Mmastodon TechnologyInternet first seen 8 h ago, last 45 min ago, peak #2
Complaint over slow, unstable DSL connections goes around
Original: Flapping connections searching for open ports, crawling speeds littered with noise, kbits mbs MBs, not a single GBS, pac
Frustrated users are venting about ageing copper internet lines, describing flapping connections, ports hunting for signal, and crawl-speed uploads and downloads measured in kilobits rather than gigabits. The gripe targets old DSLAM equipment and mouldy copper wiring that even modern routers and modems cannot push much data through. It resonates with anyone still stuck on legacy broadband infrastructure while fibre rollouts pass them by.
Why now: It voices a widely shared frustration with slow, unreliable copper-based internet at a time of fibre upgrades elsewhere.
Rank over time, top of the chart is #1. 7 snapshots from 8 h ago to 45 min ago.
Evidence
- Flapping connections searching for open ports, crawling speeds littered with noise, kbits mbs MBs, not a single GBS, packets come packets go, like an information zoo, space age routers and modern modems, struggling to push and pull bits of data on copper full of mold, dslam's… · pasjrwoctx@social.2ndshot.photos · 2
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