Why U.S. Internet and Wireless Access Is Slow and Expensive

I pay $30 a month for 20MB down and 2MB up with no thresholds. Where, in the first world, is it that cheap? It's been awhile but I recall there being ridiculously low caps down in Oz and NZ and their internet was at the time WAY more expensive to begin with. In a lot of countries you pay for how much you use. There are a lot of people on this board that should appreciate not having that pricing model in effect here!

Also, as someone who used to travel a lot for work I can say with certainty that our internet is far better than virtually everywhere I have ever traveled with the one exception I can think of being Japan.

As for wireless service we pay more because we like our phones to be subsidized. Feel free to use Boost, PagePlus, Virgin, etc. and buy your phone and pay a considerably lower bill. Lastly, it's easier for these other developing regions to put in a kickass fast system. Why? Because it's the first thing they are putting in. They don't have to recoup investment in older technologies. The only place I know of again that has great and fast wireless coverage that exceeds ours that has gone through the various 1G, 3G, 4G, etc. is Asia and they do pay a lot more for tech things than we do so it's not exactly a surprise...

And oh, obligatory "Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, those poor disenfranchised!!!!!" - this is my favorite part "we're creating, yet again, two Americas, and deepening inequality through this communications inequality." Hahahahaha, puhhhhhhhhhhhlease! What's next, "we're creating two Americas and deepening inequality through the homes of the rich having dual zone climate control while the poor only having one"

Lastly, I can chose from multiple internet carriers. I've got AT&T for DSL, TWC for Cable, Hughes for satellite, and then all the wireless providers should I want to do that. On the other hand I have only one option for electricity, gas, trash pickup, and water. Talk about outrage! Why don't I have more choices in my utilities!!!!!!!!!!!

Well then get the 3MB for $40 or TWC for better speeds. I mean, my gosh, do you pay full price for everything when you have to just do a little bit of looking around to save $$?

A lot of people tell me I have a Taipei personality. What does that mean?

duno, people say people from taipei are very friendly
so maybe thats what it means?

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and again only anecdotal ofcourse, but when I was in taiwan last month, i can assure you not everyone runs around with 100/100 internet.

None of my relatives have it, they all just use ADSL. There's also no "4G" wireless internet readily available either, pretty much everything still runs on 3G in terms of their cellphones.
this is in Taipei too fyi.

Internet is slow and expensive because of government regulation. Get of stupid laws such community ISP law, and the service and availability will improve.