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North Idaho ISP blocking social media for all its customers unless they call and have themselves whitelisted.
- Thread starter Musubi
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Very sadly true, though this is a problem with cable and ISP companies as a whole in this country. The monopolies they essentially possess in many areas give customers no choice when they are dissatisfied with service (Or they pull ridiculous shit like this).
The shittiest thing about this is that most of these rural companies get grants to provide high speed to users. That Obama put in place.
This company is likely the only reason a good amount of people are able to even be online.
This company is likely the only reason a good amount of people are able to even be online.
Of course my state is getting national attention for being full of idiots. It takes hard work to be a worse ISP than Sparklight.
Man, their eleven customers are going to be PISSED
How could you have not heard of them with this massive coverage area?
Damn, that's like a whole 2 gigs of coverage.How could you have not heard of them with this massive coverage area?
FWIW they changed their stance today and now the sites will only be blocked by request
https://www.krem.com/article/news/l...tter/293-867cc22b-fb90-4142-a296-8d800d2a03fb
It sounds like the original reason was really that they are just 3 dudes and it was too much work to block it for 2/3rds of their customers so they said fuck it, unblock by request instead.
https://www.krem.com/article/news/l...tter/293-867cc22b-fb90-4142-a296-8d800d2a03fb
It sounds like the original reason was really that they are just 3 dudes and it was too much work to block it for 2/3rds of their customers so they said fuck it, unblock by request instead.
This is why I'm happy for things like T-Mobile and Verizon's home internet services.
Sure, they're not the fastest, but it'll break up the monopolies that rural carriers have.
For example, where I live in South Dakota (New Underwood, which is 20 miles east of Rapid City on I-90), my only option for internet was DSL, with these prices.
- 25mbps for $65
- 50mbps for $85
- 100mbps for $105
People really underestimate how awful rural internet options are.
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You laugh but when your options are satelite and dialup you eat the cost. Satelite can be almost 100 for some of the shittiest internet known to man
Can't these people just install an extension like BlockSite or whatever?
I refuse to believe a real business has a website that looks like I made it for an IT class 15 years ago
What's-her-face was wondering where the "red internet" was (because she thinks the internet at large is blue).
Well, here it is.
Well, here it is.
They have that many customers asking to block it, because they can't figure it out themselves?
How long until it takes too long to unlock those that do want access.
😂🤣
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I see they have already gone back to opting out.
How long until it takes too long to unlock those that do want access.
😂🤣
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I see they have already gone back to opting out.
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Farmer Jeb is not going to install extensions unless they are predatory and installed by accident.
Maybe isp can charge for a MAGA security policy.
For an additional $14.99 they can block the socials. Let them grift the dummies.
For an additional $14.99 they can block the socials. Let them grift the dummies.
"...that use ARE service on a daily basis".
How'd this jackass even manage to get a website up and running?
I'm so confused by all of this though. If you want Twitter to be "blocked" for you, can't you just not use Twitter? Like I don't need Breitbart blocked, because I'll just never go a a Breitbart site. Maybe there's something I'm missing.
this is definitely just some guys who are providing contracted services from another provider out to this region.
"It's too hard to process blacklists for users on a case-by-case basis, so we'll blanket ban it and you need to contact us to whitelist it on a case-by-case basis."
This is incompetence lmao.
This is incompetence lmao.
Honestly I doubt you could find many or any companies interested in competing with this ISP because they can't make money doing it. Sure other companies could probably do wireless but it would be similar speeds/service and I know from experience from my company if say the local electric coop decided to lay down fiber lines they're looking at maybe 15+ years to turn a profit on the cost of doing that.
They keep electing leaders who get in bed with ISP or don't take the trillons federal has offered to do better.
Do they?
This is actually a pretty good example of what a lot of ISPs would likely do if S230 was repealed outright instead of reformed. S230 protects ISPs from litigation as much as social media platforms.
This.... of course... is fucking crazy
This.... of course... is fucking crazy
I don't even remember the last time I saw speeds being described as "T1". That's like 15 years ago. I get that it's rural internet, so it's not the fastest, but still
I wonder what would happen if Net Neutrality Comes back...I think that company would get screwed.
