There was an idea to make the internet in the game better, and as I volunteered to do it, I put together a proof of concept version as how I imagined it would work.

It's not in the game, as I want people to think about it and give some feedback, voice their doubts, ask questions, etc., and then we can decide if we want to add this to the game or try something else or leave it as it is.

The original requirements were

1. Make it a monthly subscription so that the player doesn't have to remember to buy new internet hours - which always happens when they try to use it.
2. Make it possible to track it separately for the different homes the player can buy
3. The internet should count minutes and not hours
4. Mom pays the internet in the parents home at least until Sveta graduates
5. Has to handle "free" internet like libraries, friends' homes, etc.

Ones I added

1. The mobile should work the same way, i.e. have monthly subscription for the mobile calls and texts
2. The player has to be able to transfer the home internet from one home to another
3. The player has to be able to cancel the subscription
4. Thinking of broke players, for the mobile phone keep the credit/hour based phone and internet, but make it match the monthly subscription structure
5. Make sure that only those homes can get internet that make sense, e.g., for the Pavlovsk hotel room, the Shulga home, the university dorm, etc., the player shouldn't be able to buy a subscription.
6. Make it flexible enough that it can be extended by new homes/locations and by new subscription types if someone decides to introduce some.

Related pages

1. Subscriptions - Monthly and Metered
2. Homes, properties, locations
3. Connecting to the internet
4. Functions, variables and values