Comment on Internet providers have left rural Americans behind. One county is fighting back
Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee 3 months ago
And not a mention about Starlink? To me it seems like the obvious solution compared to digging cables to an individual rural homes. Personally I use cellural but not everyone lives within the coverage of these towers. Satellite internet on the other hand is global.
AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
I tried Starlink, had high hopes, but unfortunately due to living sort of in a valley and being surrounded by numerous 100+ foot trees, service would cut out every 10-15 minutes. Wasn’t viable for video conferencing or large downloads.
Cellular was OK, but the speeds could vary wildly and really only peaked at maybe 100/30.
Ultimately, I ended up paying a local provider to bury a line directly to my house for me (well into the 5 figure cost). Worth it.