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And most of them have a choice of multiple ISPs offering 1Gbps FTTH for about US$20-40 a month...

• cmsmith 13y ago
  Of course they do. The cost to run fiber to a building is largely independent of the number of units in the building. So it makes perfect sense that higher housing density leads to lower costs and higher speeds.
  • EliRivers 13y ago
    Based on my experience living in a small town in England five minutes walk away from rolling, open fields, I suggest that what leads to lower costs and higher speeds is actual competition between broadband suppliers, rather than regulatory capture and cartels. I understand that it's common in the US for high-density housing areas to have very little choice, poor service, and to pay a fortune for their internet.
    • cmsmith 13y ago
      OK. As long as we're giving anecdotes, I live in high-density housing in the US, and pay $50 for 200 Mbps symmetric service. Service which is only available in buildings above a certain size.
• ddeck 13y ago
  Yes. But keep in mind that minimum wages is $3.75/hour with no paid breaks. Also, that's your connection speed to the ISP's network. As soon as your traffic leaves HK, you're more likely looking at < 10 Mbps
  • spacehunt 13y ago
    Nope, I get 100+ Mbps to at least Taiwan and Japan, according to speedtest.net.
    • ddeck 13y ago
      That's quite fast. I see ~10-12 Mbps to Taiwan/Japan from both home (200 Mbps fiber) and office (1 Gbps fiber). To the US, I see ~4-5 Mbps consistently. These are both via PCCW.
      • spacehunt 13y ago
        Weird, I'm also on PCCW. Results from tests I just performed, over Wifi though so not that accurate: - Japan: http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/2924783412 http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/2924783412 - US: http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/2924790093 http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/2924790093