| Contrast to the chef situation On the other hand I live in town in Boone, NC where Appalachian STate U is located. Just a short distance from where Chef lives I have access to (admittedly crappy) Charter service where I could have 5, 10, or even 16mpbs service (though its overpriced at that speed).
Additionally, AT&T has DSL service at 768K, 1.5mpbs, 3mpbs, and 6mpbs of which I am now an AT&T customer myself. I am quite happy with the service at least until they start capping and then I'll drop them like a hot rock. I am about 7000 feet from the CO which means that I get excellent service and my line is good for the top 6mpbs service.
Finally, VZ has EVDO Rev A coverage here in town that works well and that I use occasionally on my smartphone for email, a bit of web, etc.
So its too much of a stark contrast. Here in town everything you could almost want is available. In fact, the local phone coop that operates outside the city limits here is rolling out FTTP in some places.
It is ridiculous the contrasts that exist just between being in town and then only being a few miles out of town. |
