How the Internet is Controlled in Turkmenistan: 100 Mbit/s for $35,000

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[–]Akali 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I mean, that's one way to do it.

[–]CANDYASSES 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

from what i see, one turkmenistan "manat" now equals $0.29 us dollars, so $35000*.29 means that it costs $10,500.00 US DOLLARS TO USE 100 MBITS?

omg.

is that correct?

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=turkmenistan+manat+to+usd&atb=v266-3__&ia=currency

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I suspect $35k is the already converted amount.

[–]MarkJefferson 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Can't wait for Starlink

[–]hennaojichan 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

From the thumbnail, I thought that was Archer. I love Archer 'cause it makes me numb to any worry, like a sweet draft of nepenthe.