Yeah for them to extend fiber to even a node in that arwa costs tons.
Yeah and out of the two companies that are nearby, one is a pretty large business (meaning if it's not profitable for them they're not going to consider it) and the other was a small business that was aggressively expanding that may have been up for hooking us up, but they were recently acquired.
Please inform us of your choice. I want to get some land, just like you have someday and may have to make a similar decision.
Will do! Right now, I'm leaning towards the T1 option, especially because they have a 50% ETF after the first 12 months if something better happens to come along. I don't think I could handle the DSL.
Aw man, sucks for you. I couldn't live with that internet. Call me spoiled but I've been having trouble adjusting to 11/3 internet after having 65/5.
Good luck on whichever you choose!
I recently got bumped to 200/25, so I'm gonna have a very severe version of what you're feeling when I move! Thanks!
Those prices are insane to me. I don't know what your financial situation is but I couldn't imagine paying more than what it takes for the DSL. Maybe spring for the T1 if you're serious about gaming and all... it's not a lot of bandwidth, but gaming doesn't take much. The DSL would easily get congested though... but even on the T1 something like netflix streaming could probably cripple gaming performance.
According to Netflix, you need 5Mb down to stream 720P. My wife has already started buying DVDs to make up for it. It's just going to be the two of us right now, so we'll just have to watch out when I want to game and she wants to watch a movie. The DSL would likely make my hair fall out, give me ulcers, and probably heart palpitations.
Untill the boonies he lives in gets developed, he wont see an affordable price- ps fttp is better than fttn.
With it all being 5 acre lots, it's doubtful that they'll ever get developed further than they are now. Also, looked into those acronyms & I'm not 100% sure which it would be, but I'd wager FTTP.
I could never go back. Sometimes I have to figure if my bottleneck is my wireless or my modem.
Granted, I live in a very populated area and Boston is only a couple hops on Comcast's network away so I have it pretty good (internet wise) but I don't have 5 acres and waterfront though (considering I'm an hour-ish out of Boston). You can't really have your cake and eat it too unless you're really well off. You need people who live near you who want a service, otherwise there is no reason for them to expand out your way.
Maybe if the older generation's kids end up staying in the area, I'll have more people who want to pitch in.
