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Living Where ISPs Suck Is So Much Fun

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Networking Hardware

3 months ago 28,895,563 views 0 shares

Living Where ISPs Suck Is So Much Fun

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Your motherboard is rocking WiFi 7 and 10 gigabit Ethernet, ready to transfer files at ludicrous speeds. Your router is probably some $300 beast with more antennas than a radio tower. But then your ISP casually strolls in and caps your connection at 100Mbps like it's still 2008.

It's like buying a Ferrari and being forced to drive it in a school zone. Forever. The hardware is screaming "I can do 10,000Mbps!" while your ISP is like "Best I can do is 100, take it or leave it." Nothing quite captures the pain of living in an area where telecom monopolies have zero incentive to upgrade infrastructure. Your LAN transfers fly at gigabit speeds, but the moment you need to download something from the internet? Welcome to the stone age, buddy.

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