@Nioreh Sweden is a great place, but don't make it sound like its "cheap". You pay for things one way or another (like Swedens astronomical tax rates). Again, not a bash on Sweden (great place, and their policies seem to work there) but not as cheap as Nioreh makes it seem.
@Nioreh Yep, we're a lucky bunch. I payed $40 for 100/100 before and now I could switch ISP and get it for half price. Life is good. It's seriously worrying that a lot of countries have such poor speeds though. It's a GLOBAL network after all.
@bp968 I completely agree. We have insane taxes. 25% VAT on most things, and a third of my paycheck gets lost in taxes too + all the other taxes and fees we pay. We're just lucky someone made a correct decisions on what to spend taxes on, I guess.
@Nioreh Scandinavians are indeed blessed. For comparison, here in Germany the fastest DSL the average customer can get right now is 50 Mbps for about $50 (phone/data unlimited).
I live in Murray, Utah, a suburb of Salt Lake City, and I pay 60$/month for 50Mb/s up and down. I love my city for installing this fiber network and not folding to Comcast/Quest lobbying like Salt Lake did.
@kopmis I would hazard a guess that their high taxes also include regulators with enough balls to actually REGULATE ISPs so they don't rape customers the way American ISPs do?
@Argot Learn to never ever use ComHem for anything. Switch to some of your city's own city nets. They are often the fastest and cheapest nets available. Ranging from around $10 for 20Mbit, $20 for 100Mbit, all in full duplex (the same upload as download speed), without caps of course - but that you already know since you're not an american :)
@Nioreh Hong Kong's "bb1000" - 1Gbps, no monthly cap, ~25 USD a month, no tax, no modem rental fee, no setup fee, can still bargain with salesman. Tested and used, and I've never had it going down on me.
@jalexoid Isn't Sweden the country that pays for everyone's college education if they can pass a standardized test? I'm not sure, but I think it is. Or are you saying that they don't pay anything for that stuff? Very unclear...
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I'm happy to live in Sweden. I pay 20$ a month for 100Mbit unlimited internet. I feel sorry for americans :)
@Nioreh Sweden is a great place, but don't make it sound like its "cheap". You pay for things one way or another (like Swedens astronomical tax rates). Again, not a bash on Sweden (great place, and their policies seem to work there) but not as cheap as Nioreh makes it seem.
@Nioreh Yep, we're a lucky bunch. I payed $40 for 100/100 before and now I could switch ISP and get it for half price. Life is good. It's seriously worrying that a lot of countries have such poor speeds though. It's a GLOBAL network after all.
@Nioreh : $20? That is cheap! I switched to Comhem XXL (swedish ISP) 100 Mbps connection and I have to pay almost $40 for that. This is an outrage!
@bp968 I completely agree. We have insane taxes. 25% VAT on most things, and a third of my paycheck gets lost in taxes too + all the other taxes and fees we pay. We're just lucky someone made a correct decisions on what to spend taxes on, I guess.
@polter I personally would rather pay more tax for better services but I can see both sides of the argument.
@Nioreh
Scandinavians are indeed blessed. For comparison, here in Germany the fastest DSL the average customer can get right now is 50 Mbps for about $50 (phone/data unlimited).
@Nioreh
I live in Murray, Utah, a suburb of Salt Lake City, and I pay 60$/month for 50Mb/s up and down. I love my city for installing this fiber network and not folding to Comcast/Quest lobbying like Salt Lake did.
@bp968 You make it sound like we pay for our broadband with taxes. Uh, we don't. That's a private sector driven by corporations.
@kopmis I would hazard a guess that their high taxes also include regulators with enough balls to actually REGULATE ISPs so they don't rape customers the way American ISPs do?
@bp968 The $20 is actually including swedish VAT (taxes), so without tax it would be $16/month....
@Argot Learn to never ever use ComHem for anything. Switch to some of your city's own city nets. They are often the fastest and cheapest nets available. Ranging from around $10 for 20Mbit, $20 for 100Mbit, all in full duplex (the same upload as download speed), without caps of course - but that you already know since you're not an american :)
@Nioreh Me too, the have always been after. 1 Gbit/s is even starting to get old in Sweden.
@Nioreh Hong Kong's "bb1000" - 1Gbps, no monthly cap, ~25 USD a month, no tax, no modem rental fee, no setup fee, can still bargain with salesman. Tested and used, and I've never had it going down on me.
Then I moved to Canada. @#$^&*(
@polter Yet, how much do you pay for university or college? How much do you pay for a doctor's appointment?
@jalexoid Isn't Sweden the country that pays for everyone's college education if they can pass a standardized test? I'm not sure, but I think it is. Or are you saying that they don't pay anything for that stuff? Very unclear...