[Info-vax] Not all HP jobs have gone to India!

[Johnny Billquist]

On 2010-11-12 14:41, VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
> In article<4cdcb218$0$2281$c3e8da3$c8b7d2e6 at news.astraweb.com>, JF Mezei<jfmezei.spamnot at vaxination.ca>  writes:
>> VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
>>
>> Your 100mbops access would cost half in France, and even less in Hong
>> Kong or South Korea.
>
> Got figures?  Competition is what drove the prices down.  I doubt that
> you'd get a /29 static subnet and 100mbps for $100/month in France, HK
> or South Korea.  If it is true, it is probably gov't subsidized.  The
> demoncRATS have been too busy subsidizing their banker buddies here to
> give a shit about subsidizing my internet connectivity!

Sorry, but you don't know squat about the world outside the US, it would 
appear.
The telco and internet market in the US is broken, but people inside 
can't even see that. Since they don't have much to compare to, and want 
to find out even less.

In Sweden, 100 Mb/s (both down and up) will cost you SEK 249 /month, and 
it is not subsidized by anyone. It's just a result of tough competition, 
and good regulations. That translates to less than $40. (And actually, 
that was just looking at the first ISP that popped into my mind: 
Bredbandsbolaget, if I start hunting around, I might be able to find it 
even cheaper.)

And don't even get me started on mobile phones, or broadband access 
through the mobile phone...

Don't just blindly buy the "US is best always". Do some fact finding. It 
might help you in the long run...

	Johnny

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