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[Vahlnir]

The unfortunate thing is when ISPs hold a monopoly or "essentially" a monopoly, you can't threaten to leave I've got Spectrum, which is already absolute crap, but they rarely fix anything here because their only "competition" is a small ISP with the highest speed being 10 Mbps Dial-up.

Yeah, I understand that. Mine is in a similar spot. It's one of the bigger providers around where I live, so the competition isn't exactly fierce, or it's nonexistent. I really don't know. I just know that they've got quite a reach. Either way, they take potentially losing money seriously enough that they tend to expedite the process if I'm persistent enough. I hate going full or even half Karen on them, but like I said...they aren't known for their timely fixes. I've gotta do what's required to get the most enjoyment out of the service I'm paying them for. I have tomes to grind and raids to clear! And other things, obviously, that don't involve FF XIV at all. I will give them some credit where it's due though. My service doesn't have issues regularly. It's just a matter of motivating them enough to actually fix the problem. And if you need a router replacement for whatever reason, all you have to do is take it to their HQ and they will exchange it for a new one. No questions asked. That is pretty convenient. Only had to do that with them twice so far in the last...5-6 years I think? But it was a painless process every time.