DSL for $249/Month at 3Mbps (also data capped)

arkasai

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#1 Edited By arkasai

http://arstechnica.com/telecom/news/2010/04/welcome-to-mound-mn---home-of-250-data-tiers.ars

Wow, and I thought Time Warner was bad with the whole 100gb cap for $75/month. Sucks for everyone living in Mound Minnesota, you're paying big bucks for some shitty internet. You know you can get an all you can eat 1Gbps fiber connection in Hong Kong for $26 a month? This is fucking criminal.

14 years ago

nanikore

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#2 Edited By nanikore

You also can't distribute internet pornography in Hong Kong.

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#3 Edited By crusader8463

@nanikore: Give it time, I'm sure some ass hats in the goverment are already working on ways to save the rest of us from ourselves by getting the same things passed in other countries.

14 years ago

arkasai

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#4 Edited By arkasai

@nanikore said:

" You also can't distribute internet pornography in Hong Kong. "

Doesn't mean that stops people from getting their pr0n. Where there's a connection, there's porn being downloaded.

14 years ago

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#5 Edited By Scooper

Wow. I'm on uncapped 8mbs at just over £7.50 a month. Who would pay that much for broadband.

14 years ago

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#6 Edited By keyhunter

Meh, that's rural areas. So these prices and limitations are understandable. They could probably hook up to the internet using Satellites with a different provider for cheaper. But not much.

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#7 Edited By Jettblackk

As a consumer who lives in a rural area, and understands what its like to have no other ISP options, that makes me fucking sick......

14 years ago

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#8 Edited By arkasai

@keyhunter: For now just one rural area, but the article hints that it's possible they may expand this price model elsewhere. The ISP is also negotiating a nearly $9 billion deal with Verizon, which if allowed, will make it the largest rural ISP in the country.

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#9 Edited By keyhunter

@Arkasai: Whatever. People in Rural areas get what I know as a 1.5 million dollar house for 100 grand. In exchange they get gouged on internet prices.

14 years ago

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