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Re:NeverSSL by pmontra on Wednesday January 11, 2017 @03:59AM (#13372669)
$20 is one month worth of broadband in some countries. Anybody can do what he wants with his money, but $2 would be a more appropriate price tag for a few hours of Internet. If you're working, $20 could be OK though because you're gaining more.
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Re:NeverSSL by atomwaffel on Wednesday January 11, 2017 @05:08AM (#13372908)
It also depends on where you are. Getting high-speed, low-latency internet to a shopping centre in the middle of a metropolitan area is probably a bit easier and cheaper than getting it to a plane flying 40000 feet above the Atlantic. And while I probably wouldn't pay $20 for eight hours of internet on a plane (unless I really needed it), I don't find the price tag entirely unjustified.
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Re:NeverSSL by raverbashing on Wednesday January 11, 2017 @05:08AM (#13372907)
On a plane?

> but $2 would be a more appropriate price tag for a few hours of Internet

Correct. That's (one of the reasons) why Starbucks coffee is pricier.

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