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29 Jul 2024 00:25:32 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Google Fiber  
From: Orchid Win7 v1
Date: 2 Aug 2012 13:03:20
Message: <501ab2d8$1@news.povray.org>
On 02/08/2012 05:17 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:32:58 +0100, Invisible wrote:
>
>> Now, at today's exchange rate, $70 is about £45 - vastly more expensive
>> than any ISP package I've ever seen advertised. (Anyone wanting £30 is
>> unlikely to have many takers. £15/month is more typical.)
>
> Our 3 Mbps DSL is $49.95/month.  In the US, ISP charges tend to be a bit
> more expensive.

Interesting. I wonder if wages are comparably higher...

> Then again, US cable TV through Comcast was costing us $120/month.  How
> much do you pay for your TV license+other TV services?

Just looked it up. £145/year for a TV license. (That's around 
£12/month.) If you use Freeview, this is the only recurring cost.


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