Re:One Step Closer to a Closed Internet
by natemeier on Thursday May 18, 2017 @03:49PM
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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.
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Re:One Step Closer to a Closed Internet
by arcticbull on Thursday May 18, 2017 @05:35PM
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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.
What's latency like for microwave?
Re:One Step Closer to a Closed Internet
by quicklyfrozen on Thursday May 18, 2017 @09:49PM
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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
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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'.