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How is the UK considered good? (Serious question)

It's not perfect, but I (in the UK) have the choice of around 10 ISPs where I am right now, and two of those use totally separate infrastructure from the others.

I'm on 200Gbps with no data cap for £45. Seems overwhelmingly better that what the US customer has right now.

> 200Gbps

I take it you meant 200Mbps. Otherwiae you have better home internet than everyone in the world and not juat the US.

Yes, sorry I did.

200Gbps would be quite a feat haha.

It is too late to edit now.

It depends. Mobile data is far, far cheaper in the UK and France. I can’t speak for cable/DSL internet pricing but wouldn’t doubt that it’s also a better deal. Australia has insane internet pricing.

I think the point was the zeal that the UK government has in blocking and controlling website access. I'm sure we'll see that here as well - Comcast and Verizon will be glad to block whatever the Trump administration wants in return for even less regulatory oversight (as if it could get any less).

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