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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by Flagstaff@programming.dev to c/frugal@lemmy.world

I've had no ISP-provided Internet access since Feb. 2023 or so and, while it's been a pain at times, I still haven't caved into returning to the evil monopoly that is Spectrum, so far, and probably won't for as long as I can't land a remote job. ArrowDL, while not perfect, has been pretty good at download management for the most part in conjunction with mobile data-hotspotting.

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[-] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 month ago

This isn't brands were referring too. Internet and wifi are subjectively different things.

It would be the same as saying 'give me oil so I can moisturize my skin' when you meant petroleum jelly, or Vaseline .

Or, 'hand me a towel to blow me nose' when you meant Kleenex or tissues.

(The towel one doesn't really apply, but it's just as stupid)

Can you imagine asking someone to help you with your house electricity when the bulb is burnt? Electricity goes through the light bulb..but they aren't the same thing and you'd be hard pressed to find someone who would give you proper answers like..change the light bulb.

At the end of the day, wifi does not mean internet. And when you're given wrong advice because you don't understand that and choose to argue factually incorrect terminology, it's your problem when things go wrong. Not the people who give you correct information for your poor word choices. Try learning instead of arguing.

[-] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Can you imagine not being so insufferable?

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