> and a small local player I've never heard of That's part of your problem; there is a third competitor and you didn't even try to do business with them, becau

> and a small local player I've never heard of That's part of your problem; there is a third competitor and you didn't even try to do business with them, because they weren't one of the famously screwy companies you've heard of. I don't envy your big two choices there, but I guarantee it'd be worse with just Comcast or (shudders) just AT&T. A family member has a small cottage where just under half of the building is on the other side of the county line. We can only get one fixed provider there, and it's satellite, but over the county line they have Comcast and a couple other terrestrial ISPs. the situation is hilarious. > Also, you've linked to the map highlighted at 10/1; but my understanding is that the FTC definition of broadband is presently 25/3. Sorry! I pulled up that search from a bookmark (10/1, excluding satellite), and didn't switch the bandwidth setting back to the default.