The Covid-19 scare brings better internet service

[deacon blues]

I don't have much tech savvy, so when my desktop is slower than molasses in December (9 days out of 10), I mostly just suffer in silence. My wife complained when it took her 30 minutes to copy something the other day. However, today it has been running great, and I'm wondering why. I recall seeing an ad a few months ago that said companies like the one I subscribe to (Comcast) turn down the power in certain areas. Then tonight I saw on the news that, since Utah schools are closing for two weeks, Comcast is providing internet access to low-income families as part of an effort for all school children to have internet access at home. I'm guessing this means they turn the power up in certain areas.

Would this have anything to do with my computer suddenly acting normal?

[moksha]

Pornhub is offering free service in Italy to help those trapped by the quarantine.

[Just This Guy]

Pornhub is offering free service in Italy to help those trapped by the quarantine.

Anyone paying for that service is doing it wrong to start with.

[wtfluff]

It's good your service seems better Deacon.

I'm hoping that residential service doesn't slow to a crawl when everyone who "is able" is working from home, and all the schools are online also.

Will COVID-19 bring the internet to it's knees?

[Corsair]

Pornhub is offering free service in Italy to help those trapped by the quarantine.

Anyone paying for that service is doing it wrong to start with.

Maybe it's just a failure of imagination, but I truly do not understand why anyone would pay for it. Why would anyone watch for more than 10 minutes in the first place?

[deacon blues]

My reasoning may be poor: just because B follows A doesn't mean A caused B. Plus we've had techs come out and look at our situation and say our signal is weak, bu they can't do much about it. I've gotten used to it. But now it is significantly faster. Maybe I'll just count my blessings and quote Hamfast Gamgee: "It's an ill wind that blows no good.'

[Just This Guy]

Pornhub is offering free service in Italy to help those trapped by the quarantine.

Anyone paying for that service is doing it wrong to start with.

Maybe it's just a failure of imagination, but I truly do not understand why anyone would pay for it. Why would anyone watch for more than 10 minutes in the first place?

There are so many free options, that you don't meed imagination if you don't want to. All you need is some quick googling to find all you could (legally) want without paying at all.