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> The US has some of the most expensive Internet access in the world. Lol what? I can get 5-10Gb/s fiber in my town for $120-$200/month. If I want 1Gb/s fiber

> The US has some of the most expensive Internet access in the world. Lol what? I can get 5-10Gb/s fiber in my town for $120-$200/month. If I want 1Gb/s fiber it’s $55/month. If I want 100mb/s it’s $20/month. To your point it’s about regulatory capture. Not all states and localities have that issue, it’s almost entirely to do with several corrupt states that get targeted.

joshgachnang 5y ago
Well I’m jealous of you then. You must know that is an extreme outlier in the US though. I’ve been lucky to get 50-100mbps for $60 in most cities I’ve lived in.
- lettergram 5y ago
  “Cities I’ve lived in” is the issue. Cities tend to have a fairly high level of corruption AND it’s expensive to put in new wires / fiber. Most suburbs I’ve lived in (3-4 in the past 10 years) have had very good internet, cheap and like I said you can get some beastly fiber now.
jsjohnst 5y ago
> Lol what? I can get 5-10Gb/s fiber in my town for $120-$200/month. Good for you, that puts you in the top 1% of US towns (maybe even 0.1%). Way to totally miss the forest for the trees.
- lettergram 5y ago
  I can get that most decent sized towns in my state. I think you’re vastly overestimating the problem. It has to do with corrupt politicians in several corrupt states. See AT&T fiber options https://www.att.com/internet/fiber/coverage-map/ https://www.att.com/internet/fiber/coverage-map/ Where I currently live and where I lived previously I’ve had multiple cheap options. The issue has to do with regulation
  - jsjohnst 5y ago
    > I can get that most decent sized towns in my state. In Illinois? What alternative universe are you from? Yes, really, I stand firmly behind the statement you are delusional at best!
simonsarris 5y ago
In New Hampshire (the state with the 3rd highest broadband penetration in the USA), about 1 hour from Boston, the cheapest possible internet I can get is $83/month from Comcast aka Xfinity I get 25/5 mbps
- lettergram 5y ago
  Midwest tends to have far fewer restrictions and most people live in suburbs. This creates a situation with less corruption, less regulation and cheaper instillation costs See AT&T map for instance: https://www.att.com/internet/fiber/coverage-map/ https://www.att.com/internet/fiber/coverage-map/

joshgachnang 5y ago

Well I’m jealous of you then. You must know that is an extreme outlier in the US though. I’ve been lucky to get 50-100mbps for $60 in most cities I’ve lived in.

lettergram 5y ago
“Cities I’ve lived in” is the issue. Cities tend to have a fairly high level of corruption AND it’s expensive to put in new wires / fiber. Most suburbs I’ve lived in (3-4 in the past 10 years) have had very good internet, cheap and like I said you can get some beastly fiber now.

jsjohnst 5y ago

> Lol what? I can get 5-10Gb/s fiber in my town for $120-$200/month. Good for you, that puts you in the top 1% of US towns (maybe even 0.1%). Way to totally miss the forest for the trees.

lettergram 5y ago
I can get that most decent sized towns in my state. I think you’re vastly overestimating the problem. It has to do with corrupt politicians in several corrupt states. See AT&T fiber options https://www.att.com/internet/fiber/coverage-map/ https://www.att.com/internet/fiber/coverage-map/ Where I currently live and where I lived previously I’ve had multiple cheap options. The issue has to do with regulation
- jsjohnst 5y ago
  > I can get that most decent sized towns in my state. In Illinois? What alternative universe are you from? Yes, really, I stand firmly behind the statement you are delusional at best!

simonsarris 5y ago

In New Hampshire (the state with the 3rd highest broadband penetration in the USA), about 1 hour from Boston, the cheapest possible internet I can get is $83/month from Comcast aka Xfinity I get 25/5 mbps

lettergram 5y ago
Midwest tends to have far fewer restrictions and most people live in suburbs. This creates a situation with less corruption, less regulation and cheaper instillation costs See AT&T map for instance: https://www.att.com/internet/fiber/coverage-map/ https://www.att.com/internet/fiber/coverage-map/