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I think the most surprising thing about it, at least in the US - is that mobile bandwidth is THE most expensive. I imagine that's inverted or opposite elsewhere

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For perspective, I pay USD $17.33 a month for unlimited 5G data - in the UK, in GBP, so really £13. Low quality home broadband costs more than that, and is slower, but with better latency.

I've tested the unlimited claim, and they really do let you download terabytes. All my local LLMs are downloaded over mobile data.

So yes, in my experience it's inverted over here. Mobile bandwidth is the cheapest if you can get a good deal and you're in an uncongested area with a good signal. Unfortunately that's not a combination I've found to be reliable anywhere I go, especially over the last 6 months. But the price is good!

I wonder how the telcos make money though. 4G/LTE/5G towers everywhere is a huge investment, even the maintenance.

How expensive? In spain you can get 20~30GB for 10 euros, which is more than enough for most people.

10GB for $30.

https://cabletvinfo.com/internet-services/cricket-wireless-p...

or 20GB for $35, with no talk or text.

https://www.usmobile.com/blog/explore-cricket-wireless-simpl...

edit: linking weird sites because I don't know how accessible US telecom site pricing is in Europe, but they are correct.

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