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drums_addict t1_is21qnx wrote

Why can't the telecoms do this?

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BearStorms t1_is2b6xs wrote

My ISP has 1.25 TB monthly limit. So I would blow through it in like 200ms...

EDIT: Fixed GB to TB

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-ZeroRelevance- t1_is2fx4a wrote

Where do you live that still has capped home internet?

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BearStorms t1_is2nchs wrote

USA.

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PoliticsRealityTV t1_is4bh9e wrote

Would Starlink be a viable option for you? The tech always interested me but I'm fortunate enough that it'd be a downgrade from my current ISP.

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BearStorms t1_is4c833 wrote

I made a typo, my ISP has 1.25 TB monthly limit, which sucks but it is good enough most of the time. I just reached it for the first time filling my new PS5 with games. Starlink seems like more expensive and worse option. However, I was always dreaming of maybe living in a big RV for some time (probably not happening now with family) or buying a house in the country somewhere in the middle of nowhere and Starlink would be a great option.

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overlordpotatoe t1_is2m3xq wrote

That's crazy small. Can you just not download games or watch videos at all?

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Devanismyname t1_is2rfou wrote

Like you'd barely be able to surf the internet with that

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overlordpotatoe t1_is2uux7 wrote

Yeah. I'm pretty sure my basic, cheapest you can buy phone plan gives me way more than that. And I'd been at risk of going over it at times just using Tumblr for a few hours a week back in the day.

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overlordpotatoe t1_is2mipd wrote

I imagine you'd have to do some pretty major upgrades to the physical Infrastructure and for something that would have no real benefit to most people over much slower speeds.

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