Internet providers have left rural Americans behind. One county is fighting back
Internet providers have left rural Americans behind. One county is fighting back
Congress is spending $65bn to connect the rural US to the world. Orangeburg, South Carolina, knows the stakes better than anywhere
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cellular based internet is a thing, not sure why everyone wants to focus on dsl/cable
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.
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.
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.
The short answer is lobbyists.
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