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Saying it is or isn't true is just wrong, there is no one America. How many EU nations could you fit inside of Texas? I'm in NYC paying $65 a month 500 Mbps (u
by BoorishBears 6y ago
Saying it is or isn't true is just wrong, there is no one America. How many EU nations could you fit inside of Texas?
I'm in NYC paying $65 a month 500 Mbps (up and down), with no contract, 2 year price lock-in.
For $75 my provider offers Gigabit with a lifetime price lock-in, I just don't have a use for it since I'm not big on streaming.
In Raleigh, NC I was paying $75 for 500 Mbps, same deal on no contract
- omgwtfbyobbq 6y agoIt's not meant to be a strict statement. At the same time, based on my personal experience and discussions with colleagues at work (with many remote), broadband access in the US tends to be relatively expensive. The exception to that seems to be where fiber is available, but a lot of the US, even in areas where the population density is similar to Europe, don't have fiber available.
- BoorishBears 6y agoI mean the question was literally "Is it like this across the USA" If anything the answer is, no it's not (see: places I mentioned) But realistically it's a poor question.
- omgwtfbyobbq 6y agoI can see that. If I took "across" as "everywhere", it's clearly not. If I take "across" as "in many places in", then I think it is, even in some places with high population density, with the exception being fiber and some locally owned wireless providers.
- whitepoplar 6y agoVerizon FiOS?
- awad 6y agoOut of curiosity, can you name the providers?
- BoorishBears 6y agoOptimum in NYC. It was a while ago so I'm not hundred percent on NC but iirc it was Spectrum