On Fri, 5 May 2023 at 16:41, Liam Proven via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> On Fri, 5 May 2023 at 21:26, Mike Stein via cctalk > <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > > No doubt many folks do have a need for speed but FWIW I get by fine with > 6 > > Mbps D/L speed, streaming Youtube and local cable channels, browsing the > > web, email & fora, etc.; > > ... wow. > > I had 500Mb/s for ~CzK 1000/mth in Prague. Ballpark ₤30. > > Here in the Isle of Man I'm on 100Mb/s and it's a moderate pain. But > for my 1st 2 months here, I had only 16Mb/s at my mum's, and it was > horrible. > > I think it's generally a case of proximity to a population center. In a city in the US you can generally get very high speeds at reasonable cost, at least a couple of hundred mbit/s, but that decreases almost exponentially as you move farther out. I live in an area that I wouldn't classify as completely rural but it's not exactly suburban either and my options are limited to high prices for cable internet - I have 30 mbit/s down but only 5 mbit/s up for $40/mo, and that's essentially at cost because my provider is a cooperative. The commercial offerings are even worse. -Henry
