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Murxidon · 07-29-2007, 09:00 AM

A new report from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe paints a grim picture of Internet access in Kazakhstan.

Most users (and only four percent of the country even have access) hook up through state-owned Kazakhtelecom, a company not concerned with competitive pricing for its services. An unlimited dial-up plan costs about €82 ($111) in a country where the average monthly wage is €292 ($399). As for DSL, an unlimited 1.5Mbps connection costs €2,458 ($3,355) a month, and doesn't even included the required ADSL modem. Want a 6Mbps cable connection? It'll cost you, to the tune of €16,144 ($22,032) a month. As the OSCE report drily notes, this is more than a thousand times the price of such a connection in Western Europe.

Don't know how lucky you lot are! My super high-speed unlimited 20MB internet connection will just about do, selfish bar stewards.

Trisomy · 07-29-2007, 11:51 AM

ROFL shit.

Borat like sexy time more than internets.

Jeez they dont need to internet when they have sexy times. ROFL

hobolord · 07-29-2007, 12:08 PM

wtf so expensive who could afford that

Raiyne · 07-29-2007, 12:23 PM

And some of you guys wanted to migrate there because of cheap gas prices.

Xenonight2 · 07-29-2007, 01:55 PM

Kazakhstan internets verrrrry nice! All other internets are little girls. HIGH FIVE!

Fox Company · 07-29-2007, 02:55 PM

LOL 3000 dollahs!Thats totaly unreasonable

Greed · 07-29-2007, 03:01 PM

Damn and I thought 70$ for broadband was expensive. How do they pay for shit like that?

Raiyne · 07-29-2007, 03:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greed

Damn and I thought 70$ for broadband was expensive. How do they pay for shit like that?

Simple, they don't.

Trisomy · 07-29-2007, 03:47 PM

Well take into account that the average person survives on 2 dollars a day in India yet there are also shitloads of rich people.

MAny people can afford super internet in kazackstan just not the 90% of the poor people.

Just like a lot of other third world countries.

Pan · 07-29-2007, 03:58 PM

We who do not live in Kazak say 'Woah' at Kazak's internet prices.
We who do not live in the US say 'WOAH!?' at the US' medical care prices.

07-29-2007, 09:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
Murxidon Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 5,064 Reputation: 253	Neil's interesting news: Internet access in Kazakhstan costs $22,032 a month A new report from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe paints a grim picture of Internet access in Kazakhstan. Most users (and only four percent of the country even have access) hook up through state-owned Kazakhtelecom, a company not concerned with competitive pricing for its services. An unlimited dial-up plan costs about €82 ($111) in a country where the average monthly wage is €292 ($399). As for DSL, an unlimited 1.5Mbps connection costs €2,458 ($3,355) a month, and doesn't even included the required ADSL modem. Want a 6Mbps cable connection? It'll cost you, to the tune of €16,144 ($22,032) a month. As the OSCE report drily notes, this is more than a thousand times the price of such a connection in Western Europe. Don't know how lucky you lot are! My super high-speed unlimited 20MB internet connection will just about do, selfish bar stewards. __________________

07-29-2007, 11:51 AM	#2 (permalink)
Trisomy Loric's Lunatic Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,692 Reputation: 15	ROFL shit. Borat like sexy time more than internets. Jeez they dont need to internet when they have sexy times. ROFL __________________ Trisomy

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07-29-2007, 01:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
Xenonight2 POPOPOPGOESTHEGLOCKGLOCK Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 8,339 Reputation: 321	Kazakhstan internets verrrrry nice! All other internets are little girls. HIGH FIVE! __________________

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Greed OnRPG Elite Member! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Oakwood USA :O Posts: 9,998,999 Posts: 12,038 Reputation: 113	Damn and I thought 70$ for broadband was expensive. How do they pay for shit like that? __________________

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hobolord Roon's Rogue Join Date: May 2006 Location: australia Posts: 4,310 Reputation: 68	wtf so expensive who could afford that

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Fox Company Banned Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Austin,Texas Posts: 2,344 Reputation: 6	LOL 3000 dollahs!Thats totaly unreasonable

07-29-2007, 03:47 PM	#9 (permalink)
Trisomy Loric's Lunatic Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,692 Reputation: 15	Well take into account that the average person survives on 2 dollars a day in India yet there are also shitloads of rich people. MAny people can afford super internet in kazackstan just not the 90% of the poor people. Just like a lot of other third world countries. __________________ Trisomy

07-29-2007, 03:58 PM	#10 (permalink)
Pan Murxidon's Maid Join Date: May 2006 Location: So.. cold.. Posts: 2,093 Reputation: 34	We who do not live in Kazak say 'Woah' at Kazak's internet prices. We who do not live in the US say 'WOAH!?' at the US' medical care prices. __________________

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