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Biovyn t1_j5tfqla wrote

I know it's not latin America but I think Canada is worst than Cuba. Sadly.

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Cykul t1_j5tggkc wrote

Yeah, let's get some perspective here. Canadian mobile data sucks.

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Goojus t1_j5urhrh wrote

Yea it’s a bullshit that these oligopolies do this shit. Fibre and other projects were implemented by government funding too

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Kay_0zz t1_j5wubp4 wrote

I pay $65 US/month for limited calls, text and data in Cuba. It is slow, drops connections and shuts down whenever there's a crisis. Add to this thought that $65 is three times the average monthly salary. Most heavy users (like my family) get their service paid by people who don't live in Cuba or have pensions in the US.

I agree that Rogers sucks, but you're not paying three times the average monthly salary to be abused.

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PragmaticIdealism t1_j5vpl8z wrote

Technically part of Canada is Latin America. Quebec French is derived from Latin.

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Biovyn t1_j5vu7gy wrote

I am from Québec lol. I think it's a stretch to call us latin America but I understand your reasoning. Nevertheless, every province is getting gouged by telecom!

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PragmaticIdealism t1_j5vvftu wrote

Haha I know mate, Latin America is more than just its literal translation. That’s rough, time to live off the grid!

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breezywood t1_j5vwl4w wrote

Technically it’s not lol, Latin America is a pretty clearly defined geographical region

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jokerpubes t1_j5tmqxf wrote

As a Latin American living in Germany I miss so much unlimited GB for Social networks + WhatsApp.

Edit: Typo

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G0ncalo t1_j5tvgip wrote

Those plans also exist in Portugal. They’re pretty discriminatory tho, despite the majority of consumers loving it. Telecommunications companies aren’t legally entitled (or at least shouldn’t) to tell you which apps are or aren’t worthy of free mobile data.

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Ezili t1_j5vz6l6 wrote

This was the whole net neutrality debate in the US. AT&T wanted to buy direct TV and then make it free to watch their streaming service over data whilst charging you for other services data.

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656666_ t1_j5uxi42 wrote

I’ve got unlimited data 500mbits for 30€

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AdvancedPhoenix t1_j5uz5uv wrote

I have 115giga (I never use more than 50-60 even without WiFi) for 14€ in France.

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DerKnerd t1_j5uzi1l wrote

If you are from Germany, what carrier? :D

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rbnd t1_j5xjp60 wrote

Handytarif von freenet im o2 Netz mit unbegrenztem Datenvolumen, Telefon-Flat und 24 Monate Laufzeit für 15,57 € durchschnittlich pro Monat: https://c.24.de/mfso/yac4

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DerKnerd t1_j5yd3n5 wrote

Naja, 2 Mbits und kein 5G ist halt nicht vergleichbar zu den teureren Verträgen.

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rbnd t1_j5xjndm wrote

The prices improved in Germany last year. Now you can get unlimited data from 16€ per month:

Handytarif von freenet im o2 Netz mit unbegrenztem Datenvolumen, Telefon-Flat und 24 Monate Laufzeit für 15,57 € durchschnittlich pro Monat: https://c.24.de/mfso/yac4

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bellagrusel1907 t1_j5xvy7r wrote

But O2 can be shit when you are outside of the big cities. You have unlimited data but not does not help you much when you cannot use it.

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rbnd t1_j5xxb2x wrote

Those networks are not that different from each other as most people think: https://www.finanztip.de/handynetze/

But yeah, when living in rural Germany it's worth checking which is the best?

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bellagrusel1907 t1_j5xzmxw wrote

I can just tell from personal experiences. I had O2 but had no connection at places from some relatives (Harz area, Münsterland). My cousin has still O2 and when we visit those places, he is dependent on wifi. Recently we were on a trip to Ostsee and stayed somewhere in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Same issue. I switched to Telecom as prepaid. No issues so far in those areas. Vodafone was also ok.

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SmallBootyBigDreams t1_j5x74l6 wrote

Vodafone DE has "social pass" that gives you unlimited data on social networks, though you have to pay a premium on plans/get a Vertrag

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grandpianotheft t1_j5xt6z4 wrote

they all got banned I think (which I think is a good thing¹). Right now in grace period where you can still have it, but not book it new.

¹ gives too much power to the big companies because they are the ones that are free to consume with it and the rest of the web dies off.

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Navarchs t1_j5tji71 wrote

Does anyone actually pay by the GB though? Pay monthly for unlimited in ireland its like 15 euro.

