Subj : SIO/SIO2K
To   : Al
From : alterego
Date : Wed May 06 2020 08:17:45

  Re: SIO/SIO2K
  By: Al to Vk3jed on Tue May 05 2020 12:03 pm

 Al> It's the same in Canada. There are only two choices here, the cable
 Al> company or the telco. Both wildly overpriced. Good service yes, but...
 Vj>> Here, we have literally dozens.

Actually, while it might appear we have dozens of ISPs in Australia, we dont.

We have a single infrastructure provider - with "dozens" of resellers.

So while the consumer can choose the device they use - and some resellers provide devices as a starter (they are not locked to that device, but you are contracted to pay for it), the monthly pricing of said service is IMHO fixed.

Most retailers charge around the same price, which is probably their minimum (so its very competitive). However the underlying infrastructure provider charges what they like.

In theory, they are charging their costs (for their always outdated infrastructure, which started 10 years ago, and I got access to it 2 months ago), but compared to the infrastructure that other countries have its super expensive.

I think I saw somewhere in NZ they have 1G/1G services for sub $100/month. I think in the US they do too? I'm struggle to get a 100MB service for that price :(
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