Apparently. [quote]Home broadband in the US costs far more than elsewhere. At high speeds, it costs nearly three times as much as in the UK and France, and more than five times as much as in South Korea. Why? Men's haircuts, loaves of bread... it is surprising how much more expensive some things are in the US than the UK. Now home broadband can be added to that list. The price of basic broadband, TV and phone packages - or bundles as they are known - is much higher in American cities than elsewhere, suggests the New America Foundation think tank, which compared hundreds of available packages worldwide. Looking at some of the cheaper ones available in certain cities, at lower to mid download speeds, San Francisco ($99/£61), New York ($70) and Washington DC ($68) dwarf London ($38), Paris ($35) and Seoul ($15)[/quote] I already knew you paid a lot for your Mobile Phone tariffs, but the internet thing surprised me. I never realised that you were all in the grips of local monopolies. My parents just upgraded their line to 30+ MB Fibre Optic connection (including phone line rental and unlimited calls) and I think they're paying something like £30 ($45) a month. I'm on £20 (£30) for a land-line and 8 MB. How much are all of you paying, do you have much local choice and are you happy withyour situation? Some of you are mentioning capped plans - here in the UK, unlimited broadband is almost expected. You poor, poor colonials. XD