100Mbps Symmetrical: $48.50 → Re: another good thread to bash the U.S.A

Look where we are talking about. Relatively small countries and only in the cities in these countries. When you don't have to wire half the freakin world it's easy to do. Also most of these people live in MDU anyway so that makes it 100's of times easier to deploy than here in the US where most are Single Family units.

Agree! Not to mention the cost of labor in these Asian locations. They are able to build these networks using labor that is probably pennies on the dollar. Anyone who knows anything about construction knows that the labor costs far exceed the cost of materials.

That is no excuse why this kinda speed is NOT available in the biggest 50 cities in America. We keep falling farther and farther behind

Hong Kong is part of China

And anyone who knows anything about maintaining large networks knows the cost of acquisition is trivial compared to the TCO over time.

Bottom line is, we're not offered 100 Mbps because providers know "they don't have to".

We kick and scream about speeds, point our fingers at how the rest of the world is eating our broadband shorts, then we shut up and pay the $49 for sub-10M service each month.

If there was a large-scale movement in America where internet users went "on strike", cancelling their DSL and cable-internet services by the millions and going back to dialup until we were offered 50 Mbps symmetrical for $49/mo., I would absolutely participate.

But I know that will never happen. We've become a society that will bitterly complain about being fed sewage, yet happily swallow it rather than fighting it.
 

Just to let you know Hong Kong is part of China but their government system is still in accord with British Colony Rules. They are free to do whatever business they wish.

There are about 7 million people in Hong Kong, and China is one of the largest nations in the world. The only city in the US that is larger is NYC, by something along the lines of 1 million people.

Even though in Hong Kong, wages are actually often HIGHER than their equivalents in America...??

If that was true, then MDU here and the dense urban areas would have 100mbs symmetrical service, but most areas wouldn't. Too bad it's not true. The reason this hasn't appeared here yet is simple: Greed. It's far more profitable to charge the max possible and deliver the lowest level of service.

People would love that speed here for that price... but it's not going to happen.