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minus-squareIseja@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 years agoDamn 30$ discount. How much do you pay in the states for broadband access. I pay about 40$ each month for a 500/500 connection.
minus-squarefourfouroneone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoI pay $100 a month in a rural area for 12down/500kup by bridging two DSL connections, the only thing I can get in the woods. I can’t watch Hulu and browse the Internet at the same time.
minus-squareKptnAutismus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agojust so i get that right, you pay 100$/month for 12mbit/s down?
minus-squarefourfouroneone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 years agoCorrect. Insanity, right? Welcome to rural America.
Damn 30$ discount. How much do you pay in the states for broadband access. I pay about 40$ each month for a 500/500 connection.
I pay $100 a month in a rural area for 12down/500kup by bridging two DSL connections, the only thing I can get in the woods. I can’t watch Hulu and browse the Internet at the same time.
just so i get that right, you pay 100$/month for 12mbit/s down?
Correct. Insanity, right? Welcome to rural America.