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

Arne Vajhøj arne at vajhoej.dk
Mon Nov 15 20:02:32 EST 2010


On 13-11-2010 06:41, 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.

I moved from Denmark to US and as far as I can tell, then internet
service is about the same.

> 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.

If you live in the civilized parts where 100 Mb/s is available.

Arne



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