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xViSiOnGamer t1_j5to5b4 wrote

At least in Brazil it’s really common to pay by the gb

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guaraci_the_sun_god t1_j5tqt05 wrote

We usually buy a specific amount of GBs

You buy like 4GB for a few bucks, when it's over you buy more

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Flovati t1_j5tpu6g wrote

According to the graph Ireland has 1.5 euro per GB, so for 15 euro per month be worth it you would have to use more than 10GB of mobile data per month.

Do you guys actually use that much? Lol

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G0ncalo t1_j5tuut3 wrote

I just got a text warning me that I’ve used 80% of my data. I have 40GB.

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Koufaxisking t1_j5tw3cx wrote

I tend to use 400-450GB/month. Facetime 8-12 hrs per day on data.

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Paan1k t1_j5ujeqg wrote

Use wifi tho, data consumes way more energy and your amount is indecent

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Koufaxisking t1_j5uxpz8 wrote

6Mbps over wifi vs 150-300 over cellular. The choice is very easy.

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Koufaxisking t1_j5v72r0 wrote

Because installing fiber into the current building I live in is not viable. It's DSL internet instead. It's not like I'd just choose to have 6 Mbps when 1/10gig is an option. Instead unlimited data in a loosely rural but resort area means that it's much more effective to use cellular instead.

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DerKnerd t1_j5vvo4r wrote

Used to be really common in the countryside in Germany. I guess there are still many villages with that issue.

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MordorsElite t1_j5tw5w4 wrote

I guess it depends on your circumstances. I have WiFi at home where I both work and spend most of my free time, so while I used like 100mb of mobile data last month, I have over 60GB of WiFi usage.

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Navarchs t1_j5txhfl wrote

Ah should have mentioned that's calls and texts too, but yeah depends on the month sometimes its way more sometimes less. On a bus watching shows is usually the data eater.

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DerKnerd t1_j5uxiau wrote

Cries in Germany, paying 60 € for unlimited.

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odnpnnnl t1_j5uzo9q wrote

im in moldova hre unlimited doesnt exist instead you pay 13$ a month and get 90gb + social network unlimited + yt, netflix, amazon prime etc unlimited.is I think its worth but 13$ is kinda much here

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DerKnerd t1_j5v0qmw wrote

That is way better than here in Germany, you pay 20 € for 6 GB.

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umse2 t1_j5vheo5 wrote

if you pick the most expensive carrier maybe... you can also get 20GB for 12€. Still more expensive then other countries, but not as bad as you described.
https://www.sim.de/

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DerKnerd t1_j5vieko wrote

I was choosing the cheapest contract from the big three (O2, Telekom and Vodafone). If you want 5G with 500Mbits you are locked to one of the three.

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SHTF_yesitdid t1_j5tt1ir wrote

I do, sort of. Rs 249 for 1.5 GB/ day for 28 days.

Man, that must suck in Cuba. $3 per GB is a lot especially with low purchasing power.

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theshapattack8 t1_j5uimuu wrote

I’m currently in Argentina and I bought by the gb. 30gb a month for around $30USD / $10,000AR

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rbnd t1_j5xjtdn wrote

Now the same price is also available in Germany:

Handytarif von freenet im o2 Netz mit unbegrenztem Datenvolumen, Telefon-Flat und 24 Monate Laufzeit für 15,57 € durchschnittlich pro Monat: https://c.24.de/mfso/yac4

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Dry-Relationship7158 t1_j5tigoq wrote

Germany has one of the worst Internet and its so expensive.

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Accomplished-Run3925 t1_j5tjiuu wrote

Every time I travel to Germany, or any other European country for that matter, I am shocked at how inexpensive it is. In Germany, it's about 1/3 of what we pay in Canada.

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LamysHusband2 t1_j5tlaex wrote

Still far too much, considering for 15-20 bucks you should be able to get unlimited data like in other countries.

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AfricanNorwegian t1_j5usnk0 wrote

Ha!

Here in Norway the two major telcom companies have their starting plans at 269 NOK (~$30) which are for 2 and 3 GBs of data.

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An unlimited plan with full speeds costs 699 NOK (~$75) from both companies.

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SileNce5k t1_j5xwi73 wrote

It's not even truly unlimited either. Both will limit you to 3 mbps after 100 GB.

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AfricanNorwegian t1_j5xy7dq wrote

Well it’s unlimited in that you can use unlimited data past 100GB at no extra cost, but yeah the speed throttling is very annoying. I believe the US has it similar though and most of their ‘unlimited’ plans throttle you after 25-50GB.

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Vaird t1_j5w59de wrote

The cheapest offer I can find is 15,57€ a month for unlimited data, but its only 2mbit.

