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Old 01-16-2025, 10:15 AM   #476
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Originally Posted by mbovenka View Post
The hardware is €349 here, so roughly the same (~$359). Our monthly cost is only about $55, though; no idea why it's that much cheaper here. Yeah, it's a significant outlay up front and I can imagine that not everybody can afford that. Still, it's cheap for what it does, even at $120, but 'cheap' doesn't always equate to 'little money'.
Taxes, Fees and JUST BECAUSE THEY CAN.

FWIW 1/3 of my Cable (Internet only) is Taxes and fees. Some of those fees are them passing THEIR cost of doing business thru to the end customer.

BTW 'Fees' are Sales Taxable in California. We have Tax on Taxes. Vehicle fuels have Federal excise Tax, State excise tax and we pay local Sales Tax on the total of those + the fuel. "Excise Tax is really a FEE because it is flat rate per gallon, not a % like sales tax" is their justification.
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