Show off your speed
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Geoff
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I guess they really don't want anyone hosting a home server. Here that upload is what you get for the base, which is 16/2, but when you go up in packages they raise the upload as well. The highest they offer for cable is 150/20.
Geoff
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With the prices you said houses go for, and the more expensive other items, I'd say it's a high price to pay to live in "paradise".
But remember Geoff, whilst the cost is living is higher jobs are probably better-paid (or paid higher compared to the average salary in the US).
Geoff
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Meh, I highly doubt that. More than a similar job in the middle of a Nebraska cornfield, but more than NYC, Boston, LA, DC, etc.? I don't think so. Depends on your work I guess.
Anyways, I'm staying in a hotel in San Francisco, the wifi is slow but usable:
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Geoff
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Depends what statistic you want to go by...
"The U.S. has the most billionaires in the world with 492 representatives, followed by China with 152, and Russia with 111."
http://wallstcheatsheet.com/busines...ple-in-the-world-2014-edition.html/?a=viewall
Okedokey
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No it doesn't. The average person is richer in Australia by far, your country is just not only poor but amazingly inequitable as well. You're comparing two different things. Your comparison is completely irrelevant to the discussion. See here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPKKQnijnsM
Anyway, back on topic.
Anyway, back on topic.
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Geoff
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It's because the US is far more diverse, with many more immigrants, illegals, and homeless than you find in Australia. My article was completely relevant, showing that the US had the most wealthiest individuals, however since we have those other groups of people, it brings the average down.
The VCR King
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Nice! Is that for 3G or 4G connections?
Geoff
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4G, it's strange that the upload is twice as fast though.
The VCR King
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I use public wi-fi a lot, like at restaurants and friends' homes, and I usually run SpeedTest.net Mobile Version to test their networks and normally the upload speed is twice as fast too.
Geoff
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The only reason why mobile data has faster uploads in many areas is because typically most people are downloading data, so if you are connected to a site with many users, the download speed will be low. I'm really surprised you see that at friends homes and other places with few users though.
Hmmm 'lovely' 3G on Vodafone at my home in Norfolk. I have a better signal here than in most of the county and even country though! 
Here is our Wi-Fi about 10 feet away from the router on my phone - BT fibre:
Wi-Fi upstairs in my bedroom on my phone. Much lower up here because of distortion, of course. We need some Wi-Fi access points/boosters up here!
I'm actually connected here to a sever in Welwyn Garden City which is about 80 or 90 miles away from me because the download speed is about 3 or 4 times faster than if I connect to a server in Norwich which is 10 miles up the road from me.
Cable on my desktop upstairs (going through several switches):
Here is our Wi-Fi about 10 feet away from the router on my phone - BT fibre:
Wi-Fi upstairs in my bedroom on my phone. Much lower up here because of distortion, of course. We need some Wi-Fi access points/boosters up here!
I'm actually connected here to a sever in Welwyn Garden City which is about 80 or 90 miles away from me because the download speed is about 3 or 4 times faster than if I connect to a server in Norwich which is 10 miles up the road from me.
Cable on my desktop upstairs (going through several switches):
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