Comment on The plan for nationwide fiber internet might be upended for Starlink
RedPostItNote@lemmy.world 3 days agoHi, I’m someone working on the rural fiber expansions. Those are what we use to feed the cell towers. You don’t want to rely on microwave or what else have you.
dumbpotato@lemmy.cafe 3 days ago
Right. It’s way cheaper to connect cell towers than residents.
calidris@lemm.ee 3 days ago
Thing is, we already paid for connecting a majority residences. The corporations we paid just didn’t do it.
NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 3 days ago
They weren’t just paid, they were paid repeatedly and they repeatedly didn’t do it.
qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 3 days ago
80% of the USA lives within urban areas (source). Urban “fiberization” is absolutely within reach.
Agree that running fiber out to very remote areas is tricky, but even then it’s probably not prohibitive for all but the most remote locations.
desktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 days ago
it may be cheaper, but I fucking hate data caps.
dumbpotato@lemmy.cafe 2 days ago
I use Visible which has unlimited data for $25/month.