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Re: OT: any South Korean users out there?

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On 11/16/23 17:23, Jeffrey Walton wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
> 
> Please forgive the off-topic question. I want to connect with someone
> from South Korea. I want to understand how competition helps drive
> down the cost of internet service.
> 
> I understand South Korea has at least 6 Internet Service Providers in
> some areas. South Koreans enjoy gigabit download speeds at a fraction
> of the cost to their US counterparts. They can download a 4 GB dvd or
> iso in under 2 seconds, and pay the equivalent to about $25/month for
> the service. Or those were the numbers I saw several years ago. (The
> US is a mess because of a US Supreme Court ruling where the idiots in
> black robes decided 2 companies were enough for competition. It has
> ruined competition in every vertical I am aware of).

Poland, Warsaw, 1Gbps download, 65PLN/month = 16USD.

Regards
Greg

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OT: any South Korean users out there? Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2023-11-16 17:30 +0100
  Re: OT: any South Korean users out there? Greg <pld@sojka.co> - 2023-11-16 17:50 +0100
    Re: OT: any South Korean users out there? Bret Busby <bret@busby.net> - 2023-11-16 18:40 +0100
  Re: OT: any South Korean users out there? David <curmudgeon@telaman.net.au> - 2023-11-16 20:40 +0100
  Re: OT: any South Korean users out there? Byung-Hee HWANG <soyeomul@doraji.xyz> - 2023-11-18 12:20 +0100
    Re: OT: any South Korean users out there? Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2023-11-18 17:20 +0100
      Re: OT: any South Korean users out there? Byung-Hee HWANG <soyeomul@doraji.xyz> - 2023-11-19 12:10 +0100

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