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Wireless is much cheaper in other countries. In Austria I can get a LTE flatrate (no hidden data limits, tethering allowed) for around 20-30 Dollars a month (de
by gst 10y ago
Wireless is much cheaper in other countries. In Austria I can get a LTE flatrate (no hidden data limits, tethering allowed) for around 20-30 Dollars a month (depending on the speed, see https://www.drei.at/portal/de/privat/tarife/internet-tarife/internet-fuer-zuhause/ https://www.drei.at/portal/de/privat/tarife/internet-tarife/...). The wireless carriers there compete with the cable providers and market their product as cable replacement. In the US the cheapest flatrate costs around 100 Dollars, and even then the amount of included data for tethering is still limited to some ridiculously low amount (I think something like 16 GB for T-Mobile).
- rayiner 10y agoBoost and MetroPCS offers unlimited LTE with hotspot for $55-60/month.
- gst 10y ago"For unlimited smartphone LTE data plan, full available speeds apply to 6 GB of hotspot data per payment cycle, then speeds slowed for remainder of payment cycle."
- jlappi 10y agoFor example, StraightTalk gives 5GB at 4G speed, however will slow you to 56Kbps (yes, dial-up speed) after.
- rayiner 10y agoThat's for the hotspot. You get unlimited LTE on your phone for that price.
- khedoros 10y agogst was talking about a mobile plan offering unlimited tethering/hotspot access. You're comparing that to a much more expensive plan with unlimited on-device LTE but limited hotspot access (8GB on Boost).