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  • (Score: 2) by Nerdfest on Sunday November 05 2017, @04:23PM (4 children)

    by Nerdfest (80) on Sunday November 05 2017, @04:23PM (#592554)

    Likewise, although some are resellers of the big ISPs.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 07 2017, @06:46AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 07 2017, @06:46AM (#593529)

    I just counted cables coming into my apartment. In a blind spot for wireless internet (ignoring expensive cellular offerings).

  • (Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Wednesday November 15 2017, @04:13AM (2 children)

    by JoeMerchant (3937) on Wednesday November 15 2017, @04:13AM (#597142)

    I was going to ask: is this just 5 different customer service faces on the same infrastructure?

    We had about 8 choices of electric service providers in Houston - supposedly they sourced their power from different generation options, but they all delivered through the same transmission lines.

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    • (Score: 2) by Mykl on Wednesday November 29 2017, @01:24AM (1 child)

      by Mykl (1112) on Wednesday November 29 2017, @01:24AM (#602764)

      Non-US here. I have a stack of options in terms of resellers, but in terms of infrastructure usage, it would be 2 fixed and 3 wireless options.

      • (Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Wednesday November 29 2017, @01:32AM

        by JoeMerchant (3937) on Wednesday November 29 2017, @01:32AM (#602765)

        Technically, that sort of describes the US, too, except the options stack up like this:

        Coaxial high-speed delivery by the cable TV company - customer service from the 8th level of hell, but usable when its working. Epileptic pricing structure, always settling on the high side of unreasonable.

        Twisted copper DSL delivery (too slow by half) by AT&T, slow and the predatory monopoly from a century ago (these are the people who charge late fees to hurricane victims who can't receive mail...)

        Various satellite and occasional ground based wireless service providers, all on par with cable pricing, but much slower and even less reliable.

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