Why do cell phones have a data limit but home internet doesn’t? I understand bandwidth limits, but how can home internet get away with giving users all the data they can use, but cell phone providers can’t?

  • golli@lemm.ee
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    8 days ago

    How is 1€/day cheap for such limited home Internet? I guess it might depend on where you are, but unless you are in the middle of nowhere that seems expensive.

    Here in Germany for example, which really isn’t known for its cheap internet, I can find options that offer 100Mbit Flatrates for 20€/month.

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      7 days ago

      My German friends and family don’t believe me when I tell them how expensive internet and phone is in the US. They all think it’s expensive in Germany. Having said that, there are some big differences in take home pay.

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      8 days ago

      I ain’t even talking about the internet speed, I’m talking about the data cap. And $1 a day is about as cheap as it gets in my area.

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        7 days ago

        as cheap as it gets in my area

        That’s not a very good approach to assess prices

    • phdepressed@sh.itjust.works
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      7 days ago

      $50/mo for internet is a relatively low rate for the US unless you’re lucky enough to live in one of the few places with municipal internet.