Would You Pay $80 Per Month For A 10Mb Internet Connection?

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  1. kanej2007

    kanej2007 Guest

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    Just wondering what other gurus think of the outrageous price here in Dubai for having a basic 10Mb internet connection.

    It's around 300 AED per month which is around $80. There is also 16Mb, 50Mb, etc...

    However, prices are sky high since there is no other option/company, so take it or leave it?

    Since I have a fast internet connection at work (100Mb) I didn't bother getting an internet connection at home. Even if there was no internet at work I'd refuse to be ripped off and pay such a high price for such a basic internet connection.

    Thankfully there is a wi-fi connection at work which I also use.
     
  2. Deathchild

    Deathchild Ancient Guru

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    I pay 26€ for 100/100, digitv.
     
  3. kanej2007

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    That's what I though, lol, what a rip off...
     
  4. vbetts

    vbetts Don Vincenzo Staff Member

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    I pay $50 for 20 down, and rarely I see 6 down. My Cell phone service is faster.

    Guess I'm going ATT.
     

  5. Cyberdyne

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    Hell, I can USB tether my phone to my PC and get 20 mb down, and my cell plan is about $80 unlimited.
     
  6. IceVip

    IceVip Master Guru

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    Lel, i pay 8.5 Euro for 90Mbps/60Mbps BG/INT and 40Mbps upload.
     
  7. AsiJu

    AsiJu Ancient Guru

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    No way. Currently pay around 18 € / month for 4G mobile. At best download speed is around 20 Mb (= 2+ MB).

    Before when I still lived in a flat I had 8 Mb ADSL for about the same price IIRC.

    Why mobile for desktop you say? Ever heard of the middle-of-nowhere? I live a bit north from there ;)
     
  8. pimp_gimp

    pimp_gimp Ancient Guru

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    That's a ripoff. I pay $99/mo for a 100mb/s connection.
     
  9. Twiddles

    Twiddles Maha Guru

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    €60 for 200/20 including basic TV and a landline. Damn you are getting ripped off :3eyes:
     
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    twtaylor Ancient Guru

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    I pay $90 CAD for 250/20 cable internet with unlimited data. The connection is very reliable.
     

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    GenClaymore Ancient Guru

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    I'll start swimming out of there to another country before i pay that much for 10Mb and loose a bunch of pounds while I at it.
     
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    WhiteLightning Don Illuminati Staff Member

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    I cant live without internet at home so yeah i would pay it. :D
     
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    We pay $40 a month for 100/100mbps in Sweden.
     
  15. Undying

    Undying Ancient Guru

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    Quite cheap internet here in Serbia.

    25-30€ a month 40/10mbps. That's enough for my needs.
     
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    10 eur, 100mbits up/down local/international . So i cannot even see myself paying that much...what a racket
     
  17. airbud7

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    If I were running for President of the USA my platform would be to setup Free over the air internet for all of america...
    Then tell comcast/time warner....>You're Fired!!!
     
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    yasamoka Ancient Guru

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    That would definitely Trump any other decision the President would take. :nerd:
     
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  20. EspHack

    EspHack Ancient Guru

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    wait, you still alive without internet at home? heat must be killing you :p

    I pay like 110$ for 100mb and a pathetic 10mb up in Dominican rep. and the gov gets 30% taxes from anything related to telecommunications, I get a pretty nice 1ms ping though, which is nice I think :) but still, quite the achievement to see I'm not the most ripped off internet subscriber on guru3d
     

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