I'm sick of my ISP and a little sick of ISPs in general

After losing connection about three times in a row while trying to game I became a little annoyed. In my already annoyed state, I came across this article.
http://techcrunch.com/2011/07/29/your-is...s-go-down/


It basically states that ISPs are way overpriced, and in general they lie about just how much money it costs them to get you your internet so that they can charge you more. An top of these lies they often employ various schemes to control, monitor, and invade the privacy of your internet usage.(http://www.billshrink.com/blog/6276/9-wa...crew-you/)

So in general, Your ISP charges you out the donkey to constantly beleaguer you. This is completely un-acceptable and yet wee continue to throw money at them. And it's not like wee have a choice. What are wee to do? Live without internet? (it's even worse here because I imagine in some places you could change you ISP. I live in the middle of nowhere, where there is seriously only one internet service provider)

This has been going on, and will probably continue to go on, and it genuinely just pisses me off.


With no where else to turn to at the moment I can only think of google and their new internet service plan. If they continue to expand and come to my area I will buy them in a heartbeat. I hope that they take all the customers away from the ISPs who have been mistreating them. And I hope the old ISPs are forced to up their bandwidth and overall quality of service or die. Unless someone else steps in, or can come up with a better idea to get ISPs to give us better service this is probably my only hope.

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So, who is your ISP, How do you feel about their service and/or do you have any ISP related comments?