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Hampton Inn doesn't want you to download a car (lemmy.zip)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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A splash screen for the internet portal at a Hampton Inn. The text says:

"We are pleased to provide you with internet service during your stay. By clicking below, you agree not to download, share or otherwise use others' copyrighted content, such as movies, music, computer games or television shows without proper authorization."

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[–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

This is basically what I get at home, on average, despite paying for 100Mb/s, because capitalism says you can use the words "up to" when you sell something that will likely never reach that number.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    classic. isp's always over promise and under deliver. in this case it's not that there's not more headroom available, it's just that they throttle non priority devices leaving us high and dry when you're trying to play a game and use voice

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