Members Chordite Posted October 28, 2013 Members Share Posted October 28, 2013 I just read an article on the BBC about how much you guys are paying, (not for Le pauls but) for broadband. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24528383 They are saying $100 a month!! Is this true? Here I add broadband to my phonebill for around $18 a month and I could get it for less I remeber 10 years back when I still lived in Canada that Mobile charges were extortionate. but thought techno sanity would have prevailed by now For reference a loaf of bread is around $1.90 here. and I get a haircut for about $8. (On the other hand our gas is $ 10:30 a gallon so you definitely win there) Also a creepy thing about the UK is you have to pay $230 a year to the government for a licence to watch TV.. I resented this so much when I came back here that I don't have a TV (and don't miss it ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lonnie99 Posted October 28, 2013 Members Share Posted October 28, 2013 How about the little trucks cruising the neighborhoods, knocking on the doors of those who've not paid their tv tax! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted October 28, 2013 Members Share Posted October 28, 2013 Could be true. I pay about $50.00 for broadband but there are different levels of service available offering even greater speed so I could see this happening. Haircuts are free,my wife does it ,and gas is about $3.25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jpnyc Posted October 28, 2013 Members Share Posted October 28, 2013 Americans are generally stupid enough to believe the lies of big businesses and politicians who claim that we live in a free-market/capitalist society. The politicians and business collude to limit competition in telecommunications markets and keep prices high, and attack any attempts to change it as overregulation. People fall for it every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chordite Posted October 28, 2013 Author Members Share Posted October 28, 2013 Lonnie99 wrote:How about the little trucks cruising the neighborhoods, knocking on the doors of those who've not paid their tv tax! Apparently the "detector vans" detected TV line scanning frequencies with directional antenna and they don't work on digital so they have some kind of stasi agents who look through windows and talk to neighbours before knocking on the door. Like I said "Creepy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kayd_mon Posted October 28, 2013 Members Share Posted October 28, 2013 $230 a year for TV? Is that on top of whatever channel service you have, too? I pay just under $50 for broadband, but it's in a bundle with a whole bunch of TV channels, which brings the bill up considerably. My wife likes all that TV, so I'm stuck with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chordite Posted October 28, 2013 Author Members Share Posted October 28, 2013 kayd_mon wrote:$230 a year for TV? Is that on top of whatever channel service you have, too?I pay just under $50 for broadband, but it's in a bundle with a whole bunch of TV channels, which brings the bill up considerably. My wife likes all that TV, so I'm stuck with it. Thats not for any service, you have to pay them just for the 'right' to watch anything broadcast. (Radio and youtube are ok though) only TV or live performance internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Skyforger Posted October 29, 2013 Members Share Posted October 29, 2013 FREEHEALTHCARE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Skyforger Posted October 29, 2013 Members Share Posted October 29, 2013 And I'm fairly sure I can marry a man if I want to. Haven't been following the news with much zeal of late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Professor Tom Posted October 29, 2013 Members Share Posted October 29, 2013 Here in London, broadband packages are generally hidden within cable bundles but if you are not on digital (like Virgin) you will be stiffed with line rental charges ( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cheezit66 Posted October 29, 2013 Members Share Posted October 29, 2013 jpnyc wrote: Americans are generally stupid enough to believe the lies of big businesses and politicians who claim that we live in a free-market/capitalist society. The politicians and business collude to limit competition in telecommunications markets and keep prices high, and attack any attempts to change it as overregulation. People fall for it every time. Try living somewhere else for a while before calling everyone in a country stupid. News flash: there are stupid people EVERYWHERE. Case in point: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AlamoJoe Posted October 31, 2013 Members Share Posted October 31, 2013 I feel ya man..same here...I pay $125 for all her She channels and I got the bargain base broadband for $50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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