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Meanwhile, I'm paying 120/month for 150MB down, 75 up to my rural telco-op, and compared to the satellite internet I had before, I'm happy to be paying it.

algo_trader 2y ago
I have this wacky idea of community fiber kiosks where you stop to fast-download large files/torrents/data dumps Any opinions on this from a user experience point of view?
- lelandfe 2y ago
  https://wikipedia.org/wiki/LinkNYC https://wikipedia.org/wiki/LinkNYC In practice, I think I've seen only a handful of people use them directly. It is soo conspicuous using one of these in broad daylight. Lots of people use the ports for charging, though. Also how NYC is this: > Each Link has cameras and over 30 vibration sensors to sense if the kiosk has been hit by an object
- refactor_master 2y ago
  So I’d take my expensive, heavy PS5, unplug it, and carry it to a download kiosk? And then wait 2-3 hours for a patch because it might be server-side throttled? And I’d also need a display of sorts to monitor progress. I don’t think the idea is going to sell in this day and age. For a laptop I could just occupy a coffee shop WiFi, and get coffee.
- comboy 2y ago
  If you can bring that to kiosk and you live close enough to drive there, the problem is already solved. Even a radio bridge could do.
- hakfoo 2y ago
  Reminds me of when I was in university, and only had dial-up at home, so I bought a Zip drive for my PC, knowing the computer labs had the same, and I could take stuff home that way.
ehsankia 2y ago
That's rural life. I'm downtown in one a big Canadian city, and the best I can get is 400 down and 10 up for ~100$/month. You're getting better up than me, and I'm literally at the core of a major city.
BobaFloutist 2y ago
I mean my "symmetrical 10G fiber" is actually 150MB up/down once it come through my router to my laptop, so while expensive, your speed is perfectly respectable.
AngryData 2y ago
They are probably still making bank on that I bet, my rural area got co-op fiber 2 years ago and its $85 for 250 mbps, which I actually get closer to 350 mbps from, and $125 for full gig symmetrical. And it is rural enough to not even have DSL before now. They have made enough money that they have covered a large chunk of this part of my state which is mostly all rural and have only sped up their area and roll-out of more service.

algo_trader 2y ago

I have this wacky idea of community fiber kiosks where you stop to fast-download large files/torrents/data dumps Any opinions on this from a user experience point of view?

lelandfe 2y ago
https://wikipedia.org/wiki/LinkNYC https://wikipedia.org/wiki/LinkNYC In practice, I think I've seen only a handful of people use them directly. It is soo conspicuous using one of these in broad daylight. Lots of people use the ports for charging, though. Also how NYC is this: > Each Link has cameras and over 30 vibration sensors to sense if the kiosk has been hit by an object
refactor_master 2y ago
So I’d take my expensive, heavy PS5, unplug it, and carry it to a download kiosk? And then wait 2-3 hours for a patch because it might be server-side throttled? And I’d also need a display of sorts to monitor progress. I don’t think the idea is going to sell in this day and age. For a laptop I could just occupy a coffee shop WiFi, and get coffee.
comboy 2y ago
If you can bring that to kiosk and you live close enough to drive there, the problem is already solved. Even a radio bridge could do.
hakfoo 2y ago
Reminds me of when I was in university, and only had dial-up at home, so I bought a Zip drive for my PC, knowing the computer labs had the same, and I could take stuff home that way.

ehsankia 2y ago

That's rural life. I'm downtown in one a big Canadian city, and the best I can get is 400 down and 10 up for ~100$/month. You're getting better up than me, and I'm literally at the core of a major city.

BobaFloutist 2y ago

I mean my "symmetrical 10G fiber" is actually 150MB up/down once it come through my router to my laptop, so while expensive, your speed is perfectly respectable.

AngryData 2y ago

They are probably still making bank on that I bet, my rural area got co-op fiber 2 years ago and its $85 for 250 mbps, which I actually get closer to 350 mbps from, and $125 for full gig symmetrical. And it is rural enough to not even have DSL before now. They have made enough money that they have covered a large chunk of this part of my state which is mostly all rural and have only sped up their area and roll-out of more service.