Altibox unveils plans to introduce 10Gbps FTTH broadband this August

[BabaBooey]

Norwegian triple-play provider Altibox, which boasts the country’s largest fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network, has announced plans to introduce downlink transmission speeds of up to 10Gbps for residential subscribers.

From 1 August 2014 a 10Gbps package will be priced at NOK 14,900 (USD 2,500), while a 1Gbps subscription will cost NOK 1,490 per month. Elsewhere, existing subscribers will see their download speeds increased incrementally, at no extra cost. The base level 25Mbps package is being boosted to 35Mbps (NOK 449 per month), and 60Mbps subscriptions will be raised to 75Mbps (NOK 549 per month).

 

If you order the 10 Gbps package, they will come home to you and install the needed equipment. You will need a small rack and a proper A/C.

Why do they offer this insane speed you ask? Because they can

 

• 35/35 Mb/s  NOK 449 (USD 75)
• 75/75 Mb/s  NOK 549 (USD 92) 
• 150/150 Mb/s  NOK 649 (USD 109)
• 300/300 Mb/s NOK 749 (USD 126)
• 500/500 Mb/s NOK 990 (USD 166)
• 1/1 Gb/s  NOK 1490 (USD 251)
• 10/10 Gb/s  NOK 14,900 (USD 2,500)

 

 

[Nineshadow]

2500 USD a month...

 

What the hell...

Also,gigabit for $250???I can get that for $18 here.

 

VERY VERY expensive.(compared to what I've got)

[Tea1337]

2500 USD a month...

 

What the hell...

Also,gigabit for $250???I can get that for $18 here.

 

VERY VERY expensive.

you can get a 1gbps connection for $18? share internet pls

[xXxYOLOxSWAGxXx_420BlazeIt]

2500 USD a month...

 

What the hell...

Also,gigabit for $250???I can get that for $18 here.

 

VERY VERY expensive.

The only reason it is so cheap in romania is because romania is so poor that they didnt have a copper infrustructure, and it made sense to use fibre optic cables when they finally got around to building a telecoms network.

[Createinator]

This explains why Oslo is so expensive to live in

[xXxYOLOxSWAGxXx_420BlazeIt]

you can get a 1gbps connection for $18? share internet pls

You would have to live in a country that has dirt roads and one of the highest crime rates in the world though. also a $7k USD GDP per capita.

[wpirobotbuilder]

Impressive that they're offering 10-gigabit internet at all. Useful for someone running a business.

[Rorgash]

2500 USD a month...

 

What the hell...

Also,gigabit for $250???I can get that for $18 here.

 

VERY VERY expensive.

 

10gbit isnt for normal people, its for buisinesses, and no you cannot get 1gbit... maybe 1mb...

[Nineshadow]

You would have to live in a country that has dirt roads and one of the highest crime rates in the world though. also a $7k USD GDP per capita.

Dirt roads?Nah.We have roads.They're shitty though.

High crime rates?Where did you get that one?We do not have one of the highest crime rates in the world in any way.However,we do have lots of small thefts,etc. because we're the country with most gypsies...And the people in Moldova are very violent for some reason.

But yes,income is very fucking low.

[BabaBooey]

2500 USD a month...

 

What the hell...

Also,gigabit for $250???I can get that for $18 here.

 

VERY VERY expensive.

 

That's because Romania went from nothing to fiber, of course its cheap

Not to mention, Norway is a pretty rich country. The average salary is (yearly, before taxes) 76,000+ USD. Even though everything is expensive here, due to our oil driven economy, our purchasing power are not that bad

But you have to be pretty rich to get a 10Gbps package though. That will be a special order.

And 1 Gbps package is also pretty expensive, but affordable

[Nineshadow]

10gbit isnt for normal people, its for buisinesses, and no you cannot get 1gbit... maybe 1mb...

Oh I can.

http://www.rcs-rds.ro/internet-digi-net/fiberlink?t=internet-fix&pachet=digi_net_fiberlink_1000

59 lei = 18.26 USD.

