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Aspen and its upriver neighbors have proposed a $6M fiber to bring its broadband over a megabit. Aspen is 40 miles from I-70 which is a fiber corridor. I a comm
by peter303 10y ago
Aspen and its upriver neighbors have proposed a $6M fiber to bring its broadband over a megabit. Aspen is 40 miles from I-70 which is a fiber corridor.
I a common fantasy to move to the mountains, become a freelancer and hiking & ski bum. But if you are still getting AOL dialup speeds, it doesnt quite work.
In Denver we are spoiled by 50+ mbs offered by multiple carriers.
- ghaff 10y agoAlthough I do know tech people who work from home in rural areas with just satellite. It's expensive and not ideal--and you give up things like Netflix--but it apparently can be done for a lot of circumstances.
- vvanders 10y agoNo need to satellite, there's quite a few microwave point-to-point internet services depending on where you are. I know someone living on the mountain above me who gets reasonable internet speeds from a link down in Portland.
- rabble 10y agoIf you can get line of sight, microwave works well.