I just got a nice present from my ISP. My monthly data allowance got doubled, my internet speed got bumped up by 50% and my monthly bill went down by almost $2 (NZD). But I still think were here in New Zealand get fleeced on our internet costs.

Here's what what I get and what it costs me a month (now) on cable TV + cable broadband + phone:

15Mbs download speed

40GB per month data useage (extra Gigs cost $2.95 per)

Cable TV

Landline telephone (excludes toll calls)

Price per months $149.75 (about $106 USD)

So, by other countries' standards how am I doing: worse off, better off or about the same?

Well, here in Portugal, combined optical fiber lines are cheap nowadays. I have the following:

100 Mbs download speed

No limit download data per month

Cable TV with access to almost 200 channels

Landline telephone

The price per month is 60 euro, which is 77,4 US dollars

In the UK

Phone (all calls free anytime) plus broadband @ 13 Mbps plus PVR and VOD with a selection of free movies and Tv shows as well as Iplayer etc thrown in is 48.99 per month.

48.99 GBP = 75 USD

Netherlands:

25Mb internet (no cap)

Digital TV

Cable TV (cause you need a box for Digital so cable is handy in the bedroom)

landline telephone

for 45 euro's = 58 dollars

I live in a dorm, and so I pay my internet and TV separately. My internet is basically a 100/100 connection that I share with everyone here (still very fast even if it isn't 100/100 for me) with no download limits, and that costs me a little less than $4.

Just you wait when you are in grown up world where you have to pay everythng yourself!!!

*shakes fist*

I hate you!

I have:

3 Mbs download speed

30GB data per month

Cable TV with access to  about 80 channels

Landline telephone

The price per month is 130 reais, which is 65 dollars.

I already do! I just happen to have incredibly cheap and awesome internet! I still pay for my cellphone, TV, power, etc.

Here in Australia,

59.95 AUD (54 USD), about 5mp/s, 25GB of data, and then after I use the 25GB's the speed is shaped to 64kb/s.... Yea I don't ever want to hear anyone complain about what they get.  

Well, with all the crappy stuff that Portugal have, at least we're in the leading pack when it comes to internet access XD