Comment on Internet providers have left rural Americans behind. One county is fighting back
FunkPhenomenon@lemmy.zip 7 months ago
cellular based internet is a thing, not sure why everyone wants to focus on dsl/cable
If they are so rural ISPs won’t take them, why would a cell company deploy 5G in a super sparse area?
For example TMO and VZW will only hand out home cell modem if you live within half mile of a major interstate. If not out of luck aside from Starlink.
Well I tried it for home Internet and it was mostly fine but was a little less reliable than wired. I think reliability is important.
oh, I agree - but if I had choose between 3mpbs on a good day and a service that cuts out occasionally but has 4g data speeds then I’d choose 4g in an instant.
Yeah, same
db2@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Because usable cellular Internet is relatively new, the cable/dsl/etc providers should have upgraded their systems literally decades ago and didn’t, funneling federal money intended for that purpose to CEO bonuses instead.
ShepherdPie@midwest.social 7 months ago
So why look to them now like the other person was downvoted for asking? Nothing has changed and they still have no reason to run cable out to these communities.
db2@lemmy.world 7 months ago
The short answer is lobbyists.