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minus-squareRedPostItNote@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·7 个月前Hi, I’m someone working on the rural fiber expansions. Those are what we use to feed the cell towers. You don’t want to rely on microwave or what else have you.
minus-squaredumbpotato@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down11·7 个月前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.
minus-squarecalidris@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·7 个月前Thing is, we already paid for connecting a majority residences. The corporations we paid just didn’t do it.
minus-squareNotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·7 个月前They weren’t just paid, they were paid repeatedly and they repeatedly didn’t do it.
minus-squaredesktop_user [they/them] @lemmy.blahaj.zoneBannedlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 个月前it may be cheaper, but I fucking hate data caps.
minus-squaredumbpotato@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·7 个月前I use Visible which has unlimited data for $25/month.
Hi, I’m someone working on the rural fiber expansions. Those are what we use to feed the cell towers. You don’t want to rely on microwave or what else have you.
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.
it may be cheaper, but I fucking hate data caps.
I use Visible which has unlimited data for $25/month.