We went over our monthly allowance of internet this week which means we had to change our plan to add more at the cost of $40. That brings our total bill for home phone and internet to…. $170 (NZD) a month.
Sound like a ripoff? Yeah, I thought so too. But apparently here they charge for internet in a different way than I’m used to as an American. Which means we are paying over $100 a month more than what I used to pay for internet service.
Things like this and my taxes quote make me think everything here is a ripoff, but you still have to pay for it anyway because there aren’t any other options! Since services are limited and it’s a small market the price goes up to whatever anyone is willing to pay and as someone who needs internet – we just have to pay it.
But maybe I’m wrong and maybe it’s a fair price? Can I take a little poll of readers to get an idea of what you pay for internet service?
Leave me a comment and tell me how much you pay per month for internet (and home phone if it’s bundled together) and what country/state you live in.
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I pay $50 a month for home phone and internet. I live in Missouri.
I think I pay approx.$30 with my cable bill.
$80 for phone and internet (15gb??) with Orcon in Auckland.
What’s your data limit? Tried telme.org.nz to compare deals? (It’s not the best because it doesn’t take into account all the special packages offered by telcos but is a starting point at least.)
Our data limit is 100GB. Normally 80GB for $130 odd.