Ask HN (outside the US): Your Internet Connection

unwind · on July 30, 2009

Nothing crazy about our connection, but I haven't tried hard to get something better either.

It's plain old ADSL over copper, at 8 Mbps down and 1 Mbps up. Cost is 249 SEK/month, which at the current conversion rate is about $33.

The location is Stockholm, Sweden.

radu_floricica · on July 30, 2009

Romania, Bucharest: 5-10 Mb sounds about right. Static ip is either free or optional, no bandwidth limits. Metropolitan speeds are usually much higher, up to 100Mbps for smaller providers. This matters because most romanian content (including file sharing) is in metro, and bigger cities tend to have almost metro speeds too.

Cost is between 10 usd and 10 eur per month. Lots of competition, with around 2-3 providers in the same area plus the national phone company.

xiaoma · on July 30, 2009

I'm in Taiwan and I've got ADSL (10M down 2M up) through So-net. It's 400NT/month, or about 13 USD. I also have to pay about 10USD to the phone company each month. The service has been fantastic, with a static IP, no caps, and no noticeable slow-down during peak hours.

There's also talk of a gigabit service, similar to the Tokyo one coming soon.

silvestrov · on July 30, 2009

Copenhagen, Denmark.

40 Mbps down, 2 up Mbps, not capped and full speed always available. Fixed ip, no restrictions. ADSL. 349 DKK/month (incl tax) ~ $53/month (excl tax).