Re: [tlug] (off-topic) Unlimited data plan (mobile internet access) in Japan

[Josh Glover <jmglov@example.com>]

On 1 September 2014 17:04, Benjamin Tayehanpour <benjamin@example.com> wrote:

> Well, to be fair, short-term anything *will* be expensive, no matter
> where you go.

Which is why I was pleasantly surprised by the 1500 yen for three days
that Drew reported.

> Where the heck in Stockholm do you live? :S A friend of mine pays
> ~2500¥ for 100/100, which is about on-par for reasonably new areas
> with access to öppet stadsnät.

Right, but I'm not on öppet stadsnät. There's no fibre going to my
apartment complex (in Bromma, near the airport), so you're stuck with
DSL or cable. In retrospect, I should have gone with cable, but
Bredbandsbolaget had a really nice customisable TV package.

> I pay 6000¥ for a measly 100/10, which is about on-par for old 1960s-era high-rises with tenant-owner
> associations (bostadsrättsföreningar?) filled with 1960s-era people [..]

My förening is run by people in their late 40s / early 50s, so they're
a *bit* better, but they wouldn't know Ethernet from token ring, so no
fibre for us. Maybe I should call a few salesmen and point them at the
förening. ;)

> Yeah, I'm slightly bitter. What gave me away? :-)

Your classic Swedish complaining without actually complaining. ;-P

Cheers,
Josh