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Elkattio OP t1_j3d9gvs wrote

Reply to comment by Mosley_Gamer in Should I sell my Series X? by Elkattio

The only internet currently available at my address is Satellite Internet. I'm currently grandfathered into a plan that allows 150GB of download per month at $120.

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bakedbread54 t1_j3eszqw wrote

Where do you live? The moon?

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ONESNZER0S t1_j3f2b1j wrote

They probably just live in the U.S. , where BILLIONS of hard working American's tax dollars were GIVEN to all the big, rich, greedy ass ISP's to expand high speed internet services, but they never did it, and just kept the money to buy vacation homes and lambo's and shit.

I live 8 miles outside of a city of about 150k people, and was in this exact situation a few years ago and had to pay through the nose for shitty Hugesnet satellite internet (aka shitnet) , where i was only allowed 10GB a month, yes a month, for almost 2 years until AT&T had an opening in their, slightly less shitty, DSL service. Cable does not service my area. I'm now using internet through my cell phone service, and it's ok, but not what I would like it to be. But you know, the U.S. is the greatest country in the world.... if you're one of the greedy, rich elites.

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Azrial13 t1_j3fz8vf wrote

I'm so glad I live in the UK, whilst everything else is crap here, at least I have unlimited internet via broadband for only £30 per month, at 150mbps. Not the fastest granted, but would easily do that 33GB update within an hour.

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bakedbread54 t1_j3gb1rg wrote

I wouldn't say everything else is crap here - we need to appreciate what we have

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jbg0801 t1_j3hdx9b wrote

Nah the UK is a shithole. One of the only things we've really gotten right recently is internet.

Full fibre 500mbps for me, I pay about £60 a month for it.

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Elkattio OP t1_j3f3jro wrote

I actually live in Kentucky. Most of the county I live in is serviced by Fiber Optic services with AT&T and other ISPs, but for some reason, they say that it would not be profitable to deliver those same services on the road I live on. I'm less than one mile away from a fiber line but cannot use it.

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josmaate t1_j45y2bu wrote

Starlink is calling your name!

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Elkattio OP t1_j475dze wrote

I was hoping that Starlink would be the answer, but according to the app, there are too many overhead obstructions for it to work efficiently. I live between two tree-covered hills and have powerlines crisscrossing over my yard/house.

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josmaate t1_j47ntw1 wrote

Ah man, that is really a shame. Starlink sorted out my farm location in the U.K., hopefully it improves in the future for you.

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CyberKiller40 t1_j3fqtya wrote

At least that is honest, about not being profitable. Fiber optic requires a bunch of very costly hardware at every ending. And there is no way to cut into the middle, at least without another costly bit of hardware. For less than a hundred clients that might not offset the cost for many years.

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i_eat_to_much_food t1_j3ezlm3 wrote

they're scamming you bro

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Elkattio OP t1_j3f34s7 wrote

100% without a doubt I'm being scammed. I feel sorry for my neighbors who are having to get this. My same plan now costs over $200.

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Ordinary_Law_8599 t1_j3fx0z2 wrote

Your neighbors probably aren't capped at least. I'm sure if you asked and offered to pay more they'd change the terms of your contract

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Elkattio OP t1_j3gs7he wrote

It's satellite internet. There will always be a cap.

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