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Picking an arbitrary starting point like 'country' still has problems. I'm in Jersey Channel Islands, which isn't a country at all (much like Vatican City & oth
by tombrossman 12y ago
Picking an arbitrary starting point like 'country' still has problems. I'm in Jersey Channel Islands, which isn't a country at all (much like Vatican City & other territories).
We are British but not part of the UK nor members of the EU. We're served by the British Royal Mail system and use UK-style postcodes, but sometimes when I input my address I must chose a country, so pick UK, which triggers UK VAT on my order. We're exempt from UK VAT so dealing with this is frustrating. Some retailers do waive it when I raise the point but I have to remember every time.
Total edge case I know, but I hope it demonstrates that even picking a really broad starting point like 'country' can still fail sometimes.
- hayksaakian 12y agoSorry I'd this comes off as tangential: What kind of internet service do you have where you live (speed wise) ? I've always considered island life, but poor internet service has put me off.
- Symbiote 12y agoJersey is a tax haven (40% of the economy is evading tax), lying 20km from France and 160km from Britain, so there's no reason the internet access has to be bad. http://www.jtglobal.com/Jersey/Personal/Broadband/Products/Home-broadband-tariffs/ http://www.jtglobal.com/Jersey/Personal/Broadband/Products/H... — it's a bit expensive, and has a usage cap, but that seems more to do with the lack of competition than it being an island.
- tombrossman 12y ago> (40% of the economy is evading tax) Citation needed. You are welcome to pay maximum taxes where you live if you like, but jurisdictions with lower tax rates keep the pressure on governments to deliver a good return on investment to their citizens. When I moved from San Diego to Dallas after the dotcom bust I slashed my taxes which was great (no income tax in TX). This wasn't tax evasion, it was common sense. San Diego was no longer a good investment. Also, you totally missed the Gigabit fiber-optic broadband plans[0]. I have a 1GB unlimited plan from their competitor for £55/month[1]. Standard fair use clause applies but I've never been throttled and I use massive amounts of data every month. [0] http://www.jtglobal.com/Jersey/Personal/JT-Fibre/Fibre-Tariffs/Tariff-details/ http://www.jtglobal.com/Jersey/Personal/JT-Fibre/Fibre-Tarif... [1] https://web.sure.com/jersey/internet/home-internet/unlimited-broadband/plan/15172 https://web.sure.com/jersey/internet/home-internet/unlimited...
- tombrossman 12y agoSorry I didn't spot your comment sooner. I have an unlimited Gigabit fibre to the home connection here at home, and I pay £60/month for it. My 'high score' so far was 1.4TB transferred one month but typical use is 600GB or so. We are in a pretty unique situation here with a government minister betting big on switching our entire island's copper telephone lines over to fiber optics, part subsidised with taxpayer funds. If you are fortunate enough to have piles of cash you can gain residency here through a special programme for attracting inward investment http://www.locatejersey.com/HighValueResidency/Pages/JerseyforYou.aspx http://www.locatejersey.com/HighValueResidency/Pages/Jerseyf...
- jacquesm 12y agoNice spot! Sounds like the problem is with the automatic attachment of the VAT to the UK though, not the address system per-se.