Board 8 > Hey Europeans! I have a question for you.

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What is your internet package like (as in, what are the advertised upload/download speeds) and how much does it cost? I just checked out the Verizon site and they have a 150MB/35MB plan for 195 bucks a month, which seems crazy. I seem to recall some countries offering 1GB service for around 50/month, so I'm wondering how the hell Verizon can get away with charging four times as much for 1/6 of the bandwidth.

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Where the **** are the Europeans when you actually want them around right fellas? o/

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From: FreakinLincoln | #002
Where the **** are the Europeans when you actually want them around right fellas? o/

There is a time when anybody wants them around?

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Where the **** are the Europeans when you actually want them around right fellas? o/

The ones who have a life are probably asleep right now - it's 3:16 AM where I live.

I don't know anything about Internet packages, so I can't help you out here :-/

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I get 40MB/8MB for ~£20 a month.

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Jesus. That's a great deal!

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internets jacked up like crazy in the states.

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From: _stingers_ | Posted: 9/1/2011 2:20:40 AM | #007
internets jacked up like crazy in the states.

For no f***ing reason too.

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30 Mbit/8 Mbit for the equivalent of $16 or so. This is about the standard price here, smaller companies offer even better deals, but the internet may be only 90-95% as reliable.

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Holy F***

and here I am paying $80 a month for a 20MB package.

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From: RayDyn | #008
For no f***ing reason too.

I believe in the UK at least, the government forced the companies that owned the cable landlines to let other companies use their landlines to give service, thus creating competition.

In the US, theres no such thing, so there are basically monopolies based on what area of the country you live in. The fact that the US is a much larger country than any european country has a lot to do with it as well.

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Well yeah, competition is certainly a factor. Normally, even in a smaller town, there are at least 3-4 providers to choose from here.

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Don't kid yourself. Us Americans have options, too!

Like me. I have cable internet (10 Mb down/1 Mb up) and I could easily switch to DSL (768k/128k or something like that), dial-up (56k, so it is super fast), satellite (super fast ping!), 3G/4G (5 GB caps are great), and maybe other things!

Then there's those rural areas, that only have 56k, satellite, and maybe 3G if they're lucky!

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Dial-up still exists?

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Canada's rates are awful too :( I'm paying ~$75 (including taxes) for 30/2 and a 120GB cap.

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I don't know...my father pays
But looking at the site of the ISP,it's a 12MB for 10$ per month
Cheapt? expensive? I don't know how it goes

100/5 here for 70 euros

it's a lot but it's also unlimited which is still not the standard here in Belgium so I don't care

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Looking at a 40/10 for 28 here.

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100/100 and comes with the rent. But this is a student flat near a university.

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7/1 for 37 bucks a month ._., it's like 50 for me because I had to add 100gb to the Download limit (was a crappy 100).

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Jesus. Even the smaller, local providers top out around 20/4 for 35/month.

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120/10 for 70 euro

edit: oh wait that also includes phone and digital tv, just internet would be 50 euro

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I think I have 100/100 for about $50/month...

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