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Powerline Broadband in Hong Kong

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the price-sounds-fine-to-me dept.

DBordello writes "After a successful two year trial run, Hutchison Global Communications (HGC) has commercially launched a broadband over power line service in selective areas in Hong Kong. According to CNET news, the service offers 1.5 megabit per second speeds at a monthly cost of HK$138 (US$17.70), but users are forced to sign a seven month contract."

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  1. Seven months? by TheRealFixer · · Score: 5, Interesting

    but users are forced to sign a seven month contract.

    Forced? For a little over $17 a month? Heck, almost all broadband providers in the US force you to sign a 12-month contract, at $35+ a month! I'd take a 7-month contract at that price any day!

    1. Re:Seven months? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting
      But in Hong Kong, other broadband provider give you deals like US$5 a month with 12 months contract, using cable tv lines. That's 8Mb/s shared by a bunch of people. The power line deal is expensive! :)

      Hong Kong is the place where most advanced technologies were adopted first.