Terence EdenFeb 21

My ISP has given me free Netflix with Ads.

Anyone know if it is possible to block the ads at a DNS level?

I know it is possible for Channel 4 and a few other streaming services.

#AdBlock #Netflix

Show threadTerence EdenFeb 21

Virgin have also upgraded me to Gigabit fibre.

Which, as I wrote a few years ago, is mostly pointless.

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2020/12/whats-the-point-in-gigabit-broadband/

I wonder when gigabit will actually be useful?

What's the point of Gigabit broadband?

(This is a curmudgeonly post which is going to look ridiculously outdated in a few years.) My yearly contract with my ISP has just come to an end, so it was time to shop around for a better deal. They presented me with the following monthly options: Drop to 100Mbps for the same price I'm paying today (£44) Keep at 350Mbps for a tenner more (£55) Rise to 500Mbps for a fiver more (£49) Go to GI…

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Show threadNoisytoot

@Edent

Keep at 350Mbps for a tenner more (£55) Rise to 500Mbps for a fiver more (£49)

… 500Mbps was cheaper than 350Mbps? That doesn’t make any sense.

Anyway, if it’s symmetric then gigabit is definitely useful for self-hosting.

Feb 21 at 2:04pmWeb
Show threadTerence EdenFeb 21
@noisytoot as I say, it is a price anchor.
https://www.shopify.com/enterprise/blog/44331971-6-scientific-principles-of-persuasion-all-smart-ecommerce-founders-know#
Price Anchoring: What It Is, How It Works, Types (2025) - Shopify

Price anchoring is a strategy that uses our natural tendency to anchor on the first piece of information we encounter in order to steer purchasing decisions.

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Show threadgadgetoidFeb 22
@noisytoot @Edent wow after two contract terms of price hikes I was paying £75 for 500Mbps 😐 suffice so say, once the CityFibre went in I couldn’t be rid of Virgin fast enough.