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antodeprcn t1_j5todm3 wrote

Wait is it really that much? In France I pay like 10 bucks for 80gb

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hoetre t1_j5ty6bm wrote

Yeah came here to say the same. Given that your French subscription works in Germany, wouldnt it be possible for a German to subscribe to a French mobile operator?

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antodeprcn t1_j5tyu74 wrote

They could, but I can only use like 10/15 gigs in europe outside of France

And I pay extra when calling non French numbers so it wouldn't be great

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hoetre t1_j5u9ox7 wrote

Ah yes forgot this may be limited ; for short trip it's always sufficient.

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tajmer t1_j5udkrg wrote

Why do you pay extra for calling foreign numbers?
Ironically if I call foreign EU numbers from my country ( Croatia ) they’ll charge me some ridiculous price like 0.6€ per minute, bit if i ride like 50km and cross border to Slovenia and connect to their network all my calls within EU are free

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SnooHamsters6067 t1_j5xs7l5 wrote

No, I did wonder about that some time ago and I don't remember exactly what it is, but there is a law/rule in place that prevents it.

Edit: Found the rule. If you used up more data in another country than the one from where you got the subscription, it's no longer considered fair use and the provider can give you a warning, 2 weeks after which you will be charged €2 per GB.

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DerKnerd t1_j5v1dxm wrote

For 10 € no carrier gives you a contract. For 20 € you get 6GB with the cheapest of the big 3.

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raven_raven t1_j5v72je wrote

It’s laughable compared to Poland, where Internet is plentiful and cheap. Germany really lags behind.

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656666_ t1_j5uxqg7 wrote

I pay 30€ for unlimited data in Germany.

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DerKnerd t1_j5v06lp wrote

And not even mobile, landline too. We had the chance to get one of the best fiber networks in the world. If our Postminister would have chosen fiber over copper wires back in damn 1985...

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133DK t1_j5w5qma wrote

I don’t understand why Germans don’t just get a phone subscription in another EU country. Those prices are pretty steep..

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SnooHamsters6067 t1_j5xssu7 wrote

If you used up more data in another country than the one from where you got the subscription, it's no longer considered fair use and the provider can give you a warning, 2 weeks after which you will be charged €2 per GB.

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rbnd t1_j5xjx4a wrote

Unlimited data in Germany is from 16€. Prices have improved last year. Don't complain, just change the provider.

Handytarif von freenet im o2 Netz mit unbegrenztem Datenvolumen, Telefon-Flat und 24 Monate Laufzeit für 15,57 € durchschnittlich pro Monat: https://c.24.de/mfso/yac4

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breaktime1 t1_j5tekkp wrote

Roaming in Cuba is bizarrely expensive. $3000/gb.

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TotalSamPass t1_j5tigeg wrote

Genuinely curious why that'd be? Is it due to the terrain and that they have got fewer towers to support the plethora of customers? Or something else completely?

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yubacore t1_j5upi5j wrote

It's just a way to scam people who roam by accident.

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percy135810 t1_j5win7z wrote

At least in terms of international communication, the US has repeatedly refused to let Cuba connect to international undersea cables, which leaves other options for communication that are much more expensive. Plus, the 60-year, universally condemned embargo by the US doesn't help either.

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Kay_0zz t1_j5wv51j wrote

It's a way for ETECSA (Cuba's state telecom monopoly) to get hard currency. Left your foreign phone on? Wait till you get home and see the next bill. My wife left her US chip in her phone for a day, made a couple of calls and used nav. $232.

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kotik010 t1_j5veruu wrote

Roaming has always been insanely expensive everytime we drive through Switzerland we do a collective check to make sure data is turned of because just back ground data will cost you 20 bucks it's a scam that every telecommunications company is in on thank God the eu got rid of that shit for member countries

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quilsmehaissent t1_j5tk1mn wrote

Perspective on Bolivia

after 6 months what you charge is doubled

if I put 10 bucks I get 20

then if I charge 5Go for the month and I don't use them they add up to my next charge so they aren't lost

5Gb plus illimited WhatsApp is 7 dollars a month (really half that since they double what you charge once a month)

add a few not WhatsApp calls, I think I pay about 5 dollars a month for my phone

so overall I pay very little every month since I have no monthly subscription, and most of my calls and data are via Wifi

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LysolDisWipes t1_j5timfe wrote

I hate how much cherry picking this account does on their graphs

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Accomplished-Run3925 t1_j5tjdzp wrote

As a Canadian, I wish we had the free telecom market of Cuba so that our average price per GB would be more than halved.

