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> 1. The vast majority of the world now has access to very high or unlimited data packs. This is hardly the big issue that HackerNews makes it out to be. Sourc
by CaptainFever 3y ago
> 1. The vast majority of the world now has access to very high or unlimited data packs. This is hardly the big issue that HackerNews makes it out to be.
Source? This seems like a really first-world country thing to say.
- enneff 3y agoIronically, IME there tend to be fewer data restrictions in developing countries than developed ones.
- tayo42 3y agoWe really do have expensive internet in the US. Sim cards when traveling are so cheap. I think I have a 4gb plan with Verizon and it's expensive enough for me.
- oneeyedpigeon 3y agoEven in some of the richest countries in the world, plenty of us are on metered phone contracts. OP acting like there isn't a cost of living crisis.
- MisterSandman 3y agoJesus christ, we're talking about a 200MB app with text-based communication. The cost of living crisis is real but to pretend that people need to limit their internet usage to save money is ridiculous. I live in Canada which has some of the worst data plans, and even on the 5GB plans I wouldn't bat an eye on using an app like Threads.
- MisterSandman 3y ago> This seems like a really first-world country thing to say. First world countries tend to have lower data caps and higher cost per GB on average: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cost-of-mobile-data-worldwide/ https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cost-of-mobile-data-worldwi...