return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoThe plan for nationwide fiber internet might be upended for Starlinkwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square66linkfedilinkarrow-up1289arrow-down114
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minus-squareRedPostItNote@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·11 months agoHi, 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-down11·11 months 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-up14·11 months agoThing is, we already paid for connecting a majority residences. The corporations we paid just didn’t do it.
minus-squareNotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·11 months agoThey weren’t just paid, they were paid repeatedly and they repeatedly didn’t do it.
minus-squaredesktop_user [they/them] @lemmy.blahaj.zoneBannedlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoit may be cheaper, but I fucking hate data caps.
minus-squaredumbpotato@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·11 months agoI 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.