient, to the point where waiting a few minutes for a
> download or upload becomes intolerable.  Impatience plus the endemic
> narcissism of being surrounded by our "selves" in their digital
> representations of "personalization" and media bubbles, are key bricks in
> the wall.
>
> Right now the primary choices are LMI/Sonic over copper, AT&T DSL over
> copper, AT&T over fiber, and Comcast via coaxial cable.  There are a few
> other options such as Telepacific and various wireless services, most of
> them intended for business users.
>
> A dollar spent is a vote cast.  And a "fast" connection without network
> neutrality, has a speed of zero for censored content.
>
> -G
>
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> On 13-11-23-Sat 1:07 PM, Vicky Knox wrote:
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>  PEOPLE.
>
>  Though I would like to support their local business, I am sick of LMI's
> ultra slow Sonic connection! :[ And I don't want to sell my soul to
> Comcast. Webpass has mixed reviews. Etc., etc. Where do I go? help!!!!! I
> just want to dust off poor old neglected Transmission and watch some
> thought-provoking films! D:
>
>  This all said, I'd like to get an initial temperature check on the idea
> of Sudo Room making official recommendations for IT services and publishing
> those recommendations on our websites as a public service. Thoughts?
>
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