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TrashLucky me! I have 7 options!
I only have 1 - Charter. The others listed include AT&T (Twice) and I am not within their service area for ADSL. One is for a fixed wireless provider that doesn't service my home. Then DishNET, Viasat, and VSAT. Right across the street, it lists the local electric co-op fiber that isn't anywhere near here. yay! |
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Ut98Ex join:2012-07-11 Georgetown, TX
15 recommendations |
Ut98Ex
Member
2018-Feb-22 1:57 pm
Not just the map...The FCC and the whole administration are like a bad stale joke. |
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14 recommendations |
Patheticeven by pathetic standards. |
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7 recommendations |
Which one do I choose?I've got AT&T on there twice (ADSL & Fiber) and 3 satellite providers to help pad the numbers. In reality I have AT&T VDSL2 (lumped into "Fiber"?) and barely at that. |
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rradina join:2000-08-08 Chesterfield, MO
6 recommendations |
My OptionsThe data is reasonably correct but the options for my address don't make sense. The title says ≥ 25/3 Mbps but lists 5 options that don't meet that definition. It also lists the same provider and service twice. Not just ATT U-Verse and ATT DSL but literally ATT DSL twice! Broadband Technology ADSL, Cable, Fiber, Fixed Wireless, Satellite, OtherSpeed ≥ 25/3 Mbps
Provider Tech Down(Mbps) Up (Mbps) Charter Communications Cable 120 5 ViaSat, Inc. Satellite 25 3 dishNET Holding, LLC Satellite 15 2 Brown Dog Networks LLC Fixed Wireless 10 4 AT&T Inc. ADSL 6 1 AT&T Inc. ADSL 6 1 VSAT Systems, LLC Satellite 2 1.3
Bottom LineI have one choice for broadband. I've never tried Satellite broadband but every CUSTOMER review I've read is horrible. Even if it was wonderful, 25/3 for $100/month ($70 for the first three months), is not competitive. Who would pay ~$40 more for far less than half the speed? (The local cable company is also increasing speeds to 200/10!) |
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Jor4m join:2017-04-04 Athens, OH
6 recommendations |
Jor4m
Member
2018-Feb-22 2:38 pm
Not trueThe list for my location is below and is completely false with Charter Communications only offering 1 way digital cable with no broadband offering to the block shown.
So their data shows my address as 'serviced', but couldn't be farther from the truth. The only offering here is Frontier 1.5Mbit DSL or even lower at 768k for some neighbors.
Provider Tech Down Up ************************** Charter Communications Cable 50 5 ViaSat, Inc. Satellite 25 3 dishNET Holding, LLC Satellite 15 2 VSAT Systems, LLC Satellite 2 1.3 |
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6 recommendations |
The FCC's New Broadband Availability Map is a Misleading JokeVery accurate, 0 options! |
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5 recommendations |
sims
Member
2018-Feb-22 2:10 pm
They are still counting satellite.According to the map at work I can only get >25/3 with satellite. They don't even list the city FTTP.
At home they again say my only option is satellite ignoring the two WISPs that serve the area (not my house but the area). |
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Zenit_IIfxThe system is the solution Premium Member join:2012-05-07 Purcellville, VA ·Comcast XFINITY
5 recommendations |
Better than the old one, barely, mehI checked in my area. The data seems to be correct, FiOS, DSL, Comcast shown in census blocks where it exists but not where it doesn’t. The problem is abstracting it by census block. Telecom coverage doesn’t follow that!
So some blocks say “FiOS, Comcast, DSL, WISPs” but within that block the coverage isn’t homogenous. FiOS could be at 1 property in that block and it lights up the whole block as having service!
My census block is 100% correct for the first time since they started mapping, so that’s a start.
So the map overall is still trash, only useful for a very high level abstraction of “is there service”. You wouldn’t want to use it as a guide when buying real estate beyond general area.
They could fix this mapping tool and make it great if they actually revealed the real coverage of the technologies. The providers have these maps. Comcast and Verizon provided them to my county. There is no reason other than hiding the truth or preventing competition to guard those maps like state secrets. |
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smitmor join:2004-04-10 Springhill, LA
4 recommendations |
Not even closeI ran local addresses that I know for a fact can't even get 512k DSL and it said CenturyLink 80 Meg was available. |
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EliteDataEliteData Premium Member join:2003-07-06 Philippines
4 recommendations |
uselesshas not been updated in four years. useless. |
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2 recommendations |
What a messHere is an interesting peice of information from the about page
"list of broadband speeds (at least 200 kbps, at least 10 Mbps downstream / 1 Mbps upstream, at least 25/3, at least 100/10 or at least 250/25)"
the minimum speed is 200kbs probably to make sure satellite can cover some thing like 98% of the country even though with the low speed and likely moderate to high latency it would one minute step above unusable. |
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2 recommendations |
MagicWow, the map says that I have an amazing choice! Disregarding satellite, I can choose between 940Mbs from Verizon and 200Mbs from Comcast - neither of which provides any service at my address. I also have 2 WISP providers, of which only one provides service for 3Mbs for $99/month (- my single, if lame, option.) How can this map be 'fake news' when I live only 40 miles from the White House in Loudoun county Virginia?
Wait...I think I see a unicorn grazing in my yard. |
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2 recommendations |
I call bovine feces.Yeah, it shows 10 broadband choices for me, yet only ONE is over 6Mb down(Charter). And I'm not in the boonies either. Major, affluent suburb in Ohio. Also, while the data is from 2014, the only thing incorrect is the starting speeds for Charter. Still listed as 100/10, when it's now 200/10. |
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2 recommendations |
it shows i have tons of choiceoh wait i dont the only one i have is shitty centurylink. |
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Dominokat"Hi" Premium Member join:2002-08-06 Boothbay, ME
2 recommendations |
Surprisingly it is rightAt least for my location. |
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2 recommendations |
Pathetic farseThey have clearly indicated that 25/3 (you could pretend to change it) is low pass filter for the results list, yet it's completely and shamelessly ignored My "broadband" options include 1 mbps sat provider and 5mbps VZW ADSL (I call boolshit on 5mbps down, yet to see regular ADSL go above 3mbps (yes, I am aware of VDSL speeds and bonded lines, but regular adsl to go to 5mbps down, you have to practically live in VZW's plant) |
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Anon0470b
Anon
2018-Feb-24 11:12 am
The local map is just as misleading as feared...I just looked up my own neighborhood, which is an older one with older wired telephone lines below ground but still inside city limits. The FCC only lists four options, one fixed wireless - repackaged cell data I'd guess, and 3 satellite vendors. That's all. The heat map is set to 2 providers meeting broadband criteria. The fixed wireless and one of the sat providers. This map is entirely misleading, and literally useless for consumers in my general area. This is nothing more than a propaganda tool and only useful as such.
I have cable ISP through MediaCom 100/10 service (1TB cap), and it's the only viable service out here. Satellite and wireless connections are only good for "all else fails" for e'mail. Century Link offers DSL service, in theory. But the reality is it's non-workable because the POTS in this neighborhood is decades old. Even with new wiring between the house and the street breakout box you can't get more than 768k that drops every five minutes, not to mention the voice service is noisy from lack of upkeep. We use cell phones for voice.
I'm beyond unimpressed. This proves how much you can outright lie by telling only part of the truth, and why people hate politicians. Good job, FCC, your Masters will be proud! |
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