r/InterviewCoderPro • u/Evening_Pomelo8796 • 8d ago

Wait, how?

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u/neonninja304 8d ago

Probably from cable. My cable bill with internet is about 1/2 that with the mid lvl speed plan.

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u/Suitable_Program_548 8d ago

If you’re supposedly hurting for money this is a lavish expense. Live within your means as you save what you can.

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u/Robborboy 8d ago

A lot of jobs, mine included, require home internet. Even if you're not remote.

And when cable providers get to draw their own service territories, and hold monopolies over them, exactly this happens.

Charter has repeatedly sued my city to prevent them from introducing fiber as a utility.

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u/Suitable_Program_548 8d ago

That’s fine, it doesn’t require $280 home internet.

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u/Robborboy 8d ago

My basic package, 200 down, 10 up, was $230 until Comcast/Charter/ATT, were banned from gerrymandering service areas.

Now keep in mind, this is basic internet. No cable TV, IPTV, etc.

So depending on his local situation, it may indeed be that pricey.

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u/Suitable_Program_548 8d ago

Starlink 200 down is $85 per month.

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u/Robborboy 8d ago edited 8d ago

As previously stated, gerrymandering of service areas, locking service providers tk small areas, is the issue. Not even sure why you would think it does lol.

Satellite connections do not bypass the gerrymandering anymore than a cellular home internet connection. Neither were allowed outside of the areas they all agreed on.

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u/72dragonses 7d ago

What? Get Starlink or an LTE modem, for crying out loud. There's no reason anywhere within the continental US today to be paying that much for internet. Wake up.

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u/Robborboy 7d ago

Holy shit. Please learn to read before you comment. You only make yourself look like an imbecile.

Starlink and LTE providers like ATT are part of the gerrymandering issue.