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I live in Australia in a rural area where the best internet connection I can get is on the Optus cellular network (I have clear line of sight to a tower 400m away used by fewer than 200 people; it’s actually the best non-commercial supply I’ve ever had for both speed and reliability, typically around 45/15Mbps five years ago when I moved to the area and with less than one observed downtime of less than one hour per annum, though where available NBN fibre should generally be able to be better these days). Actually, this is cheaper than it would often be, because it depends on what supplier I’m with at the time, which often depends on available introductory offers. My current arrangement amounts to 20¢/GB, the cheapest I’ve ever had (it’s interesting looking back even four years, when the best available was $0.90–$1.10/GB). When I finish the current one in a couple of months, it looks like I’ll switch again and be back to the ballpark I’ve had before, around 30¢/GB. Skip introductory offers, and you’re mostly at $0.60–$1.00/GB, or circles.life a bit lower but I refuse to use them again because of bad service and shameless illegal conduct that they refuse to acknowledge or do anything about (like sending third-party advertising text messages from CirclesLife, which has been illegal in the absence of explicit consent since the Spam Act 2003).



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