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  • M Mustafa Ismail Mustafa

    In Jordan, generally speaking, everything costs way more than it should with respect to your income. So I'm just comparing internet connectivity prices. I have an offer for 2 Mbps WiMax internet (wireless because Orange the monopolistic infrastructure owner here bites hard) with no transfer caps would set me back about $500 USD a year (345 JOD / year) and I would add another $80 USD for each static IP address or $500 USD per subnet of 4 addresses with two being reserved and two usable. So, in my specific case, I'll be coughing up $500USD tomorrow for a year, and because I'm friends with the sales person's brother, he's being a pal and is waiving the base station deposit fee. What do you get for the same amount (equivalent) where you live or how much would it cost to get what I just described?

    If the post was helpful, please vote, eh! Current activities: Playing Star Craft II. Don't bother me, eh? Now and forever, defiant to the end. What is Multiple Sclerosis[^]?

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    Dalek Dave
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    £240 per year. 20Mb unlimited, free hardware.

    ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave

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    • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

      Haven't had any cap problem and really pushed it...There were 3 of us using it and downloaded videos, music etc. constantly. Have seen it as fast as 2MB/s usually around 800MB/s so yes it is fast. Support...normal. I've had a problem and they say they will investigate but will charge me if it's not there fault so I haven't had them out. Mike

      Age doesn't make you forgetful. Having way too many stupid things to remember makes you forgetful. http://www.hq4thmarinescomm.com[^] My Site

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      Mustafa Ismail Mustafa
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      Mike Hankey wrote:

      800MB/s

      :wtf::omg: huh!!!! are you sure its not Mb? MB = Mega Byte, Mb = Mega bit, or did you mean 80? Either way, that still beats the best we have here hands down.

      If the post was helpful, please vote, eh! Current activities: Playing Star Craft II. Don't bother me, eh? Now and forever, defiant to the end. What is Multiple Sclerosis[^]?

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      • M Mustafa Ismail Mustafa

        See, if I were to get the land line based 2Mb ADSL line, it would still cost the same, but it would have a cap of 10-15 GB depending on the vendor, and there is an enforced 25% bandwidth capacity upload limit enforced by Orange who are the sole owners of the nation's communication infrastructure (this is a carry over from when it was Jordan Telecom, a wholly owned state corporation, now 45% owned by Orange and the rest "privatized"). In addition to that, you get the worst support by far. I mean, they'll kick you when you're down and then urinate on you, then light you on fire. With a smile.

        If the post was helpful, please vote, eh! Current activities: Playing Star Craft II. Don't bother me, eh? Now and forever, defiant to the end. What is Multiple Sclerosis[^]?

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        Inflammable urine??!!! :wtf:

        Join the cool kids - Come fold with us[^]

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          Inflammable urine??!!! :wtf:

          Join the cool kids - Come fold with us[^]

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          Mustafa Ismail Mustafa
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          That's just the start of it.. wait till you find out what happens to what comes from their other side!

          If the post was helpful, please vote, eh! Current activities: Playing Star Craft II. Don't bother me, eh? Now and forever, defiant to the end. What is Multiple Sclerosis[^]?

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            £240 per year. 20Mb unlimited, free hardware.

            ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave

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            Mustafa Ismail Mustafa
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            I need to get me some of that :sigh:

            If the post was helpful, please vote, eh! Current activities: Playing Star Craft II. Don't bother me, eh? Now and forever, defiant to the end. What is Multiple Sclerosis[^]?

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            • M Mustafa Ismail Mustafa

              Mike Hankey wrote:

              800MB/s

              :wtf::omg: huh!!!! are you sure its not Mb? MB = Mega Byte, Mb = Mega bit, or did you mean 80? Either way, that still beats the best we have here hands down.

              If the post was helpful, please vote, eh! Current activities: Playing Star Craft II. Don't bother me, eh? Now and forever, defiant to the end. What is Multiple Sclerosis[^]?

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              Mike Hankey
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              Sorry your right 800Mb/s ...between Dyslexia, ADD, age and of course that one lazy eye. :)

              Age doesn't make you forgetful. Having way too many stupid things to remember makes you forgetful. http://www.hq4thmarinescomm.com[^] My Site

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              • M Mustafa Ismail Mustafa

                In Jordan, generally speaking, everything costs way more than it should with respect to your income. So I'm just comparing internet connectivity prices. I have an offer for 2 Mbps WiMax internet (wireless because Orange the monopolistic infrastructure owner here bites hard) with no transfer caps would set me back about $500 USD a year (345 JOD / year) and I would add another $80 USD for each static IP address or $500 USD per subnet of 4 addresses with two being reserved and two usable. So, in my specific case, I'll be coughing up $500USD tomorrow for a year, and because I'm friends with the sales person's brother, he's being a pal and is waiving the base station deposit fee. What do you get for the same amount (equivalent) where you live or how much would it cost to get what I just described?

