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We’re Getting Ripped Off

October 27th, 2009 - by Brett Derricott - Salt Lake City, Utah

You’re so glad the days of dial-up Internet access are a thing of the past, right? We’re all happily using broadband and surfing the ‘net with super-speed connections, right? Well, it turns out when compared with Japan, we’re pretty much still using dial-up.

Japan’s average broadband speed is over 15 times faster than ours! Ridiculous.

Check out this fantastic graphic which illustrates broadband speeds and costs around the world. I’m moving to Japan.