Re:Places in America that pay people to move there
by oldprogrammer2 on Friday November 10, 2017 @08:12AM
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I live in a rural area (only 2 neighbors within a mile), and have a 50/5 Mb internet plan through a fixed wireless provider. The tower is about 5 miles away and is uplinked to another tower at least 20 miles away. This, along with Verizon LTE as a backup, allows me to consistently work from home.
Last year the best I could get was 15/5, and a few years ago 10/3. So itβs definitely changing for the better.
Warnings for those thinking about fixed wireless: they tend to turn off tower equipment to prevent damage during storms, your connection can be over saturated at peak times, you may have to pay overages (on non-business Plans, but significantly cheaper that overages by cellular providers), and line of sight and distance from the tower can prevent service.
Last year the best I could get was 15/5, and a few years ago 10/3. So itβs definitely changing for the better.
Warnings for those thinking about fixed wireless: they tend to turn off tower equipment to prevent damage during storms, your connection can be over saturated at peak times, you may have to pay overages (on non-business Plans, but significantly cheaper that overages by cellular providers), and line of sight and distance from the tower can prevent service.