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Internet providers have left rural Americans behind. One county is fighting back (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 8 months ago by fne8w2ah to c/technology
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[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago

I tried Starlink, had high hopes, but unfortunately due to living sort of in a valley and being surrounded by numerous 100+ foot trees, service would cut out every 10-15 minutes. Wasn't viable for video conferencing or large downloads.

Cellular was OK, but the speeds could vary wildly and really only peaked at maybe 100/30.

Ultimately, I ended up paying a local provider to bury a line directly to my house for me (well into the 5 figure cost). Worth it.