Autonomous User to FediverseEnglish • 6 hours agoIs your internet speed rigged? They want us consuming, not participating!imagemessage-square24arrow-up136arrow-down117file-text
arrow-up119arrow-down1imageIs your internet speed rigged? They want us consuming, not participating!Autonomous User to FediverseEnglish • 6 hours agomessage-square24file-text
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 linkfedilinkEnglish8•edit-26 hours agoUh… No? You get the exact same consumer protections, and you can actually do more with the business account than your standard home internet plan.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•4 hours agoUSAmerican here. Business accounts usually have better uptime because that might mean money lost. Some business ISP agreements have in them that they will give you money back if your internet is down over the rate they mentioned. Home user agreements basically say they can cut your internet if they choose to do so for any reason. Also business accounts can ask for a static IP address. I don’t actually know any consumer laws that protect home users more than business users. Which laws are you referring to?
Less customer protections, less rights?
Uh… No? You get the exact same consumer protections, and you can actually do more with the business account than your standard home internet plan.
I should say, check local laws.
USAmerican here.
Business accounts usually have better uptime because that might mean money lost.
Some business ISP agreements have in them that they will give you money back if your internet is down over the rate they mentioned.
Home user agreements basically say they can cut your internet if they choose to do so for any reason.
Also business accounts can ask for a static IP address.
I don’t actually know any consumer laws that protect home users more than business users. Which laws are you referring to?