The link,
http://lookingglasslandblog.blogspot.com/2005/07/international-broadband-costs-rate.html,
is from 2005. Things have changed a lot since then. In UK, you can get
free 2Mbps broadband along with your £35/mo mobile phone service and the
3G quadband phone is free. There are also a lot more free or cheap WiFi
hotspots than in 2005.
"Broadband Service Available Worldwide, But Few Can Afford It
By Frank Bures Email 09.05.07 | 4:00 PM
Handing out $100 laptops to kids in rural African villages is great, but
it won't bridge the digital divide. That's because it's so hard to find
reasonably priced, high-speed Web access. Only about 3 percent of the
world's population has broadband, and prices vary wildly. In Japan, DSL
or cable averages 6 cents per 100 Kbps, with users typically paying
0.002 percent of their monthly salary for high-speed access. But in
Kenya, that same hookup speed costs $86.11 --- nearly twice the average
monthly income. Here's a look at where you can --- and cannot --- expect to
find new World of Warcraft buddies..."
http://www.wired.com/special_multimedia/2007/st_atlas_1509
I can get faster cheap broadband at a pizza shop in Greece than is
available at my house in Maryland. I can get much cheaper AND much
faster broadband in Seoul or Tokyo. 20-50Mbps are common and cheap there
and in some of western Europe, with Korea bumping up to 100Mbps. Faster
than a greased gopher?
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