Wait,
250 per year? Or per month?
I assumed per month.
250 per year? Or per month?
I assumed per month.
Monthly I never said it was yearly. That was Redglyph.
My bill with Comcast was close to $3,000 a year.
My bill with Comcast was close to $3,000 a year.
I think you
I think you misunderstood70$ a year... that's about what I pay each month - 62.50 EUR, phone not included, so 750 EUR/year. Even 250$ a year sounds like a steal.
It's "illimited" though, which means they throttle down the bitrate after a few hundred GB. I get a decent 45 mbps, which is not terrific but enough for our needs. We just have to be careful about downloading stuff when someone else is working or the remote connection suffers.
You're lucky to have such low rates over there.
Oh yes, I read 70$ the whole year, I must have skipped the few words in-between. 
I didn't misread this one though. I think the rates are pretty low in Germany and some other EU countries too.
A bundle like that would never happen here.
I currently pay around $260 a month for a premium tv package + internet.
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I have what's considered a pretty expensive Internet connection (1Gb/s) and it's around 64 USD per month.
I don't watch TV (haven't done so for 25 years or so) - but a decent package would most likely cost around 40-45 USD.
You can easily get a 1Gb/s for half that price around here if you lived closer to Copenhagen.
I don't watch TV (haven't done so for 25 years or so) - but a decent package would most likely cost around 40-45 USD.
You can easily get a 1Gb/s for half that price around here if you lived closer to Copenhagen.
That must hurt a little when the bill is coming.A bundle like that would never happen here.
I currently pay around $260 a month for a premium tv package + internet.
In Europe, some of it can sometimes be reduced (let's admit it, evaded) by including it in the salary package when the job can justify it. Since the salary is taxed at about 45%, moving the fee into the gross salary is like paying half the bill. But I doubt you have the opportunity in the US since your system is different?
It does, and they constantly find ways to justify raising it.That must hurt a little when the bill is coming.
In Europe, some of it can sometimes be reduced (let's admit it, evaded) by including it in the salary package when the job can justify it. Since the salary is taxed at about 45%, moving the fee into the gross salary is like paying half the bill. But I doubt you have the opportunity in the US since your system is different?
I've never heard of it being included as a job benefit over here.
Salaries are taxed at 45% over there? Ouch...
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My costs would be similar for just internet+phone. The tv package is the bulk of my bill.
Yeah... we're high in the list of taxed countries but not quite at the top. A good part of it are contributions to the global social security system.
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I'm paying IIRC 55 EUR a month here just for TV and (unlimited) FTTH internet, without any extras like Netflix, that'd be an extra charge.70$ a year... that's about what I pay each month - 62.50 EUR, phone not included, so 750 EUR/year. Even 250$ a year sounds like a steal.
It's "illimited" though, which means they throttle down the bitrate after a few hundred GB. I get a decent 45 mbps, which is not terrific but enough for our needs. We just have to be careful about downloading stuff when someone else is working or the remote connection suffers.
You're lucky to have such low rates over there.
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Nice! And the bandwidth must be very good.
Doesn't that come with a one-time but very expensive connection fee though?
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Not here, FTTH's been standard for quite a few years now. Today, one of the most popular ISPs doesn't charge anything for building the connection, including laying the underground pipes from the road to the terminal box on the external wall of the house and from there to inside the home (though you do need to sign a 2-year contract with them). Back when I had it done with another ISP, there was an extra one-time fee in the range of around 60 EUR I think.
The speeds I'm getting are 350/100, nothing special for today's FTTH standards.
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The Unfortunate Conclusion To The Subway 'Poop Sandwich' Debacle
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The Unfortunate Conclusion To The Subway 'Poop Sandwich' Debacle - Mashed
After a TikTok user claimed that she found a disgusting surprise in her Subway wrapper, there's an unfortunate conclusion to the "poop sandwich" debacle.
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That's the ultimate fast food. It's obviously not pleasant but I'm surprised the police would be called for that sort of problem, isn't there a direct number to the health department? The police is already busy enough as it is.
Anyway, I like the suggestion at the bottom of the article:
It's obviously not pleasant but I'm surprised the police would be called for that sort of problem, isn't there a direct number to the health department? The police is already busy enough as it is.Anyway, I like the suggestion at the bottom of the article:
I have to call bullshit on any article that includes Taco Bell as a healthy fast food chain.