• RayJW@sh.itjust.works
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    8 months ago

    10 Gbps symmetrical for 40 bucks a month TV included. It’s absolutely mind boggling for me how expensive internet is in North America.

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      8 months ago

      Jesus, 10Gbps!? I’m paying $90 for “gigaspeed” AT&T fiber. But, I’m luckier than most, I have AT&T fiber and Metronet as fiber providers, as well as Spectrum and T-Mobile (but yuck to using 5G as my primary source of internet).

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        8 months ago

        Spectrum near me charges me $79 a month for 400mbit down, and… Get ready… 10mbit up.

        I’m in southern San Diego and they have non-compete agreements with the other companies. I can’t get anything else.

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        I know, it kinda sounds crazy, but at the same time it makes sense because after infrastructure the cost for the ISP is minimal. I mean upgrading to 25 Gbps is possible for just 70 bucks, so what can I say. Although my country is comparably small and I do live in the city. So it’s not universally like that.

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      The country is fucking huge to be fair, but it’s also the capitalism capital of the world.

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        Would have great internet too if the telecommunication companies didn’t just pocket the money for installing fiber infrastructure. Twice.

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          8 months ago

          Country (noun):
          an area of land considered in relation to a particular feature

          North America country.