Daily Discussion Thread : Saturday 28th December 2024 This is an emoji free zone - for today at least.

I'm glad most home internet has gone unlimited, too. In my comparison spree, I didn't even see any that were limited, though I'm sure they still exist somewhere

My thing that I feel like I got to grow up seeing get better isn't internet speeds, it's mobile data allowances. The first phone plan mum had that I remember anything about had 2gb data for $30 a month. When I got my first phone plan, that climbed up to 5gb for the same price.

When I moved to melbs, I ditched Telstra and doubled it at Optus with 10gb a month. I switched to boost for a little while who were offering 15 a month. Then when I turned 14 and could sign up for Amaysim, I switched to them and started getting 30 a month. Then after I'd been with them for a year, they just all of a sudden upgraded me to 55gb a month at no extra cost. I've only ever been on a $30/mo plan.

Having to keep an eye on data usage was fun haha. Even when I was on 10gb, I had to setup a little thing on my phone that would automatically turn my data off every 100mb so I would be more aware of my usage. I never had any left by renewal time, which means I had to have used an average of 280mb per day. Not a lot without wifi