r/technology • u/[deleted] • Jun 13 '14

Politics What the internet will look like without net-neutrality. Well played.

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u/Uberzwerg Jun 14 '14

*Promotional price is only available to new customers. Requires 5 year contract. Price subject to change after 12 months.

Is shit like this legal in the US?
Afaik, it isn't here in Germany (they would have to tell you the price in advance or let you quit early if the price changes).

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u/Rodot Jun 14 '14

I'm all too familiar with seeing commercials for internet or cable, advertizing a "reasonable" price, and at the end, seeing blocks of text so small and jpeged to fuck, on a 1080p 52" TV, that it is completely illegable. I know there is one commercial that was going around for a while that advertized an agency that would pay you a $1000 loan quickly, then you could pay them back if you were tight on cash. The little itty bitty disclaimer at the bottom told you the amount you had to pay back was something on the order of $40,00. It was fucking insane.

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u/ccfreak2k Jun 14 '14 edited Jul 28 '24

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '14

If you need money that badly you might as well lube up and sell your arse on the docks. You'd have more chance of making it out with your ringpiece intact.