return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 kuukautta sittenThe plan for nationwide fiber internet might be upended for Starlinkwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square77fedilinkarrow-up1313arrow-down116
arrow-up1297arrow-down1external-linkThe plan for nationwide fiber internet might be upended for Starlinkwww.theverge.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 kuukautta sittenmessage-square77fedilink
minus-squaredumbpotato@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down13·edit-22 kuukautta sittenRight. 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 kuukautta sittenThing is, we already paid for connecting a majority residences. The corporations we paid just didn’t do it.
minus-squareNotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 kuukautta sittenThey weren’t just paid, they were paid repeatedly and they repeatedly didn’t do it.
minus-squareqjkxbmwvz@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·2 kuukautta sitten80% 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-down1·2 kuukautta sittenit may be cheaper, but I fucking hate data caps.
minus-squaredumbpotato@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 kuukautta sittenI 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.