[*] Internet costs in Hong Kong

[Adam Thompson]

Everywhere is very cheap compared to Canada: we have the most expensive cell phone service in the world.
Our internet speeds and prices have also been steadily falling behind, although it's not as bad as cellular.
-Adam

Bill Reid <billreid at shaw.ca> wrote:

>A friend living in Hong Kong was saying,
>
>"FYI, for a 2 year contract, I pay about HK$160 (CAD $20 these days) for a 
>200Mbps fibre-into-the-house connection, and it comes with 2 cable (actually 
>IPTV carried over the same fibre) channels (AXN & HBO) as sign-on bonus.
>
>My unlimited 3G cell phone plan is HK$450 per month again for a 2 year contract, 
>the iPhone 4 comes "free"."
>
>I guess the higher population density makes fiber installation cheaper but the 
>price still seems very cheap.
>
>-- Bill
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