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Stomatita t1_j5trrzc wrote

I live in Panama and pay $5 a week for unlimited data. I use on average 12GB per week of mobile data so this chart is a little misleading. According to these prices I would be paying upwards of $40 a week

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Zhig_ t1_j5tsvsl wrote

Not really misleading, it is for the price per gb, I think it would if they were talking about overall data prices. But most likely they also have better deals in the data plans out there. Also from Panama though, I wanted to ask, which data provider u use? I am planning on swapping but I don't know which one to chose.

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Serikan t1_j5uv03x wrote

We get royally hosed for anything commtech in Canada

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oparatori96 t1_j5u4vlz wrote

In Chile it’s pretty cheap but really bad.

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pukabi t1_j5uksu7 wrote

I am sure Canada is at the top of that list with 100-150$ per month plans

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Obnoobillate t1_j5tj4zv wrote

No Greece? No wonder it looks so expensive

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quartertopi t1_j5touok wrote

Germany. Right next to mexiko. I am not surprised. we are soooo bad with this.

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Stuvio t1_j5ttj8k wrote

€15/4gb in Belgium. I am appalled

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HaKashat t1_j5u2gdt wrote

In Israel we pay an avarage of 7-10$ for 100GB 5G, included with no limit (well, 5,000 minutes) talking time and 5k sms (like anyone is still using sms..)

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Lomerro t1_j5u62ae wrote

Netherlands should be somewhere around 2$/GB

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MethaCat t1_j5ugloe wrote

Uruguay again, they are like the Switzerland of Latin America. Small but very capable.

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drunk_intern t1_j5uswod wrote

As a Panamanian I can tell you there is a lot wrong with that graph. Basic unlimited data plans here go from 20 to 30 dollars a month. I pay 20. Data here is pretty cheap all things considered. The data for others countries is likely incorrect as well.

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crimeo t1_j5x8ch8 wrote

Unlimited is probably not included in a graph showing per gigabyte rates. I would imagine on demand but unit-wise plans or fixed plans are to be able to calculate a number. But it should definitely be clarified.

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Luemery t1_j5vbv9b wrote

Would be fun to see this normalized by purchasing power.

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cleversonlombriga t1_j5vq5sc wrote

Why “ ‘Europe’ for Reference”?

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crimeo t1_j5x887u wrote

So that you can compare to something you're probably more familiar with? What do you mean?

A hell of a lot more people reading infographics from Cable.co.uk are from.. the UK... than Guatemala.

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brendanepic t1_j5vvhzg wrote

As an american i pay $50 for unlimited, but if i only wanted 20gb it would be $35

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Kay_0zz t1_j5wtb23 wrote

I currently live between Mexico and Cuba. In Mexico I get unlimited calls, texts, social networks plus 3 GB of misc for about $15/month. Service is good and fast. In Cuba I have to pay about $65/month for limited calls, texts and data. Service is terrible, coverage comes and goes and the speed is s-l-o-w. We always know when something unflattering for the government is happening because they cut the cell service.

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PeruanoLiberal t1_j5xc4nu wrote

Don't mean to criticize you but doesn't seem accurate to me, in Argentina for that price you'd get 2GB or more, anyways there are different packs, combos, promotions and crap so you can't measure it properly, but I seriously doubt it's same price as Ireland, you'd also had to take the correct price to convert from ARS to USD which I doubt you've done since that isn't the official one you'd find in Google.

And mainly that, we're a hard countries to measure and compare economic numbers, and tbh I think thats done on purpose by our beautiful government

Oh yeah, and speeds and service quality is different too (of course worse in LATAM)

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HansSlonzok t1_j5y5z79 wrote

In Poland - 1GB in LTE for 1 PLN it gives 0.23$

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latinometrics OP t1_j5tefcl wrote

From our newsletter:

The cost of mobile data across the world has been steadily dropping. According to cable.co.uk statistics, almost all countries have experienced a significant price drop.

Even the most expensive country for mobile online browsing in LatAm, Cuba, saw a drop from $13.33 per GB in 2020 to $3.10 in 2022. In fact, according to the Alliance for Affordable Internet, from 2015 to 2020, the world's average price of mobile data as a percentage of income dropped by more than half.

The drops are partly due to increases in competition and the introduction of new technologies like 5G. Spectrum auctions have played a part in price reductions. Spectrum auctions are like big sales, where telecom companies bid and pay the government for the right to use parts of the airwaves to improve their services and coverage. This gamification for providing mobile services increases competition and further drives cost down.

Institutions are also responsible for developing the infrastructure to reach telecom accessibility and affordability. Funttel in Brazil, for example, has been successful in expanding mobile coverage in rural areas and increasing access to mobile services for low-income and disadvantaged populations since its implementation in 2000.

Source: Cable.co.uk
Tools: Rawgraphs, Affinity Designer

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