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- January 15th, 2007, 06:03 AM #1
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How much do you pay for broadband?
I was bored today and decided to look at what USA citizens are paying for their broadband internet. I was shocked at how darn cheap it was!
Not only is it cheaper per month, and faster (relative to price), but I can't seem to find out what the download limits are. Either ISP websites are purposely making it difficult to find out what the DL limit is, or there is no download limit for the USA, which would blow my mind.
What do you pay for your Internet access, and what do you get for it?
My stats:
Provider: Internode
Pay: $80 per month
Speed: 22Mbps (9-10Mbps average)
Type: ADSL2+
Download Limit: 40GB per month
Are Aussies getting ripped off?
- January 15th, 2007, 06:18 AM #2
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- January 15th, 2007, 07:49 AM #3
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you did it; you blew my mind
well my 22Mbps is a bit nuts. I think 512 is the most common speed in AU, at least it was last year, may be different this year. but even 512k in AU is $40/month with 8GB d/l limit.
so...we're getting screwed, clearly
- January 15th, 2007, 08:23 AM #4
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Comcast 6Mbps for $42.95 month.
- January 15th, 2007, 08:37 AM #5
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Time Warner NYC $60/mo 5Mbs/394Kbs. $45/mo in bundle with cable. Free upgrade to 8Mbs/1Mbs coming. No explicit d/l limits (I haven't seen those in years).
It will get cheaper once TWC-NYC has to compete with FiOS. I can't wait!Last edited by minckster; January 15th, 2007 at 08:47 AM.
- January 15th, 2007, 08:59 AM #6
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Swisscom/Bluewin ADSL, 3.5meg, 60chf ($56),
Seems expensive to me but minimal choice where I am it seems.How to ask questions sensibly
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- January 15th, 2007, 09:06 AM #7
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Comcast Cable. I think is 6Mbps, I can download about 900KB/s consistently, and I have VOIP (voice over IP - good-bye old ma' bell!!! - no more funky communications/access charges) - about $67/month. No long distance charges, phone conversations are VERY clear! The entire phone system in the condo is connected to a special cable modem, and my Mac has a standard Motorola broadband Surfboard SB5120 cable modem.
And don't forget Skype, especially if you have an iSight camera! That works really well too!Mac Mini
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- January 15th, 2007, 09:11 AM #8
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interesting, so download limits aren't the norm in the USA? They're very normal over here. I have seen many sneaky ISPs (Telstra and Optus are the biggest offenders) who offer amazingly cheap deals for broadband, but then hide in the fine print that there is a 500MB download limit.
That sort of thing really makes me mad, as an average user may not understand how little that is.
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