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25Gbps FTTH is available here in Switzerland, about $75/month (billed annually, 777 CHF). And Switzerland is a country with very high labor prices.

orangepurple 3y ago
I thought Switzerland has some of the highest ISP transit charges on the continent?
- AviationAtom 3y ago
  I do believe Switzerland has the highest everything
  - Lev1a 3y ago
    Rule of thumb I once heard as a German: "Compared to us the Swiss pay double but earn triple the money".
    - AviationAtom 3y ago
      I could see that. They are consistently ranked as enjoying among the happiest of lifestyles.
      - orangepurple 3y ago
        Germans have a ultra-wealthy upper class which own everything and skew net wealth figures massively. The bottom 50% of German residents by net wealth have nearly nothing compared to those in a similar situation in neighboring EU countries. PDF Page 6 Table A3 Net wealth medians - breakdowns EUR thousands https://www.ecb.europa.eu/home/pdf/research/hfcn/HFCS_Statistical_Tables_Wave_2021_July2023.pdf https://www.ecb.europa.eu/home/pdf/research/hfcn/HFCS_Statis...
- BlueTemplar 3y ago
  And this is several times more expensive than FTTH in the neighboring countries. (Sure, maybe not as fast FTTH, but it doesn't matter much when everyone else is still lagging way behind, so over, say, 10 Mo/s you quickly get into diminishing returns.)
randunel 3y ago
I'll just leave these here: - https://www.digi.ro/servicii/internet/internet-fix https://www.digi.ro/servicii/internet/internet-fix - https://www.digi.ro/servicii/internet/internet-fix/fiberlink-10g https://www.digi.ro/servicii/internet/internet-fix/fiberlink... - https://www.orange.ro/internet/ https://www.orange.ro/internet/ - https://www.vodafone.ro/serviciifixe/internet https://www.vodafone.ro/serviciifixe/internet - https://www.next-gen.ro/abonamente-personal.html https://www.next-gen.ro/abonamente-personal.html - https://www.gemenii.ro/internet-in-sectorul-2/ https://www.gemenii.ro/internet-in-sectorul-2/ The prices include VAT and are final, $8-$12/month for gigabit bandwidth.

orangepurple 3y ago

I thought Switzerland has some of the highest ISP transit charges on the continent?

AviationAtom 3y ago
I do believe Switzerland has the highest everything
- Lev1a 3y ago
  Rule of thumb I once heard as a German: "Compared to us the Swiss pay double but earn triple the money".
  - AviationAtom 3y ago
    I could see that. They are consistently ranked as enjoying among the happiest of lifestyles.
    - orangepurple 3y ago
      Germans have a ultra-wealthy upper class which own everything and skew net wealth figures massively. The bottom 50% of German residents by net wealth have nearly nothing compared to those in a similar situation in neighboring EU countries. PDF Page 6 Table A3 Net wealth medians - breakdowns EUR thousands https://www.ecb.europa.eu/home/pdf/research/hfcn/HFCS_Statistical_Tables_Wave_2021_July2023.pdf https://www.ecb.europa.eu/home/pdf/research/hfcn/HFCS_Statis...
BlueTemplar 3y ago
And this is several times more expensive than FTTH in the neighboring countries. (Sure, maybe not as fast FTTH, but it doesn't matter much when everyone else is still lagging way behind, so over, say, 10 Mo/s you quickly get into diminishing returns.)

randunel 3y ago

I'll just leave these here: - https://www.digi.ro/servicii/internet/internet-fix https://www.digi.ro/servicii/internet/internet-fix - https://www.digi.ro/servicii/internet/internet-fix/fiberlink-10g https://www.digi.ro/servicii/internet/internet-fix/fiberlink... - https://www.orange.ro/internet/ https://www.orange.ro/internet/ - https://www.vodafone.ro/serviciifixe/internet https://www.vodafone.ro/serviciifixe/internet - https://www.next-gen.ro/abonamente-personal.html https://www.next-gen.ro/abonamente-personal.html - https://www.gemenii.ro/internet-in-sectorul-2/ https://www.gemenii.ro/internet-in-sectorul-2/ The prices include VAT and are final, $8-$12/month for gigabit bandwidth.