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vachinayesterday at 5:56 PM4 repliesview on HN

There are still telcos offering 2GB plans. Wow. I’m on the cheapest plan and it comes with 400GB.


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homebreweryesterday at 6:26 PM

Shockingly to some, the level of network development, especially wireless network, is not the same everywhere. Even population density varies greatly. I just checked our operators, the cheapest mobile plan comes at 1 GiB of data per month. Prices climb really fast after that, making 10-15 GiB (or more) too expensive for many, though you can get 5 GiB/mo subsidized for cheap if you have some sort of disability.

etermyesterday at 6:19 PM

I always think by law any ISP that advertises speed and a has a cap must express the cap in terms of the advertised speed.

So telcos can advertise "Up to 200Mbps" for their package.

But then if they have a 2GB cap, they also need to say, "Caps at 80 seconds of usage".

Because that's what you're paying for at that speed, 80 seconds of usage per month.

Sure, you're not always (or indeed never) doing 200Mbps, but then you're not getting the speed you paid for.

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jcattleyesterday at 6:11 PM

Where are you and how much do you pay?

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tuesdaynightyesterday at 6:09 PM

I imagine they are not from USA. But it's a surprisingly low plan, even considering that