[Wano97]

That's because Romania went from nothing to fiber, of course its cheap

Not to mention, Norway is a pretty rich country. The average salary is (yearly, before taxes) 76,000+ USD. Even though everything is expensive here, due to our oil driven economy, our purchasing power are not that bad

But you have to be pretty rich to get a 10Gbps package though. That will be a special order.

And 1 Gbps package is also pretty expensive, but affordable

The average salary 76k ? JK JK, You know they actually get like half of that? Even that is a lot

[AMaleWhale]

aaaaah, scandinavian internet how I love you <3 I get a 50/10 over cable for 250 swedish kr/month, which is about 35 dollars I think And it's super stable, and sometimes they give me higher than advertised speeds, and I have never seen below advertised more than like 2 mbit..

 

Summary: Sorry americans, Verizon and all those big telecompanies are ruining you

[Zeke]

Holy schnitzels, that's expensive.

[Rorgash]

Oh I can.

http://www.rcs-rds.ro/internet-digi-net/fiberlink?t=internet-fix&pachet=digi_net_fiberlink_1000

59 lei = 18.26 USD.

 

hmm.. id rather not move to Romania unless i have to but its temping

[BabaBooey]

The average salary 76k ? JK JK, You know they actually get like half of that? Even that is a lot

With an average income, the tax rate are just under 30 percent. This applies if you have no deduction (beyond the standard deduction).

We are pretty much fucked when the oil is gone though

[BabaBooey]

I still pay 399nok for 3/3.

 

Rural internet is shite.

I feel for you dude, I'm getting a 100/100 connection this summer, for just 300 NOK (50 USD)

[dizmo]

Wow, I didn't think there were places in Europe that had it as bad as we do in Canada.

 

The average salary 76k ? JK JK, You know they actually get like half of that? Even that is a lot

Half that how?

[Nineshadow]

hmm.. id rather not move to Romania unless i have to but its temping

Oh no...don't.

Unless you feel like raging at politicians who do nothing but get money for themselves and dig a deeper hole for the country.Or have a president who doesn't give a fuck,really.He  sometimes shows up drunk at official press conferences,.He broke the Constitution,but it doesn't matter because he controls the most importat Judiciary Court.He literally sends almost everyone who opposes him to jail.Elections are coming this year though.There isn't much hope left though...

[Rorgash]

Oh no...don't.

Unless you feel like raging at politicians who do nothing but get money for themselves and dig a deeper hole for the country.Or have a president who doesn't give a fuck,really.He  sometimes shows up drunk at official press conferences,.He broke the Constitution,but it doesn't matter because he controls the most importat Judiciary Court.He literally sends almost everyone who opposes him to jail.Elections are coming this year though.There isn't much hope left though...

 

Ukraine got theirs kicked out just watch out for the big boys to come in afterwards to take over

[Nineshadow]

Ukraine got theirs kicked out just watch out for the big boys to come in afterwards to take over

Also,just look at his face :

 

When I see him I feel like laughing at him and raging at him at the same time...

 

When the Russian Prime-Minister threatened us with bombing,our president was in an electoral campaign,an act which is breaking our Constitution.He should have been taking important decisions then,but he didn't.Meanwhile,our prime-minister was at Eurovision and there was nobody to make any decision anymore.

[Wano97]

Wow, I didn't think there were places in Europe that had it as bad as we do in Canada.

 

Half that how?

The average person earns 1500 euros here (That's what they actually get to keep), and our country isn't poor by far.

[dizmo]

The average person earns 1500 euros here (That's what they actually get to keep), and our country isn't poor by far.

Yes but when calculating salaries it's always including the tax the government takes. Otherwise it would be even lower.

[Wano97]

Yes but when calculating salaries it's always including the tax the government takes. Otherwise it would be even lower.

Yeah I know that, but tl;dr it's not what they're actually getting