Wooooooo-Hooooooooo!!!!!!!!!
Broadband comes to our little hamlet.
It's 'only' DSL but we are looking at connectivity in a couple of weeks.
There is a fairly large switch building "downtown" with fiber in, they just never saw the market potential to spend the $30K and install a
DSLAM.
Right now I am using Verizon 3G but the signal path is byzantine. There is a cell tower on a 4,000 foot mountain. The signal squeaks over a 3,200 ft. mountain and bounces off a 5,000 ft. mountain. I have a large antenna and this does work but packet loss is hellacious.
It is substantially better than satellite with much more data allowed per month but still, it is close to $90/month. I spoke with the telco representative and committed to getting the highest speed they offer for my area (there are three levels of service).
When I first moved to the area, I saw the telephone switch building, noted the mileage and figured that DSL was a slam dunk. Now, nine years later, it is finally a reality.
Can... Not... Wait...
Posted by DaveH at June 7, 2013 4:55 PM