August 2, 2011 at 8:05 am
Gianluca Sartori (8/2/2011)
If I have to take the cell phone into account, I'm paying something like 50/60 Euros a month.You add the ADSL line and there you are: 100 Euros/month.
This is EUR, not USD. And no home phone.
Home phone + TV + high speed internet (fastest available) is 165$ per month (can$). Which is more than US atm.
August 2, 2011 at 8:17 am
Koen Verbeeck (8/2/2011)
Gianluca Sartori (8/2/2011)
I pay 42 Euros / month for my ADSL Internet line, no telephone, ADSL only.I pay about the same. But I got a *censored* download limit...
R600/month for a land line (no calls, just the line rental) with ADSL (512kb/s down) and 10GB download/upload allowance.
I also pay around R400/month for my cellphone, that's about the average for the contract, calls, SMSs and a 75MB data allowance (yes, that's 75MB, not a typo)
Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability
August 2, 2011 at 8:18 am
GilaMonster (8/2/2011)
Koen Verbeeck (8/2/2011)
Gianluca Sartori (8/2/2011)
I pay 42 Euros / month for my ADSL Internet line, no telephone, ADSL only.I pay about the same. But I got a *censored* download limit...
R600/month for a land line (no calls, just the line rental) with ADSL (512kb/s down) and 10GB download/upload allowance.
I also pay around R400/month for my cellphone, that's about the average for the contract, calls, SMSs and a 75MB data allowance (yes, that's 75MB, not a typo)
75MB??? I get more e-mails than that in a week!
August 2, 2011 at 8:20 am
Ninja's_RGR'us (8/2/2011)
75MB??? I get more e-mails than that in a week!
That's just my phone's data allowance. Email is done on PC and that's via the ADSL with 10GB allowance. The phone's data connection is just for when I'm not at home. If I go over the 75 MB it first counts against my contract discounted call minutes/data, then I get billed per MB once I use the discounted portion up. Last time I checked it was about R1/MB once I'd used up the discounted portion
I do need to go and sort out a 3G card for my laptop as currently I have no practical mobile internet. That'll be another R200/month for 2GB usage.
Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability
August 2, 2011 at 8:22 am
For me, I dont have to pay for my ADSL since my wife works in the telecom company that is the provider. No limits for download. But only 3 MB bandwidth.
My cell phone bill comes to around 100 USD. This includes the rent, 300 Minutes of free calls and unlimited data.
Land line, it comes to around 75 USD everything included.
-Roy
August 2, 2011 at 8:22 am
Ninja's_RGR'us (8/2/2011)
Gianluca Sartori (8/2/2011)
If I have to take the cell phone into account, I'm paying something like 50/60 Euros a month.You add the ADSL line and there you are: 100 Euros/month.
This is EUR, not USD. And no home phone.
Home phone + TV + high speed internet (fastest available) is 165$ per month (can$). Which is more than US atm.
OK, let's compare apples to apples:
Home phone 12
Cell phone 55
Internet 42
Pay TV 40
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Total EUR 149
Total CAD 202
Home phone = 12 EUR/month given that I don't use it at all, otherwise add the phone calls. That's why I don't have it at home.
Free (aerial) commercial TV sucks, but pay TV sucks as much unless you're a Soccer addict.
No matter how hard you try: you can't beat European costs.
-- Gianluca Sartori
August 2, 2011 at 8:24 am
GilaMonster (8/2/2011)
I also pay around R400/month for my cellphone...
I have a prepay phone. It has a black-and-white screen, can make and receive calls (apparently) and also send and receive 'text messages'. That's roughly it, features-wise.
I put $40 credit on it in March this year. Current balance: $33.07. I am not a big user.
I have no idea why I am telling you all this.
Paul White
SQLPerformance.com
SQLkiwi blog
@SQL_Kiwi
August 2, 2011 at 8:25 am
SQLkiwi (8/2/2011)
GilaMonster (8/2/2011)
I also pay around R400/month for my cellphone...I have a prepay phone. It has a black-and-white screen, can make and receive calls (apparently) and also send and receive 'text messages'. That's roughly it, features-wise.
