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Re:One Step Closer to a Closed Internet by natemeier on Thursday May 18, 2017 @03:49PM (#14370498)
Great to see that these projects are popping up all over --- I'm also in a town in the US with municipal fiber. I get bidirectional gigabit for $50/month (early adopter --- the normal rate is $100/month). Our ISP is also vocally pro-net neutrality.
Re:One Step Closer to a Closed Internet by arcticbull on Thursday May 18, 2017 @05:35PM (#14371301)
Similar in SF with Monkeybrains -- for a one-time setup fee of $2500 about two years ago, I've been paying $35/mth for 600/600 microwave internet. They're also super pro-net neutrality. They even peer with SFMIX, a not-for-profit hipster internet exchange. The normal rate is $35/mth for 50/50.
Re:One Step Closer to a Closed Internet by girvo on Thursday May 18, 2017 @08:21PM (#14372147)
What's latency like for microwave?
Re:One Step Closer to a Closed Internet by quicklyfrozen on Thursday May 18, 2017 @09:49PM (#14372487)
I doubt you'd notice a difference. Over a long distance it should be faster then fiber (hence the private networks set up by HFTs). Had an office in Boston with a microwave link; it normally worked great, but could be disrupted by extreme weather (like heavy snow).
Re:One Step Closer to a Closed Internet by arcticbull on Friday May 19, 2017 @01:13PM (#14377610)
Currently, including some video conferencing on my laptop and a few others using the link too, I'm seeing 5-7ms ping times. It varies, but I think its fair to call it 'more than adequate'.
Re:One Step Closer to a Closed Internet by stil on Thursday May 18, 2017 @11:34PM (#14372842)
I almost started planning a move based on internet service availability. I was considering only cities with Google fiber