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[deleted] t1_isaf9kq wrote

Do you think remote work will change or help the situation?

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[deleted] t1_isah1h6 wrote

This is the saving grace for some, but you will be forced to live in the city, and subject to the whims of the renters market. It is still terrible internet, and expensive to afford enough bandwidth to video call. Forget running VPNs or anything like that. Haha

There is no real internet infrastructure to support remote work outside the main drag.

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terminalE469 t1_iscm7tf wrote

i have a stable connection and 100mbps with star link

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c4boom13 t1_iscnf1n wrote

Starlink can help but it's still prohibitively expensive for people in Maine who need it the most.

Unfortunately more serious build outs starting about 20 years ago was the real answer but we can't fix that. Fiber is coming and helpful, but even a WISP with a decent backbone could have done a lot in some areas.

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[deleted] t1_iscor7r wrote

Starlink is good. But we're talking about an actual internet infrastructure, not outliers.
I mean I could quote that commercial, I need a job, to get an education, to get a job, to get money..etc..

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