• The 8232 Project
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    41 minutes ago

    ISPs are generally all equally as bad (except for Spectrum. They’re probably the worst.). I stay with my ISP because they’ve never once complained about any of the torrenting I’ve done.

    • @residentmarchant@lemmy.world
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      18 minutes ago

      Not to shill, but this is the primary reason why I’ve stayed with FIOS for the past few years. That and the fact that there are no contracts, it’s just a flat fee, forever. No promotion period or anything, either.

  • @hig13@lemmy.world
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    I work for an ISP, we have 10 second to 3 minutes hold times before you’re speaking to a real rep, we have had downtime 5 times since I started working for them 4 years ago for maintenance (upgrading hardware to support larger bandwidth in different areas), we sell 1Gbps symmetrical speeds with unlimited data for $50/mo, we have 50k customers (in a specific area) and 5 customer service reps. Customer service quality is definitely important, but providing a service with minimal issues and great prices, that’s why the ISP I work for can get away with such a minimum amount of representatives and continue to get a 4.7 star rating on Google as an ISP.

    It’s fun working for a company like this because you get to see how 50k customers paying for 1Gbps only use 70-85Gbps at any given time on average lol, people think they need a lot of bandwidth when in reality they just need a better router for their local network’s bandwidth. WiFi hasn’t been a great tech so far honestly, Wi-Fi 6 made a lot of improvements, maybe with WiFi7/8 that changes though. Big name consumer routers like Netgear have been dropping the ball with quality for years, but they still rake in the cash because at one point they made really great hardware.

    I’ve learned a lot about networking because of this job, and it’s given me a really great perspective of how awful Comcast/Xfinity/spectrum and CenturyLink/QuantumFiber really are, how much they try to get in the pockets of the people who make the decisions for infrastructure in our cities, there were so many hate ads against the ISP I work for during an election season all paid for by Comcast and CenturyLink.

    Anyways, customer service is great, but quality of service is much more important. Having both is a win all around.

    • @RxBrad@infosec.pub
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      13 minutes ago

      1Gbps symmetrical speeds with unlimited data for $50/mo

      God I wish I lived in the 2% or so of the geographic U.S. that had access to service like this. It’s $116/mo here for Comcast’s 1000/150Mbps service, capped at 1.2TB. Costs an extra $30 to remove that cap.

  • @PhoreTwunny@lemmy.world
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    103 hours ago

    I was lucky enough to have options after I moved a few years ago, and went with the smaller semi-local isp that offers better speeds for better prices, and no bullshit. The customer service is actually pretty good too. I hope more people get options like that, it felt so good to leave the big guys.

  • Sabata
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    184 hours ago

    I’m contractually obligated to take it in the ass from the only ISP in town.

  • lobotomo
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    465 hours ago

    “excellent customer service” is a really weird to state “monopolistic practices”

  • I Cast Fist
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    306 hours ago

    USTelecom, which represents telcos such as AT&T and Verizon, said that “the competitive broadband marketplace leaves providers of broadband and other communications services no choice but to provide their customers with not only high-quality broadband, but also high-quality customer service.”

    That’s so much bullshit in so little space that I’m surprised it didn’t become a black hole.

    • @fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works
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      135 hours ago

      Or at least community cooperatives. Having no voice or say in how your fixed infrastructure is operated is asking to be exploited

  • @GasMaskedLunatic@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    166 hours ago

    My ISP’s customer service is spectacular. It’s literally THE reason I’ve stuck with my ISP the entire time I’ve lived here. Well, that and the fact that they’re the only option.

  • @P1nkman@lemmy.world
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    66 hours ago

    If they all suck, are they all not doing exceptionally well? I, too, can make statistics say whatever I want. If you manipulate the data, then a lie will sell itself.

  • @x00z@lemmy.world
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    259 hours ago

    The only reason I take their customer service up my ass is because it always sucks no matter what ISP I use.

    • ThePowerOfGeek
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      249 hours ago

      The only reason I do it is because I have no other choice. For me it’s either suffering with Comcast or using extremely shitty DSL (which is too slow for me to do my job properly). I live in a suburban area, but for some reason, my neighborhood has only one high speed option. And I know there are plenty of other people all over the country in the same predicament.