 sirwoogieBlahPremium
join:2002-01-02
Carleton, MI | Bad news for the unlucky Broadband Black Hole User This simply makes it all the more convincing that those of us in Broadband black holes will not get service for the foreseeable future. More specifically, the people on the edge of broadband deployment have it the worse. Take my situation:
•500ft from nearest cable tap. Tap is the on the wrong side of a railroad track. Charter is the provider, and would require a node build-out on the other side of the track to offer service. 18 bil in debt makes this unlikely.
•Less than 4000 ft. for fringe DSL. No RT in the area, only 10 houses per block. Not "profitable." ISDN is available, but at $60/mo + ~$30/mo ISP. Great deal.
•WISP is 2 miles behind a large hill. They're so mom-and-pop they don't expect to expand EVER.
•EV-DO not deployed to our towers. Oops... it's on the towers farther down the road and out of range.
•Satellite is not a BB alternative when you can find landline access no more than few miles away.
I'm sure there are many of us stuck in this situation, and really have no hope whatsoever to see anything faster than 128kbps anytime soon. |
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amungusPremium
join:2004-11-26
America Reviews:
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| satellite broadband actually impressed me quite a bit. It does have a slight latency of course, but the speed is fantastic from what I've experiencd... darn near dsl in terms of throughput. that has to really stink being just outside of reach of a good terrestrial broadband...
I just wanted to say that when I helped set up a wireless network for a friend who had to get satellite for vpn access, that it was actually very tolerable, and that I was highly impressed with the speeds, and latency wasn't as bad as some think... definitely not able to game, but if you need throughput, it really is worth it if you can take the initial investment hit in getting it going...
on another note, does a friendly neighbor have any wifi they'd be willing to share across the tracks???
I think price is also an issue for many... $40+ for internet just seems steep... esp. to some who were able to get free access from universities way back in the day.
If profits weren't such a huge motivator, many more like you would have had it years ago... and really, they might've even made some of their money back by now with long term subscribers and having a whole area feeling "included" with everyone else. |
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Nuts
join:2006-04-27
Forest, OH | "If profits weren't such a huge motivator, many more like you would have had it years ago... and really, they might've even made some of their money back by now with long term subscribers and having a whole area feeling "included" with everyone else."Verizon finally got DSL service to three villages in the area that I live in. Unfortunately, I live to far out for their service |
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Nuts
join:2006-04-27
Forest, OH | reply to amungus
Verizon finally got DSL service to three villages in the area that I live in. Unfortunately, I live to far out for their service |
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