Do you pay for the internet?

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    Do you have to pay for the internet in the country you are in?
     
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  2. Stax_Daniel

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    yes, but I here it's not as expensive here in America like it is in some other places...

    do you?
     
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    sarahk iTamer Staff

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    What country is giving out free lunches?

    Even if internet access was bundled with cable, phone or something you'd be deluded if you thought it was free.
     
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    I'm not paying for my internet on my laptop right now, its wireless :D So .. I'm probably catching a signal from someone's house haha. But yes we have to pay for internet here.
     
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    cost of internet included in board fees, which i think is pretty geneorus considering we get UNLIMITED bandwidth. no quota, nothing.

    alot of other schools i know imposes a bandwidth quota.
     
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    I'm at school so I guess pay for it somewhere with the tuition.
     
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    :confused: And why you thought we are not paying for internet.
    Everyone is paying for internet there is nothing free :D

    Rajat
     
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    Its one of the funniest thread i have seen.
    In which country do they provide free Internet.
    There might be differences in prices but nothing is free in this world.
     
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    {USA} Of course! we have to pay for it!!
    $20 a month for 3MBPS (down) and like 77 bytes per second (up) :p
     
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    some countries have free internet and recently someone told me that internet is free in america.
     
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    south america maybe :rolleyes:

    We do receive free air and sunlight but that's about it, that I am aware of anyway.
     
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    What are some prices in other countries?
     
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    So long as there are technicians who need to maintain equipment so that the internet can run there will be the need to pay them. Someone, somewhere is paying for it. It may be the Government (as in the Housing Developments in Singapore), it may be your parents through tuition, but these guys are being paid!

    I had access issues with getting to certain websites last year, and another similar issue with aol emails about 5 years ago. In both cases there were nodes that were faulty. These weren't at my ISP, nor with the hosting company of the sites - but in the system as you hop from node to node. If you know how you can get the techs on the phone, these are real people. I don't know exactly what was done about them but they got fixed - that's hardware and labour - it all costs money and it doesn't happen by magic.
     
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    well generaly yes, but it's not that expensive, and besides i don't pay...i have "special privileges" :D
     
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    I guess you don't live in a major city :)
     
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    In australia I pay AUD$40/month for 512kb/s, 8GB of bandwidth. It is one of the best plans offered (price).
     
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    b/c they charge for those things too in large cities :confused:
     
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    Only people who generally dont have to pay for internet is if you work for the company and they offer that as a benefit
     
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    I was just being sarcastic...on the terms that you don't get those things in large cities...(at least not quality....lol)
     
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    that's what I figured but just wanted to make sure I wasn't being thick...I mean you know, more than usual! ;)

    we don't have much SMOG, just an 11 UV rating for 5 months out of the year and sometimes if we are lucky smoke from fires burning in Mexico :p
     
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