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Comment by throwmeaway222

1 day ago

I think the most surprising thing about it, at least in the US - is that mobile bandwidth is THE most expensive. I imagine that's inverted or opposite elsewhere

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jlokier  1 day ago

For perspective, I pay USD $17.33 a month for unlimited 5G data - in the UK, in GBP, so really £13. Low quality home broadband costs more than that, and is slower, but with better latency.

I've tested the unlimited claim, and they really do let you download terabytes. All my local LLMs are downloaded over mobile data.

So yes, in my experience it's inverted over here. Mobile bandwidth is the cheapest if you can get a good deal and you're in an uncongested area with a good signal. Unfortunately that's not a combination I've found to be reliable anywhere I go, especially over the last 6 months. But the price is good!

  • sgt  18 hours ago

    I wonder how the telcos make money though. 4G/LTE/5G towers everywhere is a huge investment, even the maintenance.