return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoThe plan for nationwide fiber internet might be upended for Starlinkwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square75fedilinkarrow-up1301arrow-down115
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minus-squaredumbpotato@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down13·edit-22 days agoRight. It’s way cheaper to connect cell towers than residences. There’s no way we’re going to be laying down fiber to reach all or even most US residences.
minus-squarecalidris@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 days agoThing is, we already paid for connecting a majority residences. The corporations we paid just didn’t do it.
minus-squareNotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 day agoThey weren’t just paid, they were paid repeatedly and they repeatedly didn’t do it.
minus-squareqjkxbmwvz@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·1 day ago80% of the USA lives within urban areas (source). Urban “fiberization” is absolutely within reach. Agree that running fiber out to very remote areas is tricky, but even then it’s probably not prohibitive for all but the most remote locations.
minus-squaredesktop_user [they/them] @lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 day agoit may be cheaper, but I fucking hate data caps.
minus-squaredumbpotato@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·17 hours agoI use Visible which has unlimited data for $25/month.
Right. It’s way cheaper to connect cell towers than residences.
There’s no way we’re going to be laying down fiber to reach all or even most US residences.
Thing is, we already paid for connecting a majority residences. The corporations we paid just didn’t do it.
They weren’t just paid, they were paid repeatedly and they repeatedly didn’t do it.
80% of the USA lives within urban areas (source). Urban “fiberization” is absolutely within reach.
Agree that running fiber out to very remote areas is tricky, but even then it’s probably not prohibitive for all but the most remote locations.
it may be cheaper, but I fucking hate data caps.
I use Visible which has unlimited data for $25/month.