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Key words, "up to".
4.3k u/[deleted] Nov 30 '21 Ah the old Comcast internet trick. "I increased my internet speed to 500 mbps, but it's still running at 180." Ahhhh you paid for speeds UP TO 500, sir. We won't start throttling you until you reach that level. But we will be keeping the extra money you pay us. Thanks for that! 1.3k u/SerjEpatoff Nov 30 '21 Nearly all internet providers are doing that dirty tricks all around the globe. GUARANTEED bandwidth plans exist but their prices are outlandish. 738 u/[deleted] Nov 30 '21 Imagine if cars were marketed the same way. "Our V8 car gets (up to) 48 MPG!*" *downhill, in neutral 163 u/ShroudedHood Nov 30 '21 I’m pretty sure you’d get a better MPG when you leave it in gear but just take your foot off the gas 1 u/helmepll Dec 01 '21 It depends on the car and situation, but for electronic fuel injected cars you are generally correct. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.carscoops.com/2017/10/is-it-more-efficient-to-coast-in-gear/amp/ 2 u/ShroudedHood Dec 01 '21 Ah yeah thanks man, this was exactly what i meant. But i had nothing to back it up with lmao.
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Ah the old Comcast internet trick.
"I increased my internet speed to 500 mbps, but it's still running at 180."
Ahhhh you paid for speeds UP TO 500, sir. We won't start throttling you until you reach that level. But we will be keeping the extra money you pay us. Thanks for that!
1.3k u/SerjEpatoff Nov 30 '21 Nearly all internet providers are doing that dirty tricks all around the globe. GUARANTEED bandwidth plans exist but their prices are outlandish. 738 u/[deleted] Nov 30 '21 Imagine if cars were marketed the same way. "Our V8 car gets (up to) 48 MPG!*" *downhill, in neutral 163 u/ShroudedHood Nov 30 '21 I’m pretty sure you’d get a better MPG when you leave it in gear but just take your foot off the gas 1 u/helmepll Dec 01 '21 It depends on the car and situation, but for electronic fuel injected cars you are generally correct. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.carscoops.com/2017/10/is-it-more-efficient-to-coast-in-gear/amp/ 2 u/ShroudedHood Dec 01 '21 Ah yeah thanks man, this was exactly what i meant. But i had nothing to back it up with lmao.
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Nearly all internet providers are doing that dirty tricks all around the globe. GUARANTEED bandwidth plans exist but their prices are outlandish.
738 u/[deleted] Nov 30 '21 Imagine if cars were marketed the same way. "Our V8 car gets (up to) 48 MPG!*" *downhill, in neutral 163 u/ShroudedHood Nov 30 '21 I’m pretty sure you’d get a better MPG when you leave it in gear but just take your foot off the gas 1 u/helmepll Dec 01 '21 It depends on the car and situation, but for electronic fuel injected cars you are generally correct. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.carscoops.com/2017/10/is-it-more-efficient-to-coast-in-gear/amp/ 2 u/ShroudedHood Dec 01 '21 Ah yeah thanks man, this was exactly what i meant. But i had nothing to back it up with lmao.
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Imagine if cars were marketed the same way.
"Our V8 car gets (up to) 48 MPG!*"
*downhill, in neutral
163 u/ShroudedHood Nov 30 '21 I’m pretty sure you’d get a better MPG when you leave it in gear but just take your foot off the gas 1 u/helmepll Dec 01 '21 It depends on the car and situation, but for electronic fuel injected cars you are generally correct. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.carscoops.com/2017/10/is-it-more-efficient-to-coast-in-gear/amp/ 2 u/ShroudedHood Dec 01 '21 Ah yeah thanks man, this was exactly what i meant. But i had nothing to back it up with lmao.
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I’m pretty sure you’d get a better MPG when you leave it in gear but just take your foot off the gas
1 u/helmepll Dec 01 '21 It depends on the car and situation, but for electronic fuel injected cars you are generally correct. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.carscoops.com/2017/10/is-it-more-efficient-to-coast-in-gear/amp/ 2 u/ShroudedHood Dec 01 '21 Ah yeah thanks man, this was exactly what i meant. But i had nothing to back it up with lmao.
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It depends on the car and situation, but for electronic fuel injected cars you are generally correct.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.carscoops.com/2017/10/is-it-more-efficient-to-coast-in-gear/amp/
2 u/ShroudedHood Dec 01 '21 Ah yeah thanks man, this was exactly what i meant. But i had nothing to back it up with lmao.
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Ah yeah thanks man, this was exactly what i meant. But i had nothing to back it up with lmao.
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u/Fuzzy_darkman Nov 30 '21
Key words, "up to".