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Not sure why people would hate gas stations, I hate the gas companies setting the insane prices, but the stations themselves are often just local businesses.

ISPs on the other hand are like abusive partners, they do an awful job until you say you're going to leave. Then they start begging you to stay and promising to get better. Then they're good for about a week before starting to completely screw you again.

Gas stations have also gotten unbearable. I loathe the screen that forces advertising content in front of me while I'm already paying for gas.

Gas stations:

• tell me the actual price up front
• can provide enough product for local traffic
• have a real person available to help, standing right there
• give me the opportunity to shop around on price, brand preference, favorite color plug things.

My ISP:

• 10ish mbps when we feel like it
• itll probablly be less than $100, probably
• take it or leave it bub, or gtfo

National ISPs like Spectrum/Time Warner Cable, AT&T, and Comcast/Xfinity have an oligopoly. They have divided up America into their own markets and purposely avoid entering each other's markets to avoid competing with each other. With no competition, they are free to charge as much as possible, avoid providing good support, and can provide suboptimal service (ie, low and asymmetric download/upload speeds, terrible latency). [1] The problem worsens if you live in suburban or rural areas. Of course there are exceptions where coverage overlaps due to sharing infra, but that is rare and possibly priced in.

[1] https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2020/2/18/21126347/antitrust-monopolies-internet-telecommunications-cheerleading

I hate ISP way more than any gas station. In fact I don’t hate gas stations at all. Weird.

People hate gas stations? Wtf

Above gas stations? About the only thing that annoys me about them is half the stuff not having a price listed. I guess I'd hate them more if they kept jacking up prices the longer I was a customer. 🤨

Nah, I just absolutely hate my ISP. But also loath gas stations whose pumps do advertising you can't turn off.

I wish non-evil convenience stores existed because nothing's better than the gas station when you're stoned to the bone

This is a really strange comparison.

who.. what?

I've never heard any one really complain about gas stations. is the questioned and response worded poorly? I think people hate paying high prices for gas but I've never heard any one say they hate gas stations before.

ISP's tho, every one can agree that they can go gargle an entire warehouses of unwashed dicks

I don't hate gas stations, but I do hate people who don't know how to pull up to a fucking gas pump without completely cocking it up for everyone else!

Having moved to Oregon from a state where I could pump my own gas, nothing could annoy me more than the gas station.

I'm pretty indifferent when it comes to gas stations other than when they price gouge. On the other hand, most ISPs can fuck off. Currently we have Google Fiber which I actually like. I know exactly how much our monthly bill will be and their customer service is pretty spot on compared to others such Cox, Spectrum, and AT&T.

At least I can sort of choose gas stations. I have no choice in (non-wireless) ISPs.

Two things bug me about US gas stations. One is the 9/10 of cent thing they persist in. So the gas isn't $3.29, it's $3.29 9/10. And of course you know who benefits from the rounding, the retailer. The other thing that bugs me is gas pumps that play ads loudly. Luckily those seem to be getting more rare.

I hated Gas stations so much, I bought a EV car.

Personally I've never had any problems with my isp. Here in Norway, I pay about $50 pr month for 10Gbps up and down. Isp doesn't care if I selfhost websites or other things with my connection. Just hassle free

I hate Comcast so much

Is that more or less than your health system?

I don't exactly hate gas stations, though I do thoroughly hate gas companies continuing to pollute the planet and have the gall gouge us for it — no, I hate ISPs for taking a utility close to power, monopolize the entire industry, building regional cartels and deliver absolutely shite service. It's 2023 and there are still areas in the US that have less than 1Mbps symmetrical. That should be illegal.

Literally the only broadband provider in my area is Comcast. If an avatar of Comcast appeared before me, I would shit on its head. Data cap bullshit assholes

My isp is fine. But it's a small local company. But yeah I hated Comcast and all their hidden fees. It's so nice to know that the bill I agreed to is what's coming. Sure price increases can, and likely will happen, but there's a difference between "your new bill is gonna be $xxx.xx." and the creeping inflatatory price Comcast charges.

gas stations are not that bad!

I wonder why...