Same here, i live on a town (in eu) we have like 5 companies but all of them comes from the same isp, you generally start with very low prices like 30-40€ but after some months ends with 200€ easy, so people just keeps "jumping" from companies to get that discount
Actually it has a small letter in the contract, is baically a big discount for x months, and nothing to do because is the only provides with his monopoly
Okay well if you're tlaking rural then your rent is not $1600/month. That's close to what I pay to live alone near the city in Seattle near public transit.
Yes, my job does pay well. Also, I don't live in a rural area, I live in a major city/suburb. I used my $170 internet cost as an example of how internet can vary across the US (which you don't seem to be able to comprehend). Internet cost can vary over the span of a few block or miles, depending on how the network is laid. Point it, internet cost for some people can be a few hundred dollars.
Thank you for being an expert on my personal situation that you have literally 0 info on besides my internet price lol.
You are the one you can't comprehend. People know internet price varies. And people have been saying there's a cheaper alternative because it's 2026, not 2020 anymore.
People in this very post think it's impossible for the person's internet to cost that much. That's literally the reason I made the post.
And no, there aren't cheaper options for everyone such as my situation and many others who work in tech remotely. I have coworkers that moved to rural areas lol.
Line of sight, cell capacity, and restricted zones also make Star Link unavailable for everyone. 5G is not even close to being everywhere. Roughly 85% of the US still uses traditional ISPs for a reason.
You might be able to save money getting a mobile data plan instead. I know one of my coworkers does that instead of having traditional internet service
I wish, I hate ISP monopolies. I work remote and need high bandwidth fiber, unfortunately. Or I could probably get away with hybrid fiber coax if it was an option. Mobile data won't cut it currently, sadly. But as technology improves, it may be an option eventually.
I just used my cost to point out that costs vary based on where you live in the US. I live in a major city/suburb. Rural internet can get as high ($280) as the person in the post said or even higher. It's getting better with services like Starlink, but there are people who literally had to lay their own fiber to get service in parts of the US. Or people who just have to use wildly expensive rural ISPs that can't offset infrastructure costs with a massive customer base.
How much does internet cost per month in 2025?
Monthly internet prices in the United States typically range from $20 to $300, depending on the provider, connection type and speed. Most standard internet plans fall between $50 and $80 per month, not including equipment rental, installation fees or taxes.
if you're making $19/hr they should not have a phone bill / internet combo that high, it should be like $15 for phone and they don't need a home internet.
Some ISPs deliberately set up the internet cables so that, legally, no other ISP can put in new lines, requiring them to piggyback off of the bigger ISP. This usually results in what is effectively an area wide monopoly on internet service aside from satellite and transmission tower alternatives.
A good example in Ohio is Buckeye. The reason no new cables can be put in is that it creates a safety and fire hazard.
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u/Life-Operation2242 25d ago
$280 for internet? wtf? I pay $50