Meanwhile Comcast keeps rolling out price increases
My Internet bill went up $5/month.
Every damned year
Getting paid by the letter? Why not just say 50Gbps?
I would guess it’s to appeal to the greater United States audience of readers, as at least in my experience most people live in an area where speeds are still measured in the hundreds of Mbps. This would allow for a more direct and distinctly dramatic comparison.
Obligatory reminder that the Third-of-a-Pound burger failed because people thought it was smaller than a Quarter Pounder, since it had a three in it instead of a four.
Reminds me of the informal study where people kept choosing pizza that came in more/smaller slices because they thought it was more pizza.
The system has failed us. At least a third of us but, to have a respectable shot, a quarter of us must revolt.