Edit : i was ignorant when i posted this however i think it is still safe to say that internet in most 3rd countries is bad or expensive in comparison to their income

  • Virkkunen@kbin.social
    1214·
    11 months ago

    It’s funny how out of touch with reality Americans are.

    Here in Brazil I’m paying around 20 USD for fiber optic 1000mbps down and 500mbps up without data caps. Brazilian law also only considers piracy a crime if there’s profit (i.e. trying to sell a movie I’ve downloaded), so there’s no need to hide anything.

    Editing for more information:

    My home internet speeds almost never drop below 90%, there’s also a law that requires ISPs to deliver at least 80% of what was paid for. You can easily port forward, there are no blocks or anything. We also have dynamic IPs, but you can easily get around that by using a DDNS.

    My mobile plan is around $15, I get 45GB monthly with 5G at no extra cost (5G gets around 300-600mbps down depending on the time of the day), unlimited calling to any number in the country, unlimited SMS (nobody uses SMS though), and for roaming I get 1GB daily internet and 1 hour daily calling with no extra cost.

    All of this is cheap and very accessible to everyone.

    • ex_06
      442·
      11 months ago

      Out of touch also in feeling like it’s funny to post this shit

      Even if it was true, would still be a cringe meme.

      I hope that OP is just young and naive and not an old who thinks the world is divided like that

      • mr_right@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
        613·
        11 months ago

        point taken however Brazil in not most 3rd world countries there is also most of Africa ( with south Africa being an exception )

    • mr_right@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
      8·
      11 months ago

      dynamic ips can be sometimes a good thing like when downloading from file hoster that have a timer limit

      reboot router, refresh page, profit.

    • captain_samuel_brady@lemm.ee
      62·
      11 months ago

      I mean, I’m not going to defend our internet in the US which can be absolutely shit, but salaries are quite a bit different in Brazil. I also don’t recall internet options being all that glamorous an hour outside of Porto Alegre.

      • Virkkunen@kbin.social
        12·
        11 months ago

        While the salaries and economic power in Brazil are a lot lower than the US, our internet and phone plans are a lot cheaper, accessible and provide a better service than most of the US, that still stuck in data caps, feature blocking and low speeds.