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It's my goddamn motherfucking mobile data and MY PHONE. I should be able to use it however I want. My wifi went down because the greedy, cunt-faced shitbags at Comcast stole taxpayer subsidies to enrich themselves instead of actually providing the service we're paying for. I tried to switch to a mobile hotspot and my phone refuses to open one. Everyone responsible for this shit should be ~~fed to alligators~~ locked away in a fucking gulag. We have no rights and live in a corporate plutocracy.

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[–] LaughingFox 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I agree. Long ago, mobile Hotspot just came with my plans. Now it's extra, which is stupid. Just another way for them to make $$

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's insane that they get away with this because it's digital. Imagine if you were doing some handiwork and your hammer was like, "Our policy has changed. If you wish to continue hammering nails >3in, please subscribe for $30/mo."

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Don't have to imagine. Change your metaphor from hammer to car, and you're experiencing it in realtime.

[–] sanguinepar 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Slightly different topic, but I'm just waiting for the day when all the major music companies stop allowing their artists to appear on Tidal, Spotify, etc and instead launch their own exclusive apps and streaming services. So you'll need a Warners subscription, and a Sony subscription and a Geffen subscription and an EMI subscription...

If it happened with TV and moves, it could happen with music too.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Thats insane, in Australia at least it's still just a data plan - buying a cheap prepaid SIM or mobile plan for data is a common thing since our Internet infrastructure is shithouse. I hope no aspiring telco middle managers cotton on to this.