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<blockquote data-quote="OK Corgi Rancher" data-source="post: 3758306" data-attributes="member: 45773"><p>Part of the downside of living in a rural area is the lack of choices when it comes to things like internet and cell phone service.</p><p></p><p>Cell coverage is barely adequate at our home, even with a booster. But at least it works most of the time.</p><p></p><p>I had to go back to satellite internet. HughesNet, to be specific. Satellite internet is a small step up from dial-up. I last had satellite internet in the early 2000s living in the Colorado mountains. It sucked then and in 20 years it really hasn't improved. It has, however, increased in price for the same crappy service.</p><p></p><p>It's supposed to be 25 mbps download speeds. It actually averages more than that...when it's actually downloading something. I can't even play a 1 minute YouTube video thru the first time without buffering about every 10 seconds. It really sucks.</p><p></p><p>I've pre-ordered Starlink...but the website says it may not be available until next year sometime.</p><p></p><p>Oh, well. I'd rather live in a rural area with bad cell phone and internet service than a city. Guess that's just part of the cost of admission to the lifestyle choices.</p><p></p><p>I hope you all can appreciate the suffering some of us go through, though. I'd like to see some celebrity do one of those "starving kids in Africa" type of video for those of us with bad internet in rural areas. Might help our plight...</p><p></p><p><img src="/images/smilies/new/cry11.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":cry11:" title="Cry11 :cry11:" data-shortname=":cry11:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OK Corgi Rancher, post: 3758306, member: 45773"] Part of the downside of living in a rural area is the lack of choices when it comes to things like internet and cell phone service. Cell coverage is barely adequate at our home, even with a booster. But at least it works most of the time. I had to go back to satellite internet. HughesNet, to be specific. Satellite internet is a small step up from dial-up. I last had satellite internet in the early 2000s living in the Colorado mountains. It sucked then and in 20 years it really hasn't improved. It has, however, increased in price for the same crappy service. It's supposed to be 25 mbps download speeds. It actually averages more than that...when it's actually downloading something. I can't even play a 1 minute YouTube video thru the first time without buffering about every 10 seconds. It really sucks. I've pre-ordered Starlink...but the website says it may not be available until next year sometime. Oh, well. I'd rather live in a rural area with bad cell phone and internet service than a city. Guess that's just part of the cost of admission to the lifestyle choices. I hope you all can appreciate the suffering some of us go through, though. I'd like to see some celebrity do one of those "starving kids in Africa" type of video for those of us with bad internet in rural areas. Might help our plight... :cry11: [/QUOTE]
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