Home internet service prices are way too high
 

I pay $100 a month for internet; but could do the same things on my phone.
I pay my bills on my computer and use online banking; but it also works on my phone
without the extra $100 per month.

I don't program for a living anymore or run websites either.
I just pay bills, do online banking and post on a few platforms.
I like ESPN+ to watch the smaller schools football(FCS) games; but I can
get cable TV and watch them when they play bigger schools.

I still have a dedicated server with nothing on it. Just email.
Why am I doing this? I don't want to let go? It became my life, so I can't move on?

:helpme

Why not start by downgrading to a VPS or just switch straight to something like M365 or Google Workspace if you just need a premium email set up?

Ummm; because I had to google everything you suggested to get a clue.

:Oh crap

:1orglaugh

There's nothing wrong with re evaluating your bills and expenses.

Do this: Contact your ISP and renegotiate your bill. Most of the bigger providers have customer retention departments and it is in their best interest to keep you as a customer, even at a significant discount.

who charges $100 monthly internet?

I thought the UK was expensive, Virgin Media charge about $75 for 500m up & down, but this inc. all TV channels...

here in Spain, we pay about $30 a month, 300mb up and down, our TV we have 100 English channels on a box we purchased for 100€, now it´s free TV through the internet :thumbsup

absolutely, sometimes half price offers!

Thanks for the replies.
I'm going to look into the advice here.

:)

I halved my internet/cell phone/tv package earlier this year. it was $150 it's now $75.

They kept adding all the new streaming services onto the main package, and little cheeky increases every couple of months of a few $.

I dropped internet from 1 GIG to 600mb and have noticed no difference at all, and I just sign up to one streaming service when I know they have a stash of programs I want to watch, binge it for a month for a few $ then cancel.

comcast is $65

Bluetooth your phone's internet to the desk/laptop, if "unimited data" is cheaper than the ISP.

^what she said, just use your phone as a wifi hotspot. If you really have unlimited data, problem solved.

Here we pay €75 for fiber 1GB up/down and all TV channels.

My Internet is free with my HOA. We pay $136/month and get free high speed Internet, four pools, a full gym, an indoor basketball, and a ton of other stuff. The HOA is like a country club.

When I first moved here I doubted the Internet would be good enough, but it's been great for the past twenty years.

I pay $120ish for high speed internet

Ask your neighbour to share his wi-fi password . . .

I pay $60 for 1Gbps

I pay $145 for Cox Business. Can't F around with their residential service, too much downtime.

it's all man down dere.

:winkwink:

even business internet is only $70 a line in the UK...

how is the US so expensive for wifi!?!!?


Feel for you guys :Oh crap

50x the service area, each region has only 1-2 choices with many residents being stuck with a monopoly.

I pay $105/mo for 1gb fibre, the same company does offer 100mbps for $50, or the other option comcast/xfinity has cable and fiber options ranging from $30-300 depending how much phone and tv you want to bundle.

I can't say I have ever been concerned with the cost of broadband anywhere. It's a core business requirement, tax deductible, and my cheapest utility bill.

It's the cost of freedom :thumbsup

Yeah this is how I feel about it too.. Like I'll gladly pay $100/mo for good reliable internet.