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After running speedtest today, I began to notice my "rank" falling in the faster/slower than % compared to the rest of the nation.

Recently fibre lines were added in my area, I figured I should check my ISP for new offerings, speeds, and packages thinking there would be some new deals on top tier packages, damn was I remissed.

 

Here's what I found.

 

Their top of the line "High Speed Ultimate"

$253.95 per month

200 mbps down

10 mbps up

250gb limit, $1 per gb over. (cap reachable within approx. 3 hours of use)

 

The overage charges do not have any sort of flexibility, nor is there a cut off. Running at full speed with overage charges would cost $1 for every 40 seconds.

My current plan is 10% of their max, at a now below average of 20/1 mbps. However there is no data cap, and I've already used up over 700gb this month already. I can't see how anyone could survive with 250gb cap at such high speeds.

 

 

What crazy, or absurd plans does your ISP offer/try to sell you?

 

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24-hour "unlimited" mobile data promo with a speed of 20-100% of 5Mbps (dependent on hardware) and a data cap of 1GB for ~0.50USD...

 

Oh if you reach your data cap, the speed will be reduced to 56kbps for the rest of the month...

 

and

 

You can't avail of the promo for more than three days a week...

 

But that's on mobile...

 

15Mbps with 15GB monthly data cap for 40USD + extra charges per MB beyond said data cap...

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ISPs are pretty great in the UK, lower tier packages have data caps though.

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$300 bundled with tv and home phone 

200gb monthly limit and no over extra after using the limit 

20down 

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I still can't wrap my head around data caps. I know they tried implamenting data caps here in Denmark back around 2004, but no one bought the packages with a data caps. 

And the gigabit fibre in Denmark is awesome. 

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I still can't wrap my head around data caps. I know they tried implamenting data caps here in Denmark back around 2004, but no one bought the packages with a data caps. 

And the gigabit fibre in Denmark is awesome. 

It's so you don't use what you're paying for as much as they want you to.

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I still can't wrap my head around data caps. I know they tried implamenting data caps here in Denmark back around 2004, but no one bought the packages with a data caps. 

And the gigabit fibre in Denmark is awesome. 

its only for money. my current provider (details above) have the next unlimited cable deal at $300 monthly and no other features like tv and such 

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its only for money. my current provider (details above) have the next unlimited cable deal at $300 monthly and no other features like tv and such 

I know why the ISPs do it, but why don't people look through their bullshit? Internet is not a finite resource, so you shouldn't have to pay per quantity.

And 300 AUD/month? I can get a 500 Gb/s business plan for that price.

 

I pay 75$/month for 1Gb/s fibre with TV and landline phone

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Ditch that shit and get novus. http://www.novusnow.ca/internet/

 

$100

300/15 Mbps

1000gb limit

 

 

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Google Fiber, lol

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wow thats sucks im in the uk and pay £50.00 or $80.00 and i get 300Mbs down and 30 up with no data cap 

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wow thats sucks im in the uk and pay £50.00 or $80.00 and i get 300Mbs down and 30 up with no data cap 

Yeah, North Americans get the shaft. It's fucking ridiculous over here.

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Meanwhile in Roumania, farm in middle of nowhere has better internet

That also means you have to deal with living in Romania.

 

My package isn't horrible, it's $100 for 60mbps down/15mbps up and cable forced on me, with no data limit. I had another ISP that had a data limit but I went over it all the time and they never did anything to me, I'd hate to find one who actually pays attention.

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Fibre 100mbps down/ 100mbps up, 20€/month. No data cap. Didnt know that someone still have data caps on home lines, I understand some kind of mobile data caps, but land lines...

 

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After running speedtest today, I began to notice my "rank" falling in the faster/slower than % compared to the rest of the nation.

Recently fibre lines were added in my area, I figured I should check my ISP for new offerings, speeds, and packages thinking there would be some new deals on top tier packages, damn was I remissed.

 

Here's what I found.

 

Their top of the line "High Speed Ultimate"

$253.95 per month

200 mbps down

10 mbps up

250gb limit, $1 per gb over. (cap reachable within approx. 3 hours of use)

 

The overage charges do not have any sort of flexibility, nor is there a cut off. Running at full speed with overage charges would cost $1 for every 40 seconds.

My current plan is 10% of their max, at a now below average of 20/1 mbps. However there is no data cap, and I've already used up over 700gb this month already. I can't see how anyone could survive with 250gb cap at such high speeds.

 

 

What crazy, or absurd plans does your ISP offer/try to sell you?

 

 

I did a calculation on the potential overage charges after the 3 hours of usage before the cap was reached.  I assumed a 31 day month.

 

66,690 dollars downloading at full speed in overages after a month.

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ISPs are pretty great in the UK, lower tier packages have data caps though.

Sky broadband 2am downloading from steam at 850kb\s le sigh.

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15mbps, 20gb per month, $9.00 per extra gb, $129.99 per month. THAT is seriously fucked up, but if you live in middle-of-nowhere sister-fucker USA then that's what you fucking get

 

EDIT: Almost forgot to tell you about the 500-1500ms pings which are considered normal

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bruh, isp's now :S for mine (optimum online / cablevision) my parents pay like butt low prices and i get 80 up and 40 down which is legit like perf. :D AND we get the tv, phone, all those goodies with it

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