I put $40 credit on it in March this year. Current balance: $33.07. I am not a big user.
I have no idea why I am telling you all this.
Couldn't resist bragging?
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August 2, 2011 at 8:29 am
Gianluca Sartori (8/2/2011)
Ninja's_RGR'us (8/2/2011)
Gianluca Sartori (8/2/2011)
If I have to take the cell phone into account, I'm paying something like 50/60 Euros a month.You add the ADSL line and there you are: 100 Euros/month.
This is EUR, not USD. And no home phone.
Home phone + TV + high speed internet (fastest available) is 165$ per month (can$). Which is more than US atm.
OK, let's compare apples to apples:
Home phone 12
Cell phone 55
Internet 42
Pay TV 40
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Total EUR 149
Total CAD 202
Home phone = 12 EUR/month given that I don't use it at all, otherwise add the phone calls. That's why I don't have it at home.
Free (aerial) commercial TV sucks, but pay TV sucks as much unless you're a Soccer addict.
No matter how hard you try: you can't beat European costs.
If you take out the 55 euro for the cell phone (which I don't have) it comes considerably under my bill 134 VS 165 Can$.
What limits do you have?
August 2, 2011 at 8:29 am
Stefan Krzywicki (8/2/2011)
Couldn't resist bragging?
🙁
Paul White
SQLPerformance.com
SQLkiwi blog
@SQL_Kiwi
August 2, 2011 at 8:29 am
SQLkiwi (8/2/2011)
GilaMonster (8/2/2011)
I also pay around R400/month for my cellphone...I have a prepay phone. It has a black-and-white screen, can make and receive calls (apparently) and also send and receive 'text messages'. That's roughly it, features-wise.
I put $40 credit on it in March this year. Current balance: $33.07. I am not a big user.
I have no idea why I am telling you all this.
Because you want us all to text you?
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August 2, 2011 at 8:29 am
SQLkiwi (8/2/2011)
GilaMonster (8/2/2011)
I also pay around R400/month for my cellphone...I have a prepay phone. It has a black-and-white screen, can make and receive calls (apparently) and also send and receive 'text messages'. That's roughly it, features-wise.
I put $40 credit on it in March this year. Current balance: $33.07. I am not a big user.
I have no idea why I am telling you all this.
Same setup here. I have a cell phone in my car (just in case). And I barely use 50$ a year in minutes... most of it long distance because I work so far from home.
August 2, 2011 at 8:30 am
jcrawf02 (8/2/2011)
SQLkiwi (8/2/2011)
GilaMonster (8/2/2011)
I also pay around R400/month for my cellphone...I have a prepay phone. It has a black-and-white screen, can make and receive calls (apparently) and also send and receive 'text messages'. That's roughly it, features-wise.
I put $40 credit on it in March this year. Current balance: $33.07. I am not a big user.
I have no idea why I am telling you all this.
Because you want us all to text you?
So what's your #? :w00t:
August 2, 2011 at 8:34 am
SQLkiwi (8/2/2011)
GilaMonster (8/2/2011)
I also pay around R400/month for my cellphone...I have a prepay phone. It has a black-and-white screen, can make and receive calls (apparently) and also send and receive 'text messages'. That's roughly it, features-wise.
I put $40 credit on it in March this year. Current balance: $33.07. I am not a big user.
I have no idea why I am telling you all this.
Maybe I should mention that most of that R400 is the contract, and it's one of the lower-end contracts available. Ok, there's around R70 extra per month in there because of the phone I bought last time I was eligible for an upgrade, but still... I barely use the phone for calls, SMS far more common, but maybe 10 calls and 30 SMS per month.
Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability
August 2, 2011 at 8:35 am
Ninja's_RGR'us (8/2/2011)
So what's your #? :w00t:
How would I know? I never call it. 😛
Paul White
SQLPerformance.com
SQLkiwi blog
@SQL_Kiwi
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