                If the post was helpful, please vote, eh! Current activities: Playing Star Craft II. Don't bother me, eh? Now and forever, defiant to the end. What is Multiple Sclerosis[^]?

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                The Digital Worm
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                £6.75 PM for 8MBPS line with unlimited downloads + hardware free. It comes to £81 per year for me BeBox[^] rocxxxxxx. :laugh: PS: this was special offer for 2nd year after paying £13.50 PM for first year.

                WJFK (Write Just for Kicks)

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                • M Mustafa Ismail Mustafa

                  In Jordan, generally speaking, everything costs way more than it should with respect to your income. So I'm just comparing internet connectivity prices. I have an offer for 2 Mbps WiMax internet (wireless because Orange the monopolistic infrastructure owner here bites hard) with no transfer caps would set me back about $500 USD a year (345 JOD / year) and I would add another $80 USD for each static IP address or $500 USD per subnet of 4 addresses with two being reserved and two usable. So, in my specific case, I'll be coughing up $500USD tomorrow for a year, and because I'm friends with the sales person's brother, he's being a pal and is waiving the base station deposit fee. What do you get for the same amount (equivalent) where you live or how much would it cost to get what I just described?

                  If the post was helpful, please vote, eh! Current activities: Playing Star Craft II. Don't bother me, eh? Now and forever, defiant to the end. What is Multiple Sclerosis[^]?

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                  I live in Northern California and pay $38/mo (including regulatory fees etc) for 15mbps down and 3mbps up with no caps (which in practice is more often 20/4 mbps), via a cable provider. At the end of the first 6 months it will go up to $58/mo. I figure that's pretty good for what I'm getting :) If I wanted to go with a cheaper plan I could get economy internet - 1.5 down and 384k up - for about $40/mo. X| I used to have DSL and it was about $35/mo for 3 down and 0.5 up.

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                  • R Rajesh R Subramanian

                    I'm paying about 1700 INR a month for a 4Mbps connection (25 Gig data transfer limit per month). No yearly contracts available with my provider. So, it's about 440 USD a if I calculate it for a year.

                    It's time for a new sig. Seriously.

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                    SimulationofSai
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                    Which provider have you signed up with. That's a pretty good deal provided you get atleast 75% of the mentioned speed. I just got the Photon+ as I needed a mobile option. It's kinda ok, nothing great to harp about.

                    SG Aham Brahmasmi!

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                    • M Mustafa Ismail Mustafa

                      In Jordan, generally speaking, everything costs way more than it should with respect to your income. So I'm just comparing internet connectivity prices. I have an offer for 2 Mbps WiMax internet (wireless because Orange the monopolistic infrastructure owner here bites hard) with no transfer caps would set me back about $500 USD a year (345 JOD / year) and I would add another $80 USD for each static IP address or $500 USD per subnet of 4 addresses with two being reserved and two usable. So, in my specific case, I'll be coughing up $500USD tomorrow for a year, and because I'm friends with the sales person's brother, he's being a pal and is waiving the base station deposit fee. What do you get for the same amount (equivalent) where you live or how much would it cost to get what I just described?

                      If the post was helpful, please vote, eh! Current activities: Playing Star Craft II. Don't bother me, eh? Now and forever, defiant to the end. What is Multiple Sclerosis[^]?

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                      Joe Woodbury
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                      I have 7Mbps down, 1Mbps up, for who knows? Seriously, full price is $52/month, promo price is $42/month, but I apparently wasn't eligible for the latter even though the phone company let me change to it, so they put me on some other promo where I pay $15 a month for a while then $35 a month for a while and then some other price. I've given up trying to figure the damn thing out.

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                      • S SimulationofSai

                        Which provider have you signed up with. That's a pretty good deal provided you get atleast 75% of the mentioned speed. I just got the Photon+ as I needed a mobile option. It's kinda ok, nothing great to harp about.

                        SG Aham Brahmasmi!

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                        Rajesh R Subramanian
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                        I'm using Airtel broadband (fixed line).

                        It's time for a new sig. Seriously.

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                        • M Mustafa Ismail Mustafa

                          In Jordan, generally speaking, everything costs way more than it should with respect to your income. So I'm just comparing internet connectivity prices. I have an offer for 2 Mbps WiMax internet (wireless because Orange the monopolistic infrastructure owner here bites hard) with no transfer caps would set me back about $500 USD a year (345 JOD / year) and I would add another $80 USD for each static IP address or $500 USD per subnet of 4 addresses with two being reserved and two usable. So, in my specific case, I'll be coughing up $500USD tomorrow for a year, and because I'm friends with the sales person's brother, he's being a pal and is waiving the base station deposit fee. What do you get for the same amount (equivalent) where you live or how much would it cost to get what I just described?

