im on prepaid internet, it costs about $30 for two gig or $50 for four, upoad/download.
so to download a 3 gig patch would cost me 50 bucks, and i saw skyrim on sale for 70 on steam.
while the rates are high for the prepaid, with my regular usage i can make 2 gig last a month so its not too bad.
most of the home broadband plans here end up costing around 100 a month and while you get heaps of data, its generally excessive
and you gotta find ways to use it up to get the most of it. Even then most of the cost is line rental and other "miscellaneous fees"
so off to the public library for me to get high quality skyrim!
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