United States Broadband speed ranks 12th according to SpeedTest Global Index

Re:United States Broadband speed ranks 12th according to Spe... by SteveGerencser on Friday September 17, 2021 @11:46AM (#28566839)

I prepaid for Starlink 4 or 5 months ago and just waiting for my turn to get it.

We did talk about setting up a community point to point system but the 'old guys' that run the area are more interested in getting (forcing) more people on to 'city' water than anything actually useful because city water fees are the only thing keeping this town alive.

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Re:United States Broadband speed ranks 12th according to Spe... by throwawayboise on Friday September 17, 2021 @12:02PM (#28567050)

If good broadband is so important to you why did to move to an area where it's not available?

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Re:United States Broadband speed ranks 12th according to Spe... by WarOnPrivacy on Friday September 17, 2021 @01:37PM (#28568401)

It's common for folks to have tightly constrained moving choices.

We recently moved into our one and only choice. We beat lottery odds to get it and it was one more choice than most here have (doz-100s applicants for each listing).

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Re:United States Broadband speed ranks 12th according to Spe... by SteveGerencser on Friday September 17, 2021 @03:24PM (#28569887)

Because I also have a wife that wanted to live in the country? Where people live is rarely about 1 single thing, it's a compromise between all the needs and wants. For us, living in the country on a small farm checked an awful lot of boxes. And we were "told" that there was decent internet here - 25Mb was normal. After moving we found out that 2 or 3 was normal and TDS just flat lies about their offers.

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Re:United States Broadband speed ranks 12th according to Spe... by tnorthcutt on Friday September 17, 2021 @12:05PM (#28567089)

Ah bummer! But I hope Starlink works out really well for you.

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