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I think there must be some demand in having like an OpenStreetMaps overlay for internet speeds. I am in a position where my home in Canada has only Rogers cabl
by tareqak 6y ago
I think there must be some demand in having like an OpenStreetMaps overlay for internet speeds.
I am in a position where my home in Canada has only Rogers cable Internet but the home across the small major street (1 lane each way without a divider) has fiber from the other duopoly provider Bell. I called Bell over the years and they just gave me the “we don’t have Internet in your area yet” even though their online lookup service via postal code said it did. Last year, I politely lost my temper and asked the customer service representative for an escalation since it had been 12 years that my family and I have been at this address so what is going on. I was put transferred twice while being put on hold each time and having to repeat my account each time. Eventually, I was transferred to someone in a department that actually had a reason, but it still required digging. Apparently, the builder of my family’s home here made a deal with Rogers to be the exclusive Internet provider.
I planned on calling the CRTC after (Canada’s FCC), but I got tired and I have been dealing with an unrelated medical issue.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Canadian_Radio-television_and_Telecommunications_Commission https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Canadian_Radio-te...
There are websites like https://broadbandnow.com/California/San-Francisco https://broadbandnow.com/California/San-Francisco that might have city-level and/or postal code level information, but I want street-level information. As I said before in different comments related to Internet speeds, I would assume the migration to remote work would make having this information easily accessible when making a home-buying or renting decision.
- RicoElectrico 6y agoUKE (Polish FCC) uses OSM as a backgroud layer for such map [1] But I think data about internet speed does not belong in OSM, if this is what you mean. It'd be better to have it in another database. [1] https://wyszukiwarka.uke.gov.pl/ https://wyszukiwarka.uke.gov.pl/
- 908B64B197 6y ago> Apparently, the builder of my family’s home here made a deal with Rogers to be the exclusive Internet provider. Was that disclosed to you during the sale? If not, that sounds like you might be able to sue the builder. I wonder why Canada just doesn't open up and allows world-wide players to compete. Sounds like the market is ready for new players.
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- aeharding 6y agoIn the US, https://broadbandmap.fcc.gov https://broadbandmap.fcc.gov Although it is usually ~ one year behind.
- blaines 6y agoThat is not accurate in reality. Just because a provider is reported for an area doesn't mean they are obligated to service the entire area. The data presented is unreliable and so a potentially valuable tool like this becomes worthless.