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HKBN introduces $13.75cdn 100Mbps Fiberoptic Internet

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Hkbn-A....html?x=0&.v=2
:cry:

We suck...how much do you pay for your internet?

In HK
$13.75 per month for Highspeed Internet (no tax)
$15 per month for 2.75G unlimited GPRS EDGE dataplan with unlimited Wifi and 1000 minutes (no tax)
$2.8 per month for 200minutes cell phone plan

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2706/...f5e61c03f6.jpg

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Hkbn: "Awesome Speed. for Everyone"

HONG KONG, Nov. 1, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hong Kong Broadband Network Ltd ("HKBN"), a wholly owned subsidiary of City Telecom (HK) Limited (HKSE:1137) (Nasdaq:CTEL - News), today announces breakthrough "AWESOME SPEED. FOR EVERYONE" -- 100Mbps broadband service at US$13/month (HK$99/month).

Some cars earn "SuperCar" status by their sheer performance but are priced beyond the mass. At HKBN, we have shattered this affordability barrier by delivering a "SuperCar" class symmetric 100Mbps broadband service at a mass market price. Anyone who stays within our 1.62 million households' network coverage, including all our existing 391,000 broadband users, are eligible to invite a friend to join our bb100 service for 24 months for price of HK$99 (US$13)/month each.

At this monthly fee level, the cost per Mbps for HKBN's 100Mbps broadband service is just US$0.06 (HK$0.50), which is AWESOME World Class leading value. Furthermore, with our unique Speed Guarantee of 80% local bandwidth and unparalleled performance in massively multiplayer online role-playing games, we are delivering on one of our core purposes "To experience the joy of advancing and applying telecommunications technology for the benefit of the public."

Mr. William Yeung, Chief Executive Officer of HKBN said, "With at least 32% of Internet users in Hong Kong still suffering from broadband services below 10Mbps, Hong Kong is lagging behind Korea and Japan in terms of Fibre-To-The-Home's Penetration, and is only classed as "Comfortably enjoying today's applications" in terms of Broadband Development. Being the second largest broadband service provider, we have a duty to improve Hong Kong's Global standings. Given our exceptional word-of-mouth, our launch of 'AWESOME SPEED. FOR EVERYONE' is not just about competition, but also dedicated to applying telecommunications technology for the benefit of public, making Ultra High Speed Broadband Access the norm in Hong Kong."

For video highlights of Hong Kong Press event, with full Television Campaign, please refer to www.youtube.com.hk/HKBNatUtube

For details of the press release, please refer to: http://reg.hkbn.net/ctigroup_admin/f...PR_MGM_E99.pdf

About City Telecom/Hong Kong Broadband Network Limited

Established in 1992, City Telecom (H.K.) Limited (HKSE:1137) (Nasdaq:CTEL - News) provides integrated telecommunications services in Hong Kong. City Telecom's wholly-owned subsidiary, Hong Kong Broadband Network Limited (HKBN), is in the process of expanding its Next Generation Network from approximately 1.62 mn to 2.00 mn homes pass. HKBN has achieved an aggregate Voice, Broadband (symmetric 25Mbps up to 1Gbps) and IP-TV services base in excess of 943,000 subscriptions. Additional information on City Telecom can be found at www.ctigroup.com.hk.

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HKBN's speed sucks for overseas.... and I couldn't get HKBN at my place anyways... their coverage are all for poor fucks that live in public housing!

wow.
i'm with telus 6.0 Mbps and I pay $25 and that was only after I talked to retentions..
my cell plan works out to $33 after tax's and SAF. it's also a retention deal but no data.

^ doesn't matter what ISP, oversea speed is always the same.
you only experience 100Mbps from servers locate in East Asia.

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Originally Posted by .Renn.Sport (Post 6663525)

HKBN's speed sucks for overseas.... and I couldn't get HKBN at my place anyways... their coverage are all for poor fucks that live in public housing!

Yes we all know you got your own satellite dedicated just for your internet needs at your multimillion dollar mansion with a sea of luxury and sport cars parked outside.

WE FUCKING GET IT

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Originally Posted by asian_XL (Post 6663531)

^ doesn't matter what ISP, oversea speed is always the same.
you only experience 100Mbps from servers locate in East Asia.

PCCW has the best and most reliable connection to overseas server; and they seem to be able to make whomever fixing the undersea cable fix it faster than other ISPs such as iCable...

I had to choose between PCCW's 30M or BB100. Ended up picking PCCW because I want to keep the Sports Channel on NowTV.

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Originally Posted by .Renn.Sport (Post 6663525)

HKBN's speed sucks for overseas.... and I couldn't get HKBN at my place anyways... their coverage are all for poor fucks that live in public housing!

Dude, we are living in the same district/area or merely 3 minutes apart...How come my place has HKBN and yours don't.

:confused:

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Originally Posted by SolidPenguin (Post 6663524)

We are so behind.

HK's dense population makes the super low price economically viable, we are sparsely populated, hence super high price

plus faggots at CRTC are gay

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Originally Posted by shenmecar (Post 6663540)

Yes we all know you got your own satellite dedicated just for your internet needs at your multimillion dollar mansion with a sea of luxury and sport cars parked outside.

WE FUCKING GET IT

LOLOL

It's still nowhere close, but I guess I can't complain about my 25Mbps Telus ADSL for $20 per month.

^ Must B Nice..............

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Originally Posted by asian_XL (Post 6663647)

Dude, we are living in the same district/area or merely 3 minutes apart...How come my place has HKBN and yours don't.

:confused:

no idea, only got PCCW and icable coverage

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Originally Posted by PiuYi (Post 6663700)

plus faggots at CRTC are gay

yes they are.

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Originally Posted by shenmecar (Post 6663540)

Yes we all know you got your own satellite dedicated just for your internet needs at your multimillion dollar mansion with a sea of luxury and sport cars parked outside.

WE FUCKING GET IT

i LOL-ed in RL

everything is so expensive here, except housing

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Originally Posted by shenmecar (Post 6663540)

Yes we all know you got your own satellite dedicated just for your internet needs at your multimillion dollar mansion with a sea of luxury and sport cars parked outside.

WE FUCKING GET IT

hahahahaha :thumbsup::thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by asian_XL (Post 6663647)

Dude, we are living in the same district/area or merely 3 minutes apart...How come my place has HKBN and yours don't.

:confused:

Because he's rich, and you're not! :p

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Originally Posted by impactX (Post 6663570)

Thank you! I was THIS close to getting HKBN, NOWTV always tempted me so I didn't get it in the end.

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Originally Posted by InvisibleSoul (Post 6663789)

It's still nowhere close, but I guess I can't complain about my 25Mbps Telus ADSL for $20 per month.

Telus does not offer a 25Mbps service. The fastest they offer is 15Mbps for ADSL.

Shaw has 25Mbps service available.

I don't really understand the need for something like 100 MBPS. Sure, at that speed, you can stream 1080P content, but who really has the time to watch 100s of TV shows, movies, etc. in a month? Maybe I'm ignorant, but do regular users who don't run businesses really need that kind of speed?

Then again, I'm asking this with my Novus 20MBPS connection that I'm paying $25/month for.

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Originally Posted by Tapioca (Post 6667357)

Ass. I need to call shaw about retention plan for AIC has like $7.50 phone plans now.

omfg my download speed is capped at 330kbs with telus, and i think i pay around 20 something, god damnit how do i coerce them into giving me that insane MPS deal

Isnt Porn and Facebook banned in HK??? That would suck if you did pay less but only get to use 10% of the intranet... Porn and Facebook = the other 90%

porn is "banned" but it's still very accessible

QQ = fb of China