ISP announces 86% slowdown “in line with others”

Re:ISP announces 86% slowdown “in line with others” by ncmncm on Sunday June 27, 2021 @12:34PM (#27652973)

We just didn't get Starlink in Placerville, because we are surrounded by 100-ft tall trees. So we are still stuck on microwave links. (ATT ran fiber to within yards of the house more than a decade ago, and never lit it because the FCC allowed them not to. They pocketed the $half-trillion the FCC let them tax landlines for to build it, though.)

But it is good news that Pville is in a served area now. Where did you find a prairie in Pville?

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Re:ISP announces 86% slowdown “in line with others” by iso1210 on Sunday June 27, 2021 @04:38PM (#27655076)

https://towerdirect.net/product/used-120ft-sabre-self-suppor...

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Re:ISP announces 86% slowdown “in line with others” by fossuser on Sunday June 27, 2021 @01:22PM (#27653345)

We're lucky - it's at the top of a hill overlooking a giant valley up mosquito road I think on the west side of town? It took a few tries and there is still a minor obstruction which causes occasional 10s drops. It's my in-laws house (I just bought the starlink set up for them so there would be better connectivity when I'm there).

If I had control over placement and such I think I could get a view without obstruction.

They still have calnet as a fallback network, but it's slow and has similar latency.

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Re:ISP announces 86% slowdown “in line with others” by BostonEnginerd on Sunday June 27, 2021 @08:59PM (#27656993)

Have you looked at T-Mobile's home ISP product? I'm in an urban area, but it's been working great here @ $50/mo. Last speed test was 220Mbps down / 60Mbps up.

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Re:ISP announces 86% slowdown “in line with others” by missedthecue on Sunday June 27, 2021 @04:53PM (#27655224)

The fcc never gave them half a trillion. The fcc never had half a trillion to give. Can you show me where in ATTs financial statements they gained $500 billion or anywhere near that?

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Re:ISP announces 86% slowdown “in line with others” by ncmncm on Sunday June 27, 2021 @06:22PM (#27656025)

It was a $half billion. And obviously the FCC never gave it to anybody; as I wrote right there in the very posting you replied to, landline subscribers were taxed for it.

A $half billion seemed like a lot of money back then.

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Re:ISP announces 86% slowdown “in line with others” by ncmncm on Monday June 28, 2021 @11:25AM (#27663120)

Per rasz's link, it is $400B and rising.

Only the reduced number of landlines in use makes it rise more slowly.

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Re:ISP announces 86% slowdown “in line with others” by rasz on Monday June 28, 2021 @05:47AM (#27659774)

https://newnetworks.com/broadbandscandals.htm

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Re:ISP announces 86% slowdown “in line with others” by mmmBacon on Sunday June 27, 2021 @05:20PM (#27655520)

Are you familiar with the concept of hyperbole?

A hyperbole is an exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally.

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