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[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Why would you pay $30 for unlimited data and then pay another $50 a month on top of that for a second unlimited data? Unless you are running a bunch of servers for people outside of your LAN, what is the point?

[–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Don't know about US, but where I live, the "unlimited mobile Internet" is always "fast connection up to X GBs used, then you slow down to a crawl where loading a text-only website takes three minutes, but you're still technically not limited and can access the Internet" kind of deal.

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Not sure exactly what they go with but it's never been a problem even downloading several big games from steam. I suppose if you want TBs a month you may want to look into the fine print.

[–] Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My cheap phone plan came with 10gb of data until they throttled the speed to a crawling pace. 10gb isn't a lot to run for home Internet.

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 day ago

That is pretty shit, not had a problem even after 100GB with mine.

[–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The $30 is for mobile service, the $50 is for home Internet service.

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 day ago

4G can be home internet too, stick a regular SIM card into a 4G router. Probably 5G now but my setup is a few years old.

[–] papertowels@mander.xyz 1 points 1 day ago

I'm laying out what I think are reasonable options that folks would want. Unlimited cell phone data for $30 paired with a steady, low latency cable line for $50 seems to be a combination that most folks could use.

It's definitely not optimized for saving money. You could save a lot of money if you wanted to focus on that. Helium mobile has a free 3gb/month plan, no credit card needed. For home Internet you'd be at the mercy of your local ISPs, but I'm sure there are more affordable plans that could be picked.