All major carriers and ISPs are shit because they do not have any real competition.
this post was submitted on 03 Mar 2025
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Enshittification
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What is enshittification?
The phenomenon of online platforms gradually degrading the quality of their services, often by promoting advertisements and sponsored content, in order to increase profits. (Cory Doctorow, 2022, extracted from Wikitionary) source
The lifecycle of Big Internet
We discuss how predatory big tech platforms live and die by luring people in and then decaying for profit.
Embrace, extend and extinguish
We also discuss how naturally open technologies like the Fediverse can be susceptible to corporate takeovers, rugpulls and subsequent enshittification.
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I've had Verizon for dsl and FiOS. Each time it was a horrific experience that required multiple long calls over the course of weeks to get basic service established. I will never willingly choose Verizon for anything unless it is my absolute only choice. I'd rather pay more money for a lesser service than deal with their customer (dis)service because it's not worth the time or stress.
I will never willingly choose Verizon for anything unless it is my absolute only choice.
You’ve never had to deal with Comcast (xfinity) or Time Warner Cable (Spectrum) or Frontier.
They blacklisted the bank account I used for auto-pay, claiming the funds were not there for auto pay last month. This is the first time this has ever happened mind you, as I only use this bank account to auto-pay Verizon, and I direct deposit twice the amount necessary into the account with every paycheck. I called the bank, who assured me that the funds had been there at the time, that there had been no transaction requesting the funds, and even sent me an email to confirm this. Verizon didn't care and would no longer let me use that bank account for auto pay. Nor would they permit me to add another bank account. This prevented me from receiving my $10 auto-pay "discount." They continued to harass me to setup auto pay to get a discount, mind you. After several conversations with their customer service, I payed off my devices, cancelled my tablet data plan, and then moved my number to Mint Mobile. It's $25 a month with 20GB of Data. I tether my tablet if I need to. I was paying Verizon like $175 a month. I couldn't be happier.
Starlink? Yes ik elon is a cunt but it is good internet.
I don't think internet randomly cutting out cause someone controlling it descides you don't deserve what you paid for is any better.
One time, at Verizon camp, i tried to establish new service while porting two lines to two new phones. No one could figure it out. My order was cancelled and recreated several times by several people, none of it worked. And, they changed one of the phones i was purchasing without my consent. Then, they only sent one phone on the order. At the end, i sent their executive board a nasty email detailing my experience with all of the order data, encouraging them to look into it themselves. I heard from some regional executive personally, but the damage had already been done.