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

[Mike Rechtman]

On 13/11/10 13:41, Johnny Billquist wrote:
> 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
>
Another data point
Israel (where most communication is supplied by monopolies - pretty much a cartel)
150KB / 1.5MB up/down, with a static IP address and a modem-cum-router
costs 81 I.S. a month ( approx US$22 )

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