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I am extremely envious, as my local/rural ISP has a monopoly in the area. I am paying $100/month for a 20Mbit DSL line, because there is no competitive pressur
by voakbasda 4y ago
I am extremely envious, as my local/rural ISP has a monopoly in the area. I am paying $100/month for a 20Mbit DSL line, because there is no competitive pressure to upgrade.
- kjksf 4y agoStarlink?
- voakbasda 4y agoToo many trees that I can't just cut down. I tried them out when they first launched, and it wants a view of the North sky. If I could point it to the South (or even straight up), I would give it another try. However, I am no longer convinced that it would be worth the cost to upgrade. Too many people have reported overall degraded service in the face of rising subscriptions. Moreover, my DSL service includes static IPs, so I can't simply switch over.
- yencabulator 4y agoI'd even argue if you can get 20 Mbps DSL that you're happy with, you're probably not in the target audience for Starlink. I'm on Starlink and the alternative is more like a 2 Mbps DSL...