On Thu, 02 Aug 2012 18:03:30 +0100, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:

> 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...

I found this:

http://blog.thesalarycalculator.co.uk/paye/tax/comparison-of-uk-and-usa-
take-home/

>> 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.

Yeah, I knew it was about £145 (£145.50 IIRC).  But you don't get 600+ 
channels of garbage, either. ;)

But comparatively speaking, you get off pretty cheaply.

Jim

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