4G Internet implies that there’s a fiber connection to that tower, and that tower can’t be far away. This is more like an intentional decision by the providers.
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Patches@sh.itjust.works 9 months agoBro I’m 15 miles away from a major city of 150,000 people and they don’t run anything out “this far”. I can use Starlink, 4G internet, or pound sand.
anlumo@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Patches@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
The tower is less than half a mile away. I can see the FAA light at night from my front porch.
That’s great to hear 😭
shalafi@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Wow! Been there, done that, in BOTH scenarios. Starlink came along well after my ISP days, no idea what it’s like, but it’s gotta beat hell out of 56K and old-school satellite.
Patches@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Anything beats out old-school satellites. I don’t understand how they have not evolved even a little bit.
50GB Data Cap and that’s it. You might as well not have any Internet after that because it will be so slow.
That’s not even enough for me to work from home for 30 days. No streaming, no Netflix, no gaming.