pnh102
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Mount Airy, MD
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Someone who really thinks this is important can go to the various carriers websites, enter address information for every possible US address, and make their own map.
Heck, if you are really smart, you can get a database of US addresses and write a script to plug them into these websites.
Here's a good starting point where you can get the availability data, right from the ISPs themselves:
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moonpuppy
join:2000-08-21
Glen Burnie, MD | Re: Already Availble
Not always reliable. I prequalified for DSL from Verizon and had it for 3 months while having major issues. They finally did a line test and, all of a sudden, I was no longer able to get it. This is when I lived in downtown Baltimore City. |
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pnh102
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said by moonpuppy  :Not always reliable. I prequalified for DSL from Verizon and had it for 3 months while having major issues. They finally did a line test and, all of a sudden, I was no longer able to get it. This is when I lived in downtown Baltimore City. A government mandate isn't going to fix that.
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moonpuppy
join:2000-08-21
Glen Burnie, MD
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| said by pnh102 :A government mandate isn't going to fix that. Maybe not but we do need more truth in advertising. |
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pnh102
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Mount Airy, MD
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| said by moonpuppy :Maybe not but we do need more truth in advertising. Broadband availability data isn't advertising though. As for ads in general, most for ISPs state clearly that the service isn't available in all areas.
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lesopp
join:2001-06-27
Land O Lakes, FL
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Is that a desire for the truth before or after Porkulus Prime lays another trillion in debt on the people? |
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moonpuppy
join:2000-08-21
Glen Burnie, MD
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| said by lesopp :Is that a desire for the truth before or after Porkulus Prime lays another trillion in debt on the people? Do not question the Messiah or you will be found and dealt with.
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nasadude
join:2001-10-05
Rockville, MD
·Comcast
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said by pnh102 :Someone who really thinks this is important can go to the various carriers websites, enter address information for every possible US address, and make their own map.... BS. The publicly available data for the major ISPs is crap and they do it on purpose. Their stated concern is "letting their competition know" their footprint, but that's BS too.
They don't want anybody to know where broadband is available, because it would become painfully obvious that at best we have a non-competitive or marginally competitive duopoly market. The more they can muddy these waters, the easier it is for them to sling their "competitive market" BS.
I say start charging them big $$$ for their right of way access until they cough up the data. |
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pnh102
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Mount Airy, MD | Again.
The information is there.
If someone is that hot and bothered to compile this information, let them do it on their nickel.
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nasadude
join:2001-10-05
Rockville, MD | BS again. |
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pnh102
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| said by nasadude :BS again. Fine.
Here we go again:
FIOS lookup by address: »www22.verizon.com/fiosforhome/ch···ntry.asp
Verizon DSL lookup by address: »www22.verizon.com/content/consum···ress.htm
AT&T DSL lookup by address:
»https://swot.sbc.com/swot/canIOrderOnlin···ocessDSL
QWest DSL lookup by address:
»www.qwest.com/residential/intern···ual.html
I decided to bother with looking up the links for Cable ISPs as well as some people had griped that I had missed that. I regret the omission.
Cox - »https://secure.cox.com/service/offers/av···ces.aspx
Comcast - (FINALLY) »https://www.comcast.com/Localization/Loc···x&area=6
Time Warner's websites are state specific.
Now if you want, you can offer someone who is interested a fair amount of cash to enter address data into these sites to get availability information. But the fact remains these sites work just fine for most people and are more than adequate for our needs.
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Core0000
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Somerset, KY | reply to moonpuppy
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I just wanted to say I agree with you there, on the unreliability bit, to some degree. |
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