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Can someone explain why in countries with established infrastructure, automation and cheaper capital cost (albeit higher labor cost) the internet cost is around 10-20x more than in India? Additionally, it's often ~5x slower than in 2nd world countries...
Because labor costs are by far the biggest expense for companies.
I'm from India. I can confirm this. It's because unlimited LTE data costs about rs700 per month or 10 dollars. It can be spotty at times - but it works. Mobile is by far the most used form factor. Search for "Jio" on your app store and you'll see a variety of apps like JioTV, JioCinema, JioNews etc.. That means free news, live tv and movies all for the price of a cell phone subscription. Jio is the name of the servic…
> You could also imagine why it might be hard for Netflix, Spotify and Prime movies to compete in India Till a certain extent. Netflix, Prime Videos, Hotstar etc have much more variety and higher quality and some are VERY AFFORDABLE. Prime videos and Hotstar (HBO, Game of thrones, Veep, Silicon Valley like shows) can be had for $14 USD per year EACH. So upwardly mobile Indians can subscribe to multiple OTT streaming…
Jio has set the entire market on fire. I remember 3 Years back I was paying Rs. 1000/month @ 1Mbps unlimited to my local broadband service provider. Today the same service provider is offering me unlimited data @ 50Mbps without change in cost! Edit: Also, the entire network is ipv6 enabled from the beginning. India went from white to green within months on ipv6 graph at https://www.google.com/intl/en/ipv6/statistics.…
Although I’d imagine such a large addition should also be reflected in Google’s aggregate statistics, I don’t know how often they update the weightings for each country though.
For 6 dollars 50 cents, you get 1.5 GB/day for 91 days. Data-plans on offer: https://www.jio.com/en-in/4g-plans And they manage to remain profitable (only-telco in India that reported profit this quarter) : https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/relian...
Australia: 3 GB for 30 days $15 AUD or 15 GB for 1 year $99 AUD https://www.aldimobile.com.au/plans/data-packs/
I'm from India. I can confirm this. It's because unlimited LTE data costs about rs700 per month or 10 dollars. It can be spotty at times - but it works. Mobile is by far the most used form factor. Search for "Jio" on your app store and you'll see a variety of apps like JioTV, JioCinema, JioNews etc.. That means free news, live tv and movies all for the price of a cell phone subscription. Jio is the name of the servic…
What is the cost for the service you mentioned in India in US dollars?
Do most Indians have good internet access at home? As in, is a portion of this accounting for home-usage which is replaced by a home connection in other countries?
Broadly, no. I know the other reply said: > 35$ for 1TB up/down, 150 Mbps. Available in all major cities. Good enough? But that's affordable for a very thin slice of the population. Remember that India's average nominal income, i.e., not PPP-adjusted, is $140 per month. Also, this only works in the better-off areas of the "major cities" (Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and similar) -- there's a lot of th…
Jio has set the entire market on fire. I remember 3 Years back I was paying Rs. 1000/month @ 1Mbps unlimited to my local broadband service provider. Today the same service provider is offering me unlimited data @ 50Mbps without change in cost! Edit: Also, the entire network is ipv6 enabled from the beginning. India went from white to green within months on ipv6 graph at https://www.google.com/intl/en/ipv6/statistics.…
Or to put it another way, would you stream 4K video with it?
I'm from India. I can confirm this. It's because unlimited LTE data costs about rs700 per month or 10 dollars. It can be spotty at times - but it works. Mobile is by far the most used form factor. Search for "Jio" on your app store and you'll see a variety of apps like JioTV, JioCinema, JioNews etc.. That means free news, live tv and movies all for the price of a cell phone subscription. Jio is the name of the servic…
I pay $60 for unlimited data and also get Direct TV Now with ATT. Also use a family members Netflix. What is the cost for the service you mentioned in India in US dollars?
This is so true. My mom watches all her Serials, news and funny vids in her mobile. Our TV is deserted now! Jio forced everyone to bring down the prices. Now all those companies have begun posting quarterly losses and they don't have a humungous cash cow like jio. This is not gonna end well.
That’s how it works in the west. At least it’s how we got great non-last-mile connectivity.
For 6 dollars 50 cents, you get 1.5 GB/day for 91 days. Data-plans on offer: https://www.jio.com/en-in/4g-plans And they manage to remain profitable (only-telco in India that reported profit this quarter) : https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/relian...
Holy crap, why am I paying $35/mo for 500mb? >.<
Third party (or wholy owned subsidiaries) MVNOs are often less expensive as well.