Re: Comparing Aus internet/mobile services with a 3rd world country

From	"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	aus.computers
Subject	Re: Comparing Aus internet/mobile services with a 3rd world country
Date	2016-11-20 09:22 +1100
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"SolomonW" <SolomonW@citi.com> wrote in message 
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> On Thu, 17 Nov 2016 18:59:14 -0800 (PST), jebusjones35@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> Frankly, it's embarrassing. I picked up a sim card with a months internet 
>> for USD$1, topped up with $5 credit that I'll never use up.
>>
>> I have been in the middle of nowhere and never noticed being out of 
>> range. Every cafe, bar, restaurant and motel has free Wi-Fi and it's 
>> fast.
>>
>> You can buy a genuine fake 'Samsung' smartphone for $50 and they seem to 
>> be just as good as the real thing. Most locals are very poor yet everyone 
>> has a phone.
>>
>> How does a poor nation like Cambodia manage to have such excellent 
>> infrastructure compared to us? (I realise we have greater distances, but 
>> still)
>>
>> We are getting shafted big time...
>
> An android phone can be sold profitably for $50US,

It can be sold profitably for a hell of a lot less than that.

> many in the third world can afford that.

And they don't have to buy it new either.

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Comparing Aus internet/mobile services with a 3rd world country jebusjones35@gmail.com - 2016-11-17 18:59 -0800
  Re: Comparing Aus internet/mobile services with a 3rd world country Ned Latham <nedlatham@woden.valhalla.oz> - 2016-11-18 04:30 +0000
    Re: Comparing Aus internet/mobile services with a 3rd world country Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-11-18 15:53 +1100
      Re: Comparing Aus internet/mobile services with a 3rd world country "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-11-18 16:03 +1100
      Re: Comparing Aus internet/mobile services with a 3rd world country jebusjones35@gmail.com - 2016-11-17 21:22 -0800
        Re: Comparing Aus internet/mobile services with a 3rd world country Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-11-20 09:37 +1100
          Re: Comparing Aus internet/mobile services with a 3rd world country "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-11-20 13:42 +1100
            Re: Comparing Aus internet/mobile services with a 3rd world country Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-11-20 17:14 +1100
              Re: Comparing Aus internet/mobile services with a 3rd world country "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-11-21 08:00 +1100
    Re: Comparing Aus internet/mobile services with a 3rd world country jebusjones35@gmail.com - 2016-11-17 21:21 -0800
      Re: Comparing Aus internet/mobile services with a 3rd world country "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-11-19 12:47 +1100
        Re: Comparing Aus internet/mobile services with a 3rd world country Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-11-19 16:50 +1100
          Re: Comparing Aus internet/mobile services with a 3rd world country "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-11-20 09:19 +1100
  Re: Comparing Aus internet/mobile services with a 3rd world country "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-11-18 16:01 +1100
    Re: Comparing Aus internet/mobile services with a 3rd world country jebusjones35@gmail.com - 2016-11-17 21:28 -0800
      Re: Comparing Aus internet/mobile services with a 3rd world country "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-11-19 12:48 +1100
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    Re: Comparing Aus internet/mobile services with a 3rd world country jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2016-11-18 00:14 -0800
      Re: Comparing Aus internet/mobile services with a 3rd world country jebusjones35@gmail.com - 2016-11-18 00:15 -0800
    Re: Comparing Aus internet/mobile services with a 3rd world country not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2016-11-19 01:22 +0000
      Re: Comparing Aus internet/mobile services with a 3rd world country Sandgroper <woodbudgie@DROPKNICKERSgmail.com> - 2016-11-19 14:03 +0800
        Re: Comparing Aus internet/mobile services with a 3rd world country not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2016-11-19 22:44 +0000
          Re: Comparing Aus internet/mobile services with a 3rd world country jebusjones35@gmail.com - 2016-11-19 19:08 -0800
            Re: Comparing Aus internet/mobile services with a 3rd world country Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-11-20 16:55 +1100
              Re: Comparing Aus internet/mobile services with a 3rd world country jebusjones35@gmail.com - 2016-11-19 22:38 -0800
                Re: Comparing Aus internet/mobile services with a 3rd world country Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-11-20 17:50 +1100
                Re: Comparing Aus internet/mobile services with a 3rd world country jebusjones35@gmail.com - 2016-11-19 23:26 -0800
            Re: Comparing Aus internet/mobile services with a 3rd world country not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2016-11-20 21:42 +0000
              Re: Comparing Aus internet/mobile services with a 3rd world country jebusjones35@gmail.com - 2016-11-20 15:01 -0800
    Re: Comparing Aus internet/mobile services with a 3rd world country SolomonW <SolomonW@citi.com> - 2016-11-19 21:44 +1100
  Re: Comparing Aus internet/mobile services with a 3rd world country SolomonW <SolomonW@citi.com> - 2016-11-19 21:45 +1100
    Re: Comparing Aus internet/mobile services with a 3rd world country "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-11-20 09:22 +1100
    Re: Comparing Aus internet/mobile services with a 3rd world country jebusjones35@gmail.com - 2016-11-19 19:09 -0800
  Re: Comparing Aus internet/mobile services with a 3rd world country news16 <news16@woa.com.au> - 2016-11-20 06:25 +0000

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