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Except now you're limited to 2 TB/mo with no alternatives.

by DanAtC 3y ago

ben_w 3y ago
I remember my 56k modem running at less than half the advertised speed, and having to pay by the minute for the privilege, and that the phone number originally being "local rate" shifting into "lo-call rate" as actual local calls became cheaper. 2 TB would have taken me nearly 16 years, and cost as much as a house.
- thfuran 3y ago
  Well, if you go 2 TB over, it might still cost as much as a house.
gs17 3y ago
I wish, here my only option is Xfinity with 1.2 TB per month.
Sohcahtoa82 3y ago
Depends on your area. I'm in a suburb outside Portland, OR and have Ziply Fiber which sells me symmetrical gigabit with no data cap for like $80/month.
- rconti 3y ago
  Just went from my unmetered symmetric gigabit for $90 to unmetered symmetric 10gig for $49! Sonic, SF Bay area. Considering I'm in the middle of silicon valley it sure took a long time to actually get fiber (2019), but now I'm not complaining.
- themoonisachees 3y ago
  Here in France Free sells me 5Gb/700Mb fiber for 40€ a month, and takes off 10€ off of my phone bill for the trouble as well.
thejosh 3y ago
Here in Australia we have been pretty blessed with pretty good ISPs. In the earlier days we had Internode (locally here in Perth it was iiNet for me for a while :)), which had a Usenet mirror (!) and were the first ISP I believe to offer ADSL2 in AU. Unfortunately in 2011 they were bought out by a major competitor and it went downhill. Nowdays we have Aussie Broadband, which has an active tech community on Whirlpool (AU Broadband forums, fondly called Whingepool). Phil Brett as their cofounder made this an incredible company, and he recently left. I pay $149AUD/month for "1000/50Mbps Unlimited", which I haven't had an email yet for my usage (I use around 4-10tb/month).
- climb_stealth 3y ago
  I haven't heard about Aussie Broadband before. I take it you would recommend them then? I hadn't known about Internode going downhill either. I'm still using them as their support is great. Price-wise looks like they both charge the same. Unfortunately no great connection here, so it ends at $100AUD for 100Mbps on a good day.
  - AussieWog93 3y ago
    They've got the best support, for sure. But how often do you need support? Our business is with Superloop 1000/50 ($109, and actually gets 1000Mbps solidly). Used to be with MyRepublic and would get between 300-700Mbps depending on time of day. At home we just use a cheap provider - Spintel. It seems that for the lower speeds (we're on 50/20) you don't run into CVC issues like you used to.
    - climb_stealth 3y ago
      You are right, I almost never need support but when I do I appreciate it. Apparently they have a flag for accounts of people who know IT stuff. Found that out when my partner ended up talking to them and she got a bit flustered over the questions they asked. I also like to think of it as doing my bit against the enshittification of everything. Cheap internet is a race to the bottom and it's not pretty. But Aussie Broadband looks pretty promising. I like that they are open about CVC issues. Will consider them next time we move. I'm amazed you throw these ISP names out there that I never heard of before. Probably not doing advertisements and bill boards and stuff. Maybe the internet situation in Australia is not as bleak as I always thought :)
entropicdrifter 3y ago
I lucked out and got FIOS installed on my street about 6 months before the Xfinity caps went into effect in my area. When they asked me why I was canceling I tore them a new one
vGPU 3y ago
Comcast? I have att fiber and I can pull down 5-10tb/mo no problem.

Except now you're limited to 2 TB/mo with no alternatives.

by DanAtC 3y ago

Except now you're limited to 2 TB/mo with no alternatives.

I remember my 56k modem running at less than half the advertised speed, and having to pay by the minute for the privilege, and that the phone number originally being "local rate" shifting into "lo-call rate" as actual local calls became cheaper. 2 TB would have taken me nearly 16 years, and cost as much as a house.

thfuran 3y ago
Well, if you go 2 TB over, it might still cost as much as a house.

gs17 3y ago

I wish, here my only option is Xfinity with 1.2 TB per month.

Sohcahtoa82 3y ago

Depends on your area. I'm in a suburb outside Portland, OR and have Ziply Fiber which sells me symmetrical gigabit with no data cap for like $80/month.

rconti 3y ago
Just went from my unmetered symmetric gigabit for $90 to unmetered symmetric 10gig for $49! Sonic, SF Bay area. Considering I'm in the middle of silicon valley it sure took a long time to actually get fiber (2019), but now I'm not complaining.
themoonisachees 3y ago
Here in France Free sells me 5Gb/700Mb fiber for 40€ a month, and takes off 10€ off of my phone bill for the trouble as well.

thejosh 3y ago

Here in Australia we have been pretty blessed with pretty good ISPs. In the earlier days we had Internode (locally here in Perth it was iiNet for me for a while :)), which had a Usenet mirror (!) and were the first ISP I believe to offer ADSL2 in AU. Unfortunately in 2011 they were bought out by a major competitor and it went downhill. Nowdays we have Aussie Broadband, which has an active tech community on Whirlpool (AU Broadband forums, fondly called Whingepool). Phil Brett as their cofounder made this an incredible company, and he recently left. I pay $149AUD/month for "1000/50Mbps Unlimited", which I haven't had an email yet for my usage (I use around 4-10tb/month).

climb_stealth 3y ago
I haven't heard about Aussie Broadband before. I take it you would recommend them then? I hadn't known about Internode going downhill either. I'm still using them as their support is great. Price-wise looks like they both charge the same. Unfortunately no great connection here, so it ends at $100AUD for 100Mbps on a good day.
- AussieWog93 3y ago
  They've got the best support, for sure. But how often do you need support? Our business is with Superloop 1000/50 ($109, and actually gets 1000Mbps solidly). Used to be with MyRepublic and would get between 300-700Mbps depending on time of day. At home we just use a cheap provider - Spintel. It seems that for the lower speeds (we're on 50/20) you don't run into CVC issues like you used to.
  - climb_stealth 3y ago
    You are right, I almost never need support but when I do I appreciate it. Apparently they have a flag for accounts of people who know IT stuff. Found that out when my partner ended up talking to them and she got a bit flustered over the questions they asked. I also like to think of it as doing my bit against the enshittification of everything. Cheap internet is a race to the bottom and it's not pretty. But Aussie Broadband looks pretty promising. I like that they are open about CVC issues. Will consider them next time we move. I'm amazed you throw these ISP names out there that I never heard of before. Probably not doing advertisements and bill boards and stuff. Maybe the internet situation in Australia is not as bleak as I always thought :)

entropicdrifter 3y ago

I lucked out and got FIOS installed on my street about 6 months before the Xfinity caps went into effect in my area. When they asked me why I was canceling I tore them a new one

vGPU 3y ago

Comcast? I have att fiber and I can pull down 5-10tb/mo no problem.