                          If the post was helpful, please vote, eh! Current activities: Playing Star Craft II. Don't bother me, eh? Now and forever, defiant to the end. What is Multiple Sclerosis[^]?

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                          Chris Maunder
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                          Stop yer whinin' boy! In Canada we don't even know what unlimited mobile plans are.

                          cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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                          • M Mustafa Ismail Mustafa

                            In Jordan, generally speaking, everything costs way more than it should with respect to your income. So I'm just comparing internet connectivity prices. I have an offer for 2 Mbps WiMax internet (wireless because Orange the monopolistic infrastructure owner here bites hard) with no transfer caps would set me back about $500 USD a year (345 JOD / year) and I would add another $80 USD for each static IP address or $500 USD per subnet of 4 addresses with two being reserved and two usable. So, in my specific case, I'll be coughing up $500USD tomorrow for a year, and because I'm friends with the sales person's brother, he's being a pal and is waiving the base station deposit fee. What do you get for the same amount (equivalent) where you live or how much would it cost to get what I just described?

                            If the post was helpful, please vote, eh! Current activities: Playing Star Craft II. Don't bother me, eh? Now and forever, defiant to the end. What is Multiple Sclerosis[^]?

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                            aaronlego2
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                            Though I'm not the one paying the bill... $40 a month for their "DSL Elite" package. (Up to 6 Mbps downstream, Up to 768 Kbps upstream with one dynamic IP address.) The only time our internet ever goes out, is when our cats unplug the modem.

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                            • J J Dunlap

                              I live in Northern California and pay $38/mo (including regulatory fees etc) for 15mbps down and 3mbps up with no caps (which in practice is more often 20/4 mbps), via a cable provider. At the end of the first 6 months it will go up to $58/mo. I figure that's pretty good for what I'm getting :) If I wanted to go with a cheaper plan I could get economy internet - 1.5 down and 384k up - for about $40/mo. X| I used to have DSL and it was about $35/mo for 3 down and 0.5 up.

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                              J. Dunlap wrote:

                              Northern California and pay $38/mo (including regulatory fees etc) for 15mbps down and 3mbps up with no caps (which in practice is more often 20/4 mbps), via a cable provider

                              And who is your cable provider?

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                              • M Mustafa Ismail Mustafa

                                In Jordan, generally speaking, everything costs way more than it should with respect to your income. So I'm just comparing internet connectivity prices. I have an offer for 2 Mbps WiMax internet (wireless because Orange the monopolistic infrastructure owner here bites hard) with no transfer caps would set me back about $500 USD a year (345 JOD / year) and I would add another $80 USD for each static IP address or $500 USD per subnet of 4 addresses with two being reserved and two usable. So, in my specific case, I'll be coughing up $500USD tomorrow for a year, and because I'm friends with the sales person's brother, he's being a pal and is waiving the base station deposit fee. What do you get for the same amount (equivalent) where you live or how much would it cost to get what I just described?

                                If the post was helpful, please vote, eh! Current activities: Playing Star Craft II. Don't bother me, eh? Now and forever, defiant to the end. What is Multiple Sclerosis[^]?

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                                phannon86
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                                £90 a year, no caps, "up to 8Mb" but I can only get 3 in my area.

                                He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.

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                                  J. Dunlap wrote:

                                  Northern California and pay $38/mo (including regulatory fees etc) for 15mbps down and 3mbps up with no caps (which in practice is more often 20/4 mbps), via a cable provider

                                  And who is your cable provider?

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                                  Comcast. I only subscribe to their internet plan - no TV or digital voice.

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                                    Stop yer whinin' boy! In Canada we don't even know what unlimited mobile plans are.

                                    cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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                                    Mustafa Ismail Mustafa
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                                    Mobile plans? What are you talking about? I speak-ee internet-ee, what-a you speak-ee, eh?

                                    If the post was helpful, please vote, eh! Current activities: Playing Star Craft II. Don't bother me, eh? Now and forever, defiant to the end. What is Multiple Sclerosis[^]?

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                                      Comcast. I only subscribe to their internet plan - no TV or digital voice.

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                                      Sandesh M Patil
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                                      :^) :^) :^)

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                                      • S SimulationofSai

                                        Which provider have you signed up with. That's a pretty good deal provided you get atleast 75% of the mentioned speed. I just got the Photon+ as I needed a mobile option. It's kinda ok, nothing great to harp about.

                                        SG Aham Brahmasmi!

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                                        Sandesh M Patil
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                                        :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: ;)

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                                        • M Mustafa Ismail Mustafa

                                          Any download caps? How fast? Support? I'm betting it beats what I have here by miles.

                                          If the post was helpful, please vote, eh! Current activities: Playing Star Craft II. Don't bother me, eh? Now and forever, defiant to the end. What is Multiple Sclerosis[^]?

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                                          Sandesh M Patil
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                                          :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :^)

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