I used to live in Kitsap county and this story is very familiar. We had a house not far from the bridge where there was no (and probably will never be) cell pho

I used to live in Kitsap county and this story is very familiar. We had a house not far from the bridge where there was no (and probably will never be) cell phone coverage by any provider, dsl also wasn't an option, and comcast was the only game in town. You were lucky to get an FM/AM radio signal. Some of the problem is that houses are built sporadically outside Poulsbo and Bremerton proper - there really aren't neighborhoods so much as somebody bought an acre in the woods and put a house on it. But, this is certainly not isolated to Kitsap county or Comcast. Now I live in the other side of the state, in Walla Walla, and I assure you that Charter is just as bad, even when you pay for a business-class connection. It seems once you get outside Portland/Seattle, the population density isn't such that the cable providers (or other potential internet providers) are much interested in the infrastructure investment. For the big guys like Comcast, Charter, etc - HQ is far far away and has no idea of the local situation. The only option I've found is to become buddies with the local field guys (and there are only like 2 for the 4 county area over here...). Frankly, while the isolation and quiet of the peninsula is nice, you are better off selling your house anyway unless you are willing to hold it for 20+ years and hope that King/Pierce/Snohomish are finally so full that people have no choice but to move to Kitsap county. House sales are horribly slow and values barely move.