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How much do you pay for internet connection?

Rail Tracer

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I did some speed tests a while ago. My listed connection speed with AT&T is about 3Mbps down speed. Supposedly, it is the middle of the line when it comes to their dsl speeds... for about 30 dollars.

I checked the speed test and their average dsl speeds is about 5 mbps down speed. And I thought, holy smokes my connection speed is slower than most people for the price. I mean, that is excluding the network router that they force you to buy (I'd rather use my own one, but nope, they'll force you to use theirs one way or another.)

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Rail Tracer

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[MENTION=20829]Hard[/MENTION]

FFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU, I pay half that and I don't even get half those speeds :\
 

Scheherezade

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@work DL 10.6 Mbps(it s actually of 1Mbps) UL 13.46 Mbps for 50 EUR/month
@ home on a different network DL (guaranteed and constant) 10Mbps UL 2-3Mbps for about 10USD/month + cable tv and landline

:D
 

meowington

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about 30 euros, 26 mbps dl, 3 mbps ul. I hear Belgium's expensive compared to other EU countries.
 

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@work DL 10.6 Mbps(it s actually of 1Mbps) UL 13.46 Mbps for 50 EUR/month
@ home on a different network DL (guaranteed and constant) 10Mbps UL 2-3Mbps for about 10USD/month + cable tv and landline

:D

Second one.... still better than mine...... and with that price. There is a thing called a "bundle", but my family only gets a landline and internet connection, it runs us about something like $40......

about 30 euros, 26 mbps dl, 3 mbps ul. I hear Belgium's expensive compared to other EU countries.

Ummmmmmmm, comparing how much bandwidth you get with that price, it isn't as expensive as my lousy speeds.
 

prplchknz

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I just signed up for internet getting it Monday it's.20 dollars a month the first 6 months
Then goes up to 45
 
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WhoCares

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We don't have real net access in Australia, just pre-historic data downloads on phone plans. I pay $10pm for that, reasonably fair considering it's not capable of anything more than getting emails anyway.
 

kyuuei

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15/1.7 or something like that.

$35 a month with taxes, 30 base price.
 

Snoopy22

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$9.95 a month for dial up, fluxes between 28kbs and 53kps depending on location.
9.95*12
= 119.40*10
= 1194.00*4
= 4776.00 expenditure over 40 years.

35*12 average for many United State plans.
= 420.00*10
= 4200.00*4
= 16800.00 expenditure over 40 years. $12,024 savings for investing or spending on in hand products (example-a 10,000 DVD library (garage sales) that beats anything a pay site could offer).

If an internet site isn’t efficient in style it’s usually not worth wasting time on.
 

Totenkindly

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I pay $50 for 50/25 FIOS monthly (+$5/month for the wireless router).

However, Verizon's wireless router sucks. I cable the important stuff (like the TV and Bluray lines, for vidstream), and also cabled my personal router into theirs and tap into that router's wireless. I can hit 65/35 hardwired, and probably 40/20 through my wireless (?), while their wireless was more like 20/8 or something reedic.

I wonder if I even need their stupid router.
 

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I..... pay a lot. Lol.

I have high speed internet, it's $67/month. With fee addons, $70/month. Comcast/XFinity. As of just now, Download test = 28.85mbps, Upload = 5.88

Clearly I should look for something cheaper, based on this thread. Guess I'll put that on my list of things to check out. Ha! On the plus side, I don't really have issues with downloads or videos. And for 3 yrs at my previous apartment I had essentially zero breaks in connectivity, was good for my desktop and via wireless router, throughout the day. (have my own modem/router)
 

Zarathustra

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I think I pay $40/mo (might have gone up recently)

Most recent test: ping 19ms, 12Mbps download; 0.74Mbps upload

The upload seems slow, but I really don't give a shit about my upload speed
 

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[MENTION=20531]yeghor[/MENTION] you are the only one I can relate closest too :\, and your dl speed is still faster.

Nothing, I steal it from my neighbors.

I'm surprised that there is still a lot of people who don't know how to encrypt their connection :D

Just make sure the connections you are stealing from isn't from a computer genius doing it on purpose, or he'd probably get into your computer.
 

OrangeAppled

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26ms, 7.87 mbps download, 1.44 mbps upload.
I pay for 6mbps download.

I pay $35/month. It's the fastest for the price where I live. I'm happy with it.
 

prplchknz

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$20 a month for comcast, just got it will go about to 45 in 6 months still it's split 3 ways.

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ceecee

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I think alone it's $55/mo for, I think, 60mbps (maybe 80) but it's a business connection and that's bundled with 3 phone lines. My husband's company reimburses for the connection. I will say the level of service with a business account is totally worth the cost, even if we had to pay it ourselves.
 

prplchknz

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"Hi yes I would like to sign up for internet"
"ok, not a problem would you like cable, phone, and security?"
"no I'm good just internet"
"are you sure, do you feel like you live in a safe neighborhood?"
"yes" (it wouldn't matter if I didn't my place is impossible to find every single person who comes over gets lost)
"you can save money if you bundle"
"I have a cell phone, I don't watch tv, and I don't need security. I just want internet, thank you"
 
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