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Now I understand why Russian-speakers dominate many gaming communities. I pay around 20$ for an 8mbps connection, with a monthly download limit of about 50GB. N

by lake99 10y ago

Now I understand why Russian-speakers dominate many gaming communities. I pay around 20$ for an 8mbps connection, with a monthly download limit of about 50GB. Now you know why there won't be Indians competing in global e-leagues for a long time to come.

mankash666 10y ago
Do you pay about 1500 INR and still cap out at 50GB a month? I'm sure you get unlimited access for around that
- lake99 10y ago
  About 1200 INR, which I rounded in USD. To the best of my knowledge, only Hyderabad has unlimited options.
zzzcpan 10y ago
Russia is also in the same category of cheap high-speed internet access. Romania is there too. In the rest of Eastern Europe it's a bit more expensive, but still below $20.
gozur88 10y ago
I, for one, look forward to the day I can learn to swear in languages other than Russian and Tagalog. But why is it relatively more expensive? Have Indian companies rigged the rules such that they don't have to compete with each other? I thought Indian labor was relatively inexpensive.
- lake99 10y ago
  I have no idea if net connectivity is rigged now. Back in the day when cable TV operators ruled the roost, I had heard of existing operators of a neighbourhood ganging up against new entrants. With ISPs, even the last-mile connectivity is handled by major ISPs, so that seems unlikely. Overall, I don't understand what's going on with Indian ISPs. For example, my traceroute to qoo10.sg (hosted in Korea) reveals traffic going from Bangalore to Delhi to London to Fremont (US) to Japan to Korea. For various other places that are supposed to be close by, I see traffic going all the way to Delhi and then coming back. I think the demand for broadband is still very low here, and so, unoptimal strategies (from a network packet's POV) are good enough for our ISPs.

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Now I understand why Russian-speakers dominate many gaming communities. I pay around 20$ for an 8mbps connection, with a monthly download limit of about 50GB. N

by lake99 10y ago

mankash666 10y ago
Do you pay about 1500 INR and still cap out at 50GB a month? I'm sure you get unlimited access for around that
- lake99 10y ago
  About 1200 INR, which I rounded in USD. To the best of my knowledge, only Hyderabad has unlimited options.
zzzcpan 10y ago
Russia is also in the same category of cheap high-speed internet access. Romania is there too. In the rest of Eastern Europe it's a bit more expensive, but still below $20.
gozur88 10y ago
I, for one, look forward to the day I can learn to swear in languages other than Russian and Tagalog. But why is it relatively more expensive? Have Indian companies rigged the rules such that they don't have to compete with each other? I thought Indian labor was relatively inexpensive.
- lake99 10y ago
  I have no idea if net connectivity is rigged now. Back in the day when cable TV operators ruled the roost, I had heard of existing operators of a neighbourhood ganging up against new entrants. With ISPs, even the last-mile connectivity is handled by major ISPs, so that seems unlikely. Overall, I don't understand what's going on with Indian ISPs. For example, my traceroute to qoo10.sg (hosted in Korea) reveals traffic going from Bangalore to Delhi to London to Fremont (US) to Japan to Korea. For various other places that are supposed to be close by, I see traffic going all the way to Delhi and then coming back. I think the demand for broadband is still very low here, and so, unoptimal strategies (from a network packet's POV) are good enough for our ISPs.