You would be surprised but we
Don't watch TV at all - so no cost there
No Netflix or Spotify either
Internet 22€ a month
We are in a forced saving mode, but I have my doubts that we would have those Netflix things even if we could afford it.
What works? Outdoor activities, piano and Hive 🤣 so no time (need) for anything else
Cheap internet.
Yes, that was the cheapest fiber (I hope that it is the correct word in English?) package here, but it was a promotion from that company.
Btw, you know that I spent the money on son's dentist...so it has to be cheap :-p
Internet is really expensive here for some reason. There's cheaper ones but they are slow and limited for download so not suitable for what we need. You on the other hand need to save all your money to buy braces so your dentist can live the high life.
In another year or two you'll be able to talk to Elon. Starlink's current US rate is $100 per month plus $500 for the base station. That is for 200MBS unlimited.
Plus you can take the base with you on your year off so you don't have to leave us behind!
I should be able to get Starlink in Q3 '21. The network is moving south...
200Mb/s is pretty good. I did a speed test on mine the other day and am getting about 110Mb/s which seemed ok to me. I don't ever need anything so quickly that I can't wait a few extra seconds.
I use Telstra, Australia's premiere/main telco as all the others use Telstra's infrastructure anyway. They can be frustrating at times but so can the smaller companies. I'm not sure we can get Starlink here, or will be able to get it. Time will tell.
Oh, you'll be able to get it. He's parking the satellites north to south so you will be last. At 1800 satellites PER YEAR it should only be 3 more years for global coverage. The Space X launch frequency is just amazing. They've had 25 launches this year alone.
I tell you now, you heard it here first. Elon is going to be the biggest internet provider on Earth in the not too distant future.
I've not heard about it to be honest, but will do some googling to see what it's all about. I watched a documentary a while back about the space race between certain high profile billionaires. It was pretty interesting and they way they're bringing other businesses up to speed concurrently, in fact bringing new companies into being to support them is really cool. And yet, I still wonder if they should be putting just a little more resource into caring for the planet we have.