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myaberrantthoughts t1_itqfpve wrote

Reply to comment by _AnecdotalEvidence_ in Rather than heralding a new era of prosperity for rural and remote regions, remote working, inspired by the pandemic, is exacerbating the global urban-rural divide in the digital platform labour market by giuliomagnifico

Until 2016 I used to support a regional contract in the midwest and had a number of employees and contractors who lived in very remote areas. About 1/6 were trying to download massive software updates and security patches with DSL, and would have to leave their computers on overnight to get downloads that would take the rest of us 5-10 minutes. I can't imagine running most telework or virtual education platforms using what is considered standard technology in those regions.

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Fearlessleader85 t1_itqrhks wrote

I'm 45 minutes from my state capital, and the best internet i have available is 15 down, 3 up for $90/mo. I tried satellite, but the latency was so bad, everything timed out. It was unusable.

The frustrating part is i can see houses that have fiber from my house, but it would cost me $30k+ to get it here.

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davidellis23 t1_itqzb1g wrote

I'd run an Ethernet cable to their router and pay them.

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Fearlessleader85 t1_itqziit wrote

That's about 3/4 of a mile of ethernet cable across fields that are in use. It would have to be buried or on poles.

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Zout t1_itr10gh wrote

You could do this with a wifi bridge using some good directional antennas. Might be illegal though depending on where you live.

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Fearlessleader85 t1_itr1crk wrote

Yeah, unfortunately, I'm not good enough friends with any of them to do that. Maybe someday...

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hypercube33 t1_iu1hf03 wrote

Find people with silos

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Fearlessleader85 t1_iu1iclj wrote

None within many miles of me. It's all feed corn or alfalfa here, and most of it is lease-farmed, so the landowners don't store it.

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ShadowDV t1_itr9jbz wrote

Siklu mmWave wireless... As long as you have line of sight, that stuff will reach miles with speed and latency of fiber. Cost a few thousand, but way cheaper than running fiber.

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socialistcabletech t1_itrxny5 wrote

Plus ethernet switches or repeaters of some sort that need their own power every 100 meters.

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Single mode Fibre cable would work though.

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tutetibiimperes t1_itr2ydv wrote

Starlink may be the best option for you if it’s available in your area.

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Fearlessleader85 t1_itr35pt wrote

I saw it's in open trial here, but what type of latency does it have? I do work from home, so i need internet.

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SFXBTPD t1_itrnf7x wrote

My buddy can play multiplayer online videogames with