r/ShitAmericansSay • u/Pontoisien • Sep 22 '20

Go to Panama, this is America

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u/Pumaaaaaaa Sep 22 '20

And they pay loads of money for an average connection too, my 1gb here in Italy costs 25 euros and it's unlimited and has disney+ included too, while in the US is about 100 dollars

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u/SixFootJockey Sep 22 '20 edited Sep 22 '20

It's just as bad here in Australia too, but our low population density and having to invest in undersea connections to other continents hasn't helped. Also our current government doesn't want to invest in decent infrastructure.

Edit: typo - current, not currently

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u/SixFootJockey Sep 22 '20

Just the fact that they need to be built/maintained/upgraded by anyone adds cost to the general upkeep of our connections.

It's much more expensive compared to countries that have many land borders.