I live in the Netherlands and have a symmetric 1Gbps connection for 50EUR/month, and I had no idea how privileged that kinda internet speed really is until recently. My ISP's recently told me that they now support symmetric 8Gbps links for domestic networks for 70EUR which is tempting, but even I have to admit it's overkill for my usecases.
I've recently been on vacation back to my home country (Indonesia) where my parents have some $100/month 50 up/5 down internet package, and I was struggling with how slow that is. Things I always took for granted like pulling in Docker images or whatever would take forever compared to back home, and doing anything while on a conference call or whatever was a non-starter.
I'm always amazed when I read about US internet. With the whole tech sector being what it is there, you'd think they'd be world-class in terms of internet speed/stability/price, but it seems basically comparable to the internet you get on a remote island in Indonesia, which is mind blowing to me.
I've recently been on vacation back to my home country (Indonesia) where my parents have some $100/month 50 up/5 down internet package, and I was struggling with how slow that is. Things I always took for granted like pulling in Docker images or whatever would take forever compared to back home, and doing anything while on a conference call or whatever was a non-starter.
I'm always amazed when I read about US internet. With the whole tech sector being what it is there, you'd think they'd be world-class in terms of internet speed/stability/price, but it seems basically comparable to the internet you get on a remote island in Indonesia, which is mind blowing to me.