There are still telcos offering 2GB plans. Wow. I’m on the cheapest plan and it comes with 400GB.

homebrewer 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Shockingly to some, the level of network development, especially wireless network, is not the same everywhere. Even population density varies greatly. I just checked our operators, the cheapest mobile plan comes at 1 GiB of data per month. Prices climb really fast after that, making 10-15 GiB (or more) too expensive for many, though you can get 5 GiB/mo subsidized for cheap if you have some sort of disability.

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jcattle 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Where are you and how much do you pay?

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drnick1 3 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

USA, paying $15/month for the cheapest T-Mobile plan. I only use a few hundred MB per month typically.

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M95D 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Cheapest plan here in Romania is 75 GB for 2 euro/month, then the speed is limited to 1 Mbps.

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lisdexan 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

More datapoints in USD (Chile) from checking various companies:

150GB-200GB ~15 USD

400GB-450GB ~19-20 USD

Unlimited (without throttling) ~21-27 USD

This is the price after the new client ~20% discount expires (generally 6 months). The unlimited and higher tier usually include stuff like Amazon Prime Videos subscriptions, local IPTV or roaming gigs. All plans obviously include calls and texting.

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cbm-vic-20 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Data point: I'm in the US on an old pre-paid plan that gets me 5GB per month at fast speed, dropping down to unlimited "2G" speed after that cap is hit, which I've done only twice in the past 12 years. $30 per month, and I always "bring my own device" (ie, I only buy unlocked phones, not through the carrier). I haven't shopped around for a while.

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mikeocool 4 hours ago | parent [-]

You should shop around! Some of the MVNOs are offering unlimited fast data at a similar price these days, and something similar to what you have now for cheaper.

	▲	ac29 40 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Yeah I'm on Verizon (via their Visible MVNO) and its ~$23/mo for unlimited data. Zero complaints on coverage or speeds.
	▲	simonbw 2 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I second this! I switched to mint recently. They are offering unlimited data including hotspot for $15/mo for up to a year if you prepay. I think then it goes to their standard rate which is $30/mo for unlimited, or $15/mo for 5gb. Not sponsored or anything, just a happy customer.

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whateveracct 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I'm in WA - I pay $20/mo for 15GB on Mint Mobile. I used to do $15/mo for 5GB but kept sometimes bumping into it (tethering and stuff) so I just bit the bullet and upgraded.

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eterm 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I always think by law any ISP that advertises speed and a has a cap must express the cap in terms of the advertised speed.

So telcos can advertise "Up to 200Mbps" for their package.

But then if they have a 2GB cap, they also need to say, "Caps at 80 seconds of usage".

Because that's what you're paying for at that speed, 80 seconds of usage per month.

Sure, you're not always (or indeed never) doing 200Mbps, but then you're not getting the speed you paid for.

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throawayonthe 3 hours ago | parent [-]

i don't think that makes sense, most connections you make never reach 200Mbps because they don't need to

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eterm 3 hours ago | parent [-]

That's kind of my point, ISPs use that max speed in their advertising when it isn't really relevant, especially if it hits your cap in a minute or two.

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bscphil an hour ago | parent [-]

It is relevant, though. I have 1.2 Gbps down with a 2 TB monthly cap. I've never hit the monthly cap even once, but by your standard I have "1.2 Gbps down for 3 hours, 42 minutes".

But that doesn't change the reality that it matters to me that a 20 GB video that a friend took at my wedding downloads in just 2 minutes rather than the ~30 minutes it would take if I had a 100 Mbps connection.

	▲	eterm 33 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Right, but 3+ hours of top speed per month is a lot, 80 seconds isn't. Your cap is over 150 times that equivalent. If you had an 80 second hard cap, you couldn't even download that 20GB video.

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tuesdaynight 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I imagine they are not from USA. But it's a surprisingly low plan, even considering that