return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7か月前The plan for nationwide fiber internet might be upended for Starlinkwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square80linkfedilinkarrow-up1314arrow-down115cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zip
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minus-squaredumbpotato@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down13·7か月前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-up15·7か月前Thing is, we already paid for connecting a majority residences. The corporations we paid just didn’t do it.
minus-squareNotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·7か月前They weren’t just paid, they were paid repeatedly and they repeatedly didn’t do it.
minus-squareqjkxbmwvz@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·7か月前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.
minus-squaredesktop_user [they/them] @lemmy.blahaj.zoneBannedlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·7か月前it may be cheaper, but I fucking hate data caps.
minus-squaredumbpotato@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·7か月前I 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.