Silent.Night

How many GB do you get for your $50.00? In New Zealand, for $50.00, we get 100 GB of broadband data per month. Last month we used about 75 GB... and that is lots of Youtube, Minecraft, Xbox online gaming... I pay 50 dollars for 3 GB. That expires after a month. I don't usually have to worry about what to do with excess bandwidth... I don't know what telcos they have in NZ, or whether they have NBN style infrastructure there, but it sounds like you kiwis are getting a pretty good deal. NBN might be coming to my area soon, but by soon I mean within maybe five-ten years? I have paid my 99 dollars for the pre order copy, I expect to be able to play the thing once its launched... Mind you, that is more of a gripe against Telstra than Origin or EA so hopefully that wasn't too off topic. It sounds like you use mobile broadband rather than an adsl connection. Most of the population has access to adsl2 connections, and these are typically better than the NZ deal above. For example, I pay $40 for 150gb, and haven't paid more than $40-$50 for years. That price has bought enough gb to never max out my usage, and I typically watch tv through the net (usually 2-3 hours a day). Not necessarily HD though.