Are US Internet expenses this expensive everywhere?

[Julius Seeker]

I was just talking to someone who is paying 80 dollars US for a 3.0 Mbps DSL service. I find this kind of odd because I have the same service myself, and it is only costing me $39 Canadian; and I have no 1 year contract obligation either.

[Oracle]

$35-$40 CND a month here for 5 Mbps down 2 Mbps up cable. I hear americans pay crazy high-speed rates. Canada also has a higher in-home rate of high-speed internet connection of 80% (of those who have internet) vs. 70% for the USA.

[Lox]

I pay about $35/month for DSL. I forget which speed DSL I am getting but it's fast enough for me.

[Flip]

80 dollars is too high. My bill from the cable comapny for basic cable, high def service, dvr service, and 5mbps high speed is only $110 a month. I think by itself the internet would be $25-35.

[Nev]

I think my internet is $30. Might be $50, haven't checked my bill in awhile.

I'm fine with it either way. I never have service interruptions and it's blazing fast (plus if I ever get shut off I've learned enough about the cable box to cut it back in illegally).

[Sephy]

Generally DSL is 30-40 a month, Cable here is $50, but 8mbps. FIOS is 15mbps and is about 40. mmmm I want it

[Imakeholesinu]

$12.99 for 1.5/256 DSL.

[Julius Seeker]

Whoah, $12.99, what company is that with?

Also, 15mbps is damn good for 40 bucks (actually that's fucking insane), unforunately hardly anywhere has a decent fiber optics network to support the system at this point in time.

[Tessian]

Verizon is currently installing Fiber into my neighborhood...$43 I think for the lowest version, which is 5mbps / 2mbps...I LOVE that upload

Comcast cable is 8mbps / 386kbps and is almost $50/month.

[Imakeholesinu]

Whoah, $12.99, what company is that with?

Also, 15mbps is damn good for 40 bucks (actually that's fucking insane), unforunately hardly anywhere has a decent fiber optics network to support the system at this point in time.

The new MaBell, AT&T.

[Shellie]

We pay nothing for 6Mb/512Kb

Perks of working for the cable company. Well actually, we get it cheaper than most ppl working there because Sine works at the NOC.