Re:Why U.S. Infrastructure Costs So Much
by vdance on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @04:49PM
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Strange question, maybe? I'm an expat living in Romania and I always appreciate and marvel at the efficiency of Romania to have/enable providers to sell an unlimited 4G mobile service plan, that (for me) also works in the middle of nowhere here in RO for 5 euros per month. Thoughts? BTW, it makes buying a service plan in KS, USA that barely works in various areas feel a bit like a scam...
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Re:Why U.S. Infrastructure Costs So Much
by nine_k on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @05:53PM
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I'd compare average household incomes.
US mobile carriers just know they can charge more, and people will be able to pay.
Re:Why U.S. Infrastructure Costs So Much
by ducttapecrown on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @05:03PM
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A service plan in the US probably does cover a larger amount of total area than on in Romania, though.
Re:Why U.S. Infrastructure Costs So Much
by DrJokepu on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @06:24PM
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A Romanian service plan covers the entire European Union.
Re:Why U.S. Infrastructure Costs So Much
by ducttapecrown on Monday December 20, 2021 @04:30PM
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That's a lot bigger area than I thought! Great point. Out of curiosity, I looked it up and the USA is actually 2.3 times bigger than the EU in terms of land area. The land area of Europe is much larger than the land area of the USA, so if EU service plans cover more land area than just the EU they could still have more coverage...