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>Imagine what even having 10 developers living in the village could do for its economy. I guarantee that this village has no internet (other than 3/4G with a d

>Imagine what even having 10 developers living in the village could do for its economy. I guarantee that this village has no internet (other than 3/4G with a data cap).

Tade0 8y ago
That's not a hurdle that can't be overcome. I spent a year with such a connection and a 14GB data cap being shared with my SO. If you go easy on the netflix/youtube/videoconferencing you're good. Amazingly enough voice-only hangouts work pretty well at 32kbps. One problem I do se though is what if such a developer wants to start a family? I'm not sure the availability of schools is too good in such areas.
Flavius 8y ago
I don't know where you live, but in certain locations in Europe (villages, small cities) you can get decent internet. Unlimited 4G/5G is also gonna happen in a few years.
- ravingraven 8y ago
  I currently live in Germany, but I am Greek and have lived in Greece for most of my life.
oblio 8y ago
You think that the Apple that built the $5bn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Park https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Park can't drag a handful of pitiful fiber optic cables 500 miles to where they're needed, if they really wanted? :)
- puranjay 8y ago
  I don't even think it's about dragging fiber cables. I live in India and in the last one year, a single company's efforts - Reliance Jio - have ensured that I get decent 4G connectivity nearly everywhere. Price is a non-issue - I pay less than $3/month for about 2GB/day of downloads. If I needed more, I wouldn't have to pay more than $10/month. India isn't exactly the most advanced country. Can't imagine why internet would be a problem in any affluent country anymore.
  - oblio 8y ago
    It was hyperbole, my point was that if Apple & co really wanted to promote remote work, it would cost them peanuts, at least regarding the infrastructure expenses. Regarding team collaboration, that's a different story and nobody has science to actually back up local teams vs remote teams, anyway.
ben_w 8y ago
I have PAYG roaming throughout the EU for one penny per megabyte (1 UK penny == 1.27¢ US). I think that’s unlimited in the EU but in the EEA goes up to 1.41p/MB after 12 GB (but if I used that much I would switch to something even cheaper).

>Imagine what even having 10 developers living in the village could do for its economy. I guarantee that this village has no internet (other than 3/4G with a data cap).

Tade0 8y ago

That's not a hurdle that can't be overcome. I spent a year with such a connection and a 14GB data cap being shared with my SO. If you go easy on the netflix/youtube/videoconferencing you're good. Amazingly enough voice-only hangouts work pretty well at 32kbps. One problem I do se though is what if such a developer wants to start a family? I'm not sure the availability of schools is too good in such areas.

Flavius 8y ago

I don't know where you live, but in certain locations in Europe (villages, small cities) you can get decent internet. Unlimited 4G/5G is also gonna happen in a few years.

ravingraven 8y ago
I currently live in Germany, but I am Greek and have lived in Greece for most of my life.

oblio 8y ago

You think that the Apple that built the $5bn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Park https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Park can't drag a handful of pitiful fiber optic cables 500 miles to where they're needed, if they really wanted? :)

puranjay 8y ago
I don't even think it's about dragging fiber cables. I live in India and in the last one year, a single company's efforts - Reliance Jio - have ensured that I get decent 4G connectivity nearly everywhere. Price is a non-issue - I pay less than $3/month for about 2GB/day of downloads. If I needed more, I wouldn't have to pay more than $10/month. India isn't exactly the most advanced country. Can't imagine why internet would be a problem in any affluent country anymore.
- oblio 8y ago
  It was hyperbole, my point was that if Apple & co really wanted to promote remote work, it would cost them peanuts, at least regarding the infrastructure expenses. Regarding team collaboration, that's a different story and nobody has science to actually back up local teams vs remote teams, anyway.

ben_w 8y ago

I have PAYG roaming throughout the EU for one penny per megabyte (1 UK penny == 1.27¢ US). I think that’s unlimited in the EU but in the EEA goes up to 1.41p/MB after 12 GB (but if I used that much I would switch to something even cheaper).