Bell did basically what Facebook is doing now

Charging whatever they want and refusing service to people they didn't like

Basically early phone tapping & restrictions

That's why AT&T is a thing

Also that

This country actually has a very rich antitrust history

We've broken up Big Telecom, Big Oil, etc.

$600 long distance bills before the internet calling other computers

Oops lol

Bell had literally everyones phone numbers and fucked with people they didint like. So the government brought the banhammer.

@zNickMan think back to 15 years ago with cell bills

That too

Remember "free nights & weekends"

yup

Lol ya

remember dial up internet, and you'd pray no one would call

And I just gave away my age lol

I remember getting a 600 dollar bill from Verizon. Never paid it cause fuck that. Unlimited my ass.

Using computers like wargame movie

@zNickMan i've never understood why people think it's a bad this to expose your age

member when Bill Gates got a pie in the face?

good times

Hahahah

That was when Congress was investigating Microsoft for antitrust lol

no, but i'm intrigued

That was fuckin great

https://youtu.be/iK6SS8CXYZo

Ah, simpler times

He was one of the most unpopular people in the world before the media built him up as a superhero

I remember when the Jolly Rodger released the new anarchists cookbook online.

I printed it out at school

Now he's potentially THE most unpopular man in the world

hahaha amazing

i'm old enough to remember back in the day when direct TV cable boxes used to read your package plan of a little credit card like thing they put in it, and if it was removed you wouldn't be able to watch tv

There was a way to get around that and I think it was the hard reset.

I bought one of the upgraded cards off ebay back then. Free satellite for about 3 years till it stopped working

lol nice

I remember when secret characters and items in videogames had to be unlocked, not bought

man you're old as fuck

Had the covid, brothers :(

Miss anything this last few days with updates on our victory?