Which is fewer and fewer all the time. Internet to the last mile has been a thing for like, I dunno, 20-30 years or something. A lot of rural areas in the US have gigabit fiber and many have two or three options for 100Mbit or better.
And outside the US it’s usually better
As long as they can get enough, they’ll make money. I mean Netflix and other streaming services rule out people with slow Internet and they’re not struggling. It’s been a moot point for years.
I think the greater concern is if you can be kicked off the Net or excluded from it.
in my ‘rural’ part of the u.s., sub-1mbit dsl is common outside of town, and expensive–if you even have that option at all. cellular service sucks and there are no fixed wireless services, so satellite is the only other game available…if you don’t have bluffs, hills, or trees obstructing your view.
dragontology@retrofed.com 2 weeks ago
Which is fewer and fewer all the time. Internet to the last mile has been a thing for like, I dunno, 20-30 years or something. A lot of rural areas in the US have gigabit fiber and many have two or three options for 100Mbit or better.
And outside the US it’s usually better
As long as they can get enough, they’ll make money. I mean Netflix and other streaming services rule out people with slow Internet and they’re not struggling. It’s been a moot point for years.
I think the greater concern is if you can be kicked off the Net or excluded from it.
adarza@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
in my ‘rural’ part of the u.s., sub-1mbit dsl is common outside of town, and expensive–if you even have that option at all. cellular service sucks and there are no fixed wireless services, so satellite is the only other game available…if you don’t have bluffs, hills, or trees obstructing your view.