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Mindstab Thrull Wow. A country telling the providers of a key utility "you're a basic need these days, you can't cut people off just because they got a cap"… Kudos to South Korea. One can only hope this train of thought filters eventually to the West. Fingers crossed it's within the next decade! Reply
PEnns Mindstab Thrull said: Wow. A country telling the providers of a key utility "you're a basic need these days, you can't cut people off just because they got a cap"… Kudos to South Korea. One can only hope this train of thought filters eventually to the West. Fingers crossed it's within the next decade! Indeed! I have seen so may companies here in the US with expensive "unlimited everything" plans bury the throttling and capping in the ever present 2-3 pages of extra fine print. Reply
Roland Of Gilead When it comes to a lot of things tech, I always believe the US and other countries, like SK get the best deals and services. The one exception, IMO, are broadband and mobile (cell) packages. We rolled out a National Broadband Initiative a few years back, mandating the Government to ensure that every single household can avail of high speed broadband, and this includes rural areas. This is a typical minimum level service of 50/mb down/20mb up. However, the majority of the country is covered by 100mb down/20mb up. We also have very cheap prices. For a 100mb down 50mb up service you might pay €£$15-20 for an unlimited package. My own package is 1gb broadband for £$€30 per month. Same with mobile. We get lifelong plans for 5G with unlimited data from €£$9.99 per month, varying slightly above that depending on which provider you have. We've also made switching from one supplier to another as easy as just having a phone call, or an online order. The transition is seamless. The point I'm making I guess, is that our governments can do something about this. That South Korea are doing this is a good start. I do also appreciate that in the US, individual states have their own regulations, and as such service providers often charge a lot for these services. Reply
Pierce2623 Mindstab Thrull said: Wow. A country telling the providers of a key utility "you're a basic need these days, you can't cut people off just because they got a cap"… Kudos to South Korea. One can only hope this train of thought filters eventually to the West. Fingers crossed it's within the next decade! As far as I know, US mobile providers generally do this without being forced by the government. Reply
hotaru251 given todays society of always online it SHOULD be free, even if just basic, for the world. Reply
voyteck I'm surprised there are any limits in a country like (South) Korea. In Poland, for example, we haven't had limits for at least 20 years or so. I pay roughly $15 for 500/150 Mbps (fiber) and I'm able to use that speed 24/7. Reply
heffeque voyteck said: I'm surprised there are any limits in a country like (South) Korea. In Poland, for example, we haven't had limits for at least 20 years or so. I pay roughly $15 for 500/150 Mbps (fiber) and I'm able to use that speed 24/7. This is not about cable/fiber internet, it's about 4G/5G internet. Fairly cheap unlimited plans have been available in many European countries for quite a few years now, so I'm surprised this is new to South Korea, land of Samsung and LG. Example 1: In Spain there's this low cost Romanian brand (Digi) where you can get 500/500 Mbps fiber connection (unlimited), with 2 mobile phone lines with unlimited calls + unlimited 5G data on both lines… all for 22 €/month; up to 37 €/month if you choose 10/10 Gbps (which is in practice more like 7.7/7.7 Gbps, but still… great for the price). Non-low cost versions are more expensive, but yeah… unlimited 5G data isn't that strange to see. Example 2: In France, there have been unlimited plans for years now too, but additionally, very recently there's a low cost brand (Free) that offers an unlimited plan data that's valid not only in France, but also for roaming in 135 countries (including South Korea); additionally it includes a VPN which is a crazy good deal in my opinion. It's not cheap (29.99 €/month per line) but… heck, it's awesome for people who travel a lot. No more need for traveling eSIMs. So… yeah, as mentioned before: I'm surprised that South Korea is just now catching up. Reply
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