Comment by cbsks

2 years ago

Yikes! Internet is expensive! And there is only a single provider legally allowed to operate.

18£: 30GB. 5Mbps down, 1Mbps up

36£: 60GB. 5Mbps down, 1Mbps up

67£: unlimited. 10Mbps down, 1Mbps up

120£: unlimited. 20Mbps down, 1Mbps up

https://www.sure.co.sh/assets/Banner-Links/Residential-Broad...

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coryrc  2 years ago

Wait until you hear about what it costs in regular parts of the US...

  • aquaticsunset  2 years ago

    Umm... significantly less than that? US telecom isn't a shining star of good value and fair pricing, but a median speed of 210 Mbps with a roughly $75/mo bill is a lot better than Saint Helena Island.

    • coryrc  2 years ago

      You're paying about the same amount as a tiny island in the middle of nowhere. It should not even be close!

      Yes, yours is faster, for now.

  • Rebelgecko  2 years ago

    I pay roughly 50 pounds for 300 mbps down and 20 up. That seems pretty typical for parts of the US without gigabit availability, sans rural areas that depend on satellite connection. I think if you want to shit on a devloped country with slow and overpriced internet, Australia is still the gold standard (not that the US is perfect by any means)

ketralnis  2 years ago

From TFA:

> Currently Sure has a monoply contract with the Government of St Helena for the provision of Internet services and under this it is not clear whether it would be legal for a consumer to use Starlink. Examination of the SURE exclusive licence suggests that, if an offence is committed by somebody using Starlink, it is Starlink that commits it (by providing the service), not the consumer who receives it, but this has not been tested. It is also possible that the Government of St Helena, to protect its investment in Maestro, might outright ban the use of Starlink systems, though exactly how this might be enforced is not clear. At the time of writing it is believed that some individuals and businesses are already successfully using StarLink on St Helena{18}.

It's illegal to use the only alternative, so they can charge whatever they want.

jakub_g  2 years ago

Sounds like a better and cheaper deal than in Berlin!

(Semi-joking. Never lived in Berlin, but the mind-blowingly bad infra for such a big EU IT hub is a recurring meme).