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[-] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 196 points 1 month ago

Aint it grand how contract in the US is only enforced against the customer?

Do you remember that time when company got too many arbitration claims and was able to get a court to allow it to get out from that contract?

"Because it was not fair to them and this is not the system is intended to work"

US contract law for me but not for thee...

[-] theneverfox@pawb.social 10 points 1 month ago

On one hand, I kinda get it. Corporations do things, and if they get killed over small oversights there will be very real effects for many people

On the other hand, holy fuck, look around. Everything is going to shit, the planet is literally dying and we're not even living it up anymore

[-] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 31 points 1 month ago

I mean, the justice system is kangaroo court. Two overpaid people stand in a room and argue technicalities, not right vs wrong. It's a complete farce designed to fatten people's wallets.

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[-] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 143 points 1 month ago

"Sir, the customers are complaining about charging more money even though they had a pricelock for life deal".

"Yeah? And? Fuck em!"

I mean.....I kid, but that's the CEOs legit stance on the issue.

[-] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 13 points 1 month ago

What are these bitches gonna do about it?!

They could switch ;)

[-] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago

Verizon and AT&T both already cost more.

[-] magnetosphere@fedia.io 126 points 1 month ago

I remember seeing this commercial. I knew back then that it was horseshit.

"This is what happens when the government lets companies swallow the completion (the latest being Sprint). We have antitrust laws in the country that are being ignored and ultimately the consumer loses," a New York resident told the FCC.

YES. The government needs to stop rubber-stamping these enormous mergers.

[-] MrBobDobalina@lemmy.nz 54 points 1 month ago

"swallow the completion" really sounds like a fellatio joke...

[-] orbitz@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 month ago

If you can't beat 'em, swallow them.

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[-] lando55@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

Your mom is a fellatio joke

[-] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 month ago

ehehehe gottem

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[-] yeahiknow3@lemmings.world 19 points 1 month ago

The government is actually helpless to stop these mergers (see Lina Khan). It’s the courts, which Republicans have been packing for decades.

Telecom companies and trying to fuck over their costumers, name a more iconic duo

[-] SuperSaiyanSwag@lemmy.zip 15 points 1 month ago

Nestle and pretty much anyone

[-] madcaesar@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

Dupont and nature

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[-] style99@lemm.ee 70 points 1 month ago

This is felony level bait-and-switch going on, here. This really should have criminal charges attached to the perpetrators.

[-] njordomir@lemmy.world 62 points 1 month ago

I had a Google GSuite account from back when they advertised it as a free for life solution for families who wanted to use their own domain. They stopped offering this a long time ago, but kept us around. A few years ago, they tried to end it, but walked that back after facing resistance. We were among the earliest adopters and many of us shilled pretty hard for gmail over the years. Not only would they have gone back on their word, but my app and media purchases would be tied to a crippled no-email account (identity only) because they didn't have a migration path to normal gmail. That means multiple logins. Also, the gsuite inbox doesn't have the inline ads or anything while the regular one does. I've been working to move away from google because I imagine they'll try to end this again later, but also just because we understand better who google really is.

The site the greedy little pigboy runs was instrumental to the resistance but since it's enshittified, we may not be able to resist again. Its fine to say something is for a lifetime, but you have to honor that or you've been dishonest and no one can trusts thing you say.

The only reason I still have google around is android. When we finally get a linux daily driver phone that meets my minimum needs, I'm migrating the remainder of my stuff. I'll happily give up some functionality to do it. I just hope they can keep their free for life promise until then.

[-] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 1 month ago

I do love that so many people on the internet know exactly who you're talking about when you say "greedy little pig boy".

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[-] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 14 points 1 month ago

I mean I only when from an iphone fanboy to a google pixel to deGoogle. I'm on graphene and don't have a google account. Been using Grayjay for yt and imported my subscriptions from there. Mail I'm using proton. I hope in the future, I can completely degoogle and not use youtube at all. A true alternative like peertube, but not too many people are on that.

