I’ve seen that last mile, you’re lucky if the cable is buried more than one shovel length down. It’s the tech equivalent of the porn trope of using spit for lube.
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Socsa@sh.itjust.works 8 months agoCable definitely does have a capacity and speed advantage over 5G in most cases. But 5G is plenty fast and reliable for most people these days, and it’s cheaper because there is no last mile maintenance. T-Mobile doesn’t need to repair a bunch of decades old coax line every time the wind blows.
ElderWendigo@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
TimeSquirrel@kbin.social 8 months ago
Depends on where you live. Here in the city I live, the last mile is in underground conduit. It transitions to pole-mounted at the suburbs.
jkrtn@lemmy.ml 8 months ago
Perhaps they should have invested in infrastructure with the government handouts they were given to do so?
ech@lemm.ee 8 months ago
They spent it all blocking access to the fiber lines that are already there and padding the wallets of their execs.