Tony Bark@pawb.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoSpaceX says states should dump fiber plans, give all grant money to Starlinkarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square315linkfedilinkarrow-up1775arrow-down118
arrow-up1757arrow-down1external-linkSpaceX says states should dump fiber plans, give all grant money to Starlinkarstechnica.comTony Bark@pawb.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square315linkfedilink
minus-squareREDACTED@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoWhat’s wrong with 4g? I live in a rural region and have been using it for years
minus-squareSeefra 1@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoUnreliable, high latency, slow bandwidth and data caps?
minus-squareREDACTED@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 months agoNone of the issues you mentioned are 4G issues in itself. Do you realize the sarellite is much further away than 4g tower? It sounds like bad ISP. I have none of said issues. Even gaming is great, getting around 20-30ping on local country servers.
minus-squareSeefra 1@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoI’m not defending satellites, I’m saying fiber is much superior at all the things I mentioned above.
minus-squareBrkdncr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoFor me? 40/5 was about the best I could get. Mountains between me and the towers.
What’s wrong with 4g? I live in a rural region and have been using it for years
Unreliable, high latency, slow bandwidth and data caps?
None of the issues you mentioned are 4G issues in itself. Do you realize the sarellite is much further away than 4g tower? It sounds like bad ISP. I have none of said issues. Even gaming is great, getting around 20-30ping on local country servers.
I’m not defending satellites, I’m saying fiber is much superior at all the things I mentioned above.
For me? 40/5 was about the best I could get. Mountains between me and the towers.