### Comment:
I always get surprised by the price for phone service in the US. 
  
 I pay approximately 23-27 usd a month(depending on the dollar value against local currency) for unlimited calls and texts. 50 GB of data on 4g network. 
 Speeds are usually 100+ mbit/s.

### REPLY:
There's more or less an oligarchy on cell phone providers and internet service providers so while the top guys compete to the bottomline, they simultaneously sandbag speed options by keeping independents from starting up and offering anything faster at the same price.  
  
 Source:us citizen upset Google fiber didn't take off

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