me1212
join:2008-11-20
Pleasant Hill, MO
 ·VOIPo
| reply to nasadude
Re: 3 GB?
If we had more competition this would not be happening. We just have to figure out how to get it. I guess it could be like one cableco one telco and one coop fore each area. The cable could use docsis3 telco could use FTTH and the coop could use FTTH(no one says there cannot be more than one) LTE or Wimax. |
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ShellMMG
join:2009-04-16
Grass Lake, MI
 ·Alltel Axess
| I'm hanging on to my Alltel contract for dear life because they don't have a cap. I've got 1-1/2 years before I have to accept Verizon's terms and all I can do is cross my fingers the neighboring WiMax service will add another antenna/tower nearby.
Is it just me, or is there a lack of advertising in rural areas for internet service?? I had to dig hard to find a provider and there's never anything in the little local papers about who to contact. It seems if my neighbors knew they could get internet without resorting to satellite they'd be thrilled. One of them even stopped by my house, asking around as to which service we used because he needed an ISP! |
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me1212
join:2008-11-20
Pleasant Hill, MO
·VOIPo
| I know what you mean about lack of advertising for rural WISPs. Had I not looked in the phone book I would have never found out about the WISP I use now, and would have been stuck on wildblue paying $5 more a month for sat with a cap(the WISP I use has no cap) AND I would still be using embarq land line which cost me $70(I use VOIPo now). But I guess some cannot afford to advertise. |
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mlundin
join:2001-03-27
Lawrence, KS
 ·Sunflower Broadband
·Comcast
| reply to me1212
I live here in Lawrence, and there is no competition. ATT UVerse is supposed to be coming, but coverage is spotty. Sunflower pretty much sucks, (money and otherwise). What are you going to do, though? If you want broadband, you have to live with the deal the devil makes you until a less evil entity comes along. |
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me1212
join:2008-11-20
Pleasant Hill, MO | We need more competition and we need it NOW. It may be hard but it must be done, we just have to figure out how to do it. |
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