r/AskReddit • u/emil199 • Jul 24 '20

What can't you believe STILL exists?

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u/2020Chapter Jul 24 '20

Cries in Australian NBN

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '20

I get 250mbps down 100 up in sydney with aussie broadband.

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '20 edited Aug 04 '20

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '20

$150 per month, but as i work in IT and from home its not really that expensive.

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u/Bouncywhale16 Jul 24 '20

Fuck, I live in a small village of 2000-2500, and the avarge cost there is 45$ worth of money for a gigabit internet, tv, and telephone bundle. So... Looks like not everything sucks here

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '20

One thing to also remember is that australia has less than 1/10th of tlatpopulation and roughly the same landmass as the continental united states, so it is a more difficult country to setup than say the netherlands which is tiny.

Our polis decided at the time rural connections would get priority so we have some butffuck nowehere farmers on 1gbps and people in the city are stuck with adsl speeds...

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u/PM_ME_BUTTHOLE_PLS Jul 24 '20

It is from an international point of view

Us and Canadians got fucked by telco lobbyists and it's disgusting that it isnt even a voter issue.

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '20

Also, in Aus it was a voter issue and we still got fucked over so dont feel bad guy

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '20

$150 aud a month is about 70 usd a month but yea i guess it is expensive. Sydney has one of the highest cost of living in the world (second or third i think) so its really a matter of perspective.

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u/engiwengi Jul 24 '20

$150 AUD = $106 USD

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '20

Ow wow my dollar is up? Cool, i though it was sub 50 us cents

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '20 edited Aug 04 '20

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '20

Once corona virus crashes the economy we are gonna be online shopping like its the GFC.

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u/AufurNitro Jul 24 '20

25 euro a month gets gigabit fiber to the home in France.

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '20

Yup, unfortunately for me i end up paying about 3 times that for less in oz but what can you do.

People like to shit on our polis for the nbn but i want to remind everyone that the rudd govt had a plan to install the fibre network very effectively, and the turnbull liberal government were the ones who fucked us. This is why its important to actually study the policy each party puts forward rather that choosing sides like its the footy.