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Here comes the Internet Tax! Are you ready? Hits Hungary first.

Discussion in 'Off Topic' started by Stefeman, Oct 24, 2014.

  1. Stefeman

    Stefeman Head Administrator Staff Member

    Approximately $0.6 for every GB transfered. Hungary will be the first country, where prostitution will be cheaper than downloading a full hd porn..

    God forbid anybody who gets a virus, hijacked, or otherwise gets sucked into a botnet that's out of their control..

    GG developement of internet technology.. Some fat officials are probly rubbing their hands right now.

    More about it here: http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/22/7038757/hungary-internet-tax

    Im getting 1 Gbps internet on my apartment building next Januaray, but i might as well prepare for a brand new ISDN line since our goverment is quite adept in adding new taxes that are found in other countries..
     
    Stefeman, Oct 24, 2014
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  2. marvel

    marvel Head Administrator Staff Member

    lol oh man if you get ddossed that's gonna add up.

    It's Hungary though, which is a weird country.
     
    marvel, Oct 24, 2014
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  3. Adward

    Adward Game Server Moderator Staff Member

    Yeah man, went to Budapest this summer and although it's a lovely place, full of things to do and people, not sure I could live there other than temporarily.

    Crazy fucking idea though!
     
    Adward, Oct 24, 2014
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  4. ChooChoo

    ChooChoo Head Administrator Staff Member

    Internet Tax, wtf? O.o
     
    ChooChoo, Oct 24, 2014
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  5. [Nightmare]

    [Nightmare] Junior Member

    what is this insanity lol
     
    [Nightmare], Oct 25, 2014
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  6. fnord

    fnord Game Server Moderator Staff Member

    37 pence per GB = $.59

    I used 230 GB last month, so if I lived in Hungry, my ISP would pay an extra $135.70 to the govt for just one month of service from one customer. This would make me move.
     
    fnord, Oct 25, 2014
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  7. TastyFish

    TastyFish Member

    In the US we have a bunch of random state/federal taxes that are added on to any telecom bill (phone/tv/internet). The closest thing I can think of is that for cell phone data plans Verizon/AT&T charge an additional fee if you go over your tiered data plan. If you have a data cap with your ISP then they just shut your service off for the rest of the billing cycle or you pay to go up to a higher tier.

    We always kept hearing about charging a fee for e-mails (the post office theory), but that won't go anywhere soon.
     
    TastyFish, Oct 25, 2014
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  8. Stefeman

    Stefeman Head Administrator Staff Member

    Finland dosent have any data cap in mobile or broadband connections :P
     
    Stefeman, Oct 25, 2014
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  9. marvel

    marvel Head Administrator Staff Member

    All mobile data is capped here in the netherlands, we have a few 'unlimited' providers but they reduce your speed to 64 kbps after a few GB.

    I have a 1 GB limit myself but I hardly use it, I'm around 250 mb each month since I'm on wifi networks all the time anyway, at home, at work even in the pub :)
     
    marvel, Oct 26, 2014
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  10. Stefeman

    Stefeman Head Administrator Staff Member

    wow.. that must suck :D

    I used 200GB over weekend in "middle of nowehere" to entertain myself over 3G HSDPA+. Now i just want LTE supported phone so i can get 4G speeds lol. If theres one thing our goverment is good at, making the ISP's deliver high quality mobile and broadband data services to everywhere across the country.

    We also have like 10 ISP's which makes sure there are tons of competition and prices stay low and services stay up. To name few: Sonera, Elisa, Saunalahti, DNA, TeleFinland, KYMP, SSP, Ålcom (Ålands isle), and so on xD
     
    Stefeman, Oct 26, 2014
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  11. erik

    erik MG Donor

    This concept really worries me. I know they'll start taxing internet in the USA though. They always look for ways to extend taxation here.

    Probably true of all places though.
     
    erik, Oct 26, 2014
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