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I am QUITE ready for real competition in this market. 100 USD a month for Internet? OK, that's not so bad. 1 gbit down, it's not as good as other places (Edi

I am QUITE ready for real competition in this market. 100 USD a month for Internet? OK, that's not so bad. 1 gbit down, it's not as good as other places (Edit: for price) but thats... 35 mbit up? That's really the maximum offered; how will I ever use online backup services? 1.2 TB (I think Byte?) cap for data, IRRESPECTIVE OF PLAN SPEED, and a 50 USD per month charge for lifting that? Highway robbery.

JKCalhoun 6y ago
Sorry, I just woke up from a long sleep. When did $100 USD become "not so bad"?
- balls187 6y ago
  When Seattle area software engineering salaries range from $98-170k
  - pas 6y ago
    But the 100/month is 1200/year, and the 100K-170K is before taxes, right? How much is that after taxes? Is there sales tax on that 100/month? Internet access seems to be a significant part of that disposable income?
    - balls187 6y ago
      Even at a marginal rate of 40%, that $60k-102k a year. At 1200/year, that's 2-1.2% of aftertax income. Also this is for gigabit home internet, which could be considered a premium service.
      - pas 6y ago
        Here (Hungary) Telekom (the subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom) offers 2G/1G for ~30 USD / month. Interestingly the median pay (after taxes) here is ~710 USD / month (8520 / year).