http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-VZW-The-Rural-Void-23850115 en Fri, 24 May 2013 20:02:01 EDT Fri, 24 May 2013 20:02:01 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-VZW-The-Rural-Void-23850806
I don't think I'm asking for anything unreasonable; I would just like a good speed (2-3MB down is fine) that works most of the time for around $60 a month with a reasonable cap and NO ridiculous overcharges. $.25 a MB? Gimmie a break!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-VZW-The-Rural-Void-23850806 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:33:37 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-VZW-The-Rural-Void-23850784 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-VZW-The-Rural-Void-23850784 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:29:33 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-VZW-The-Rural-Void-23850377 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-VZW-The-Rural-Void-23850377 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:03:31 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-VZW-The-Rural-Void-23850333 And you don't live in the boondocks of Michigan, either.
Your town is just off I-94, 45 minutes west of Detroit Metro airport. And, you're within easy commuting distance of U of Michigan, at Ann Arbor.

Amazing that you don't have wired broadband there. Failure of your hardwire telephone company. And, your cable TV company, if you live in town.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-VZW-The-Rural-Void-23850333 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:54:35 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/VZW-The-Rural-Void-23850115
I know VZW makes a good argument that wireless broadband isn't the best for home users but for many subscribers, it's the ONLY choice. We're a family of four with two teens, one in college and the other in HS taking an online course. My husband is a college adjunct professor who uses eLearning on a regular basis. Satellite is NOT broadband (been there, done that, latency murders real-time apps, etc.). Sprint and AT&T don't bother with my area and aren't interested in money from here.

I'd rather give VZW my $60 a month and keep what I have. I don't need uber-fast download speeds and am happy with what we're pulling down, but that 5G cap (with their outrageous overcharges) are a deal-breaker. Period.

LTE? I would *love* to have access. I'd be happy to work with VZW to market it to my neighbors, spread the word, etc., because most in our area automatically assume broadband isn't available at all.

So...is VZW still interested in my little corner of the market? I hope so.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/VZW-The-Rural-Void-23850115 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:09:22 EDT