[-] njordomir@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

I agree about peertube. I'm lucky that my niche has some creators with a peertube instance at urbanists.video (like c/fuckcars) for me to watch. I check that before youtube now and it cuts my YouTube usage by 5-15%.

I know we're off topic, but do you have call recording on Graphene? Also, how does the adblocker work. I find most adblockers use the VPN to create a loopback to listen on. I use a VPN frequently, so that interface isn't available and I block ads via hostfile.

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[-] Illecors@lemmy.cafe 10 points 1 month ago

I can only vouch for my setup; many variations are available.

  • Nextcloud - files, photo autoupload, contacts, calendar
  • Postfix and dovecot (and a bunch of friends) - email
  • Pixelfed - private instagram. Can federate, but I've never enabled that.
  • Opnsense - firewall, vpn, adblocking via unbound. Wireguard is my choice, but any would do. I get all my lan stuff available everywhere.
  • Jellyfin - media library. It's kinda sucky, though, thinking of going back to plex, unfortunately.
  • Lemmy - well. You know what it is :)
  • Graphene on a pixel

Hit me up if you ever decide to go self hosting route and need a hand with a thing or two!

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[-] toynbee@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

I also used GSuite for a long time. Its betrayal of its users is a big part of why I switched to Proton. Much better UX.

[-] reddig33@lemmy.world 55 points 1 month ago

T mobile going downhill since merging with sprint and losing Legere.

[-] AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.ee 64 points 1 month ago

Who could have predicted less competition resulting in worse service other than everyone

[-] pdxfed@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago

Caught me completely by obvious

[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 49 points 1 month ago

Yeah, but a couple dozen sociopaths at the top got significantly richer, so fuck this entire portion of the population. Clearly the right people won.

~/s~

[-] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 36 points 1 month ago

"Not for long," T-mobile said as it dispatched hit squads to quash the lawsuit rebellion.

[-] Xanis@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

Must be owned by the cousins of Boeing.

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[-] Taalen@lemmy.world 33 points 1 month ago

One of the companies making GPS navigators for cars used to advertise lifetime map updates. Small print: lifetime of the device, two years after release

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[-] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 26 points 1 month ago

Careful, Users. TMobile is large enough to go the Boeing route, and start making people disappear. Then, Users, your Lifetime Price Lock will be literally void.

Although, it would also be void if tmo died--err... disappeared...

[-] ohwhatfollyisman@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago

or, alternatively, their lifetime offer has truly been honoured.

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[-] yeahiknow3@lemmings.world 23 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yep, I quit T-Mobile and switched to Mint last month for this exact reason. My price is now 1/4 what I was paying before, and everything else is exactly the same. Should’ve done this years ago.

[-] themadcodger@kbin.earth 32 points 1 month ago

Didn't T-Mobile buy Mint this year?

[-] vanderbilt@lemmy.world 37 points 1 month ago
[-] yeahiknow3@lemmings.world 31 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)
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[-] kitnaht@lemmy.world 22 points 1 month ago

Any guarantee of a price lock with the stipulation of "You can just NOT use us if we ever decide to fuck you over!" - should come with HEAVY penalties.

[-] TimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.org 22 points 1 month ago

Only thing you can rely on staying the same anymore is Costco hotdogs.

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[-] itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Boost Mobile is advertising the same thing right now. Who actually believes these ads?

[-] bitchkat@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

Lifetime of the service not of the human paying for it. 😊

[-] Matt@lemdro.id 7 points 1 month ago

But T-Mobile is still offering the service, so it is not the lifetime of that either.

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[-] JoYo@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 month ago

i keep hearing about this price hike but my bill hasn't changed since 2008.

I still have the T-Mobile G1 phone plan.

[-] Altomes@lemm.ee 9 points 1 month ago

I'd just keep my head down if I were you

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