> the quote usually ends up being for some astronomically high amount (dozens/hundreds of thousands) that few residential customers could reasonably afford. Ye

> the quote usually ends up being for some astronomically high amount (dozens/hundreds of thousands) that few residential customers could reasonably afford. Yes. I was prepared to spend tens of thousands of dollars. > Another option that you could look into is setting up your own ISP. I'm interested in doing so but not as part of a purchase of a home. Maybe a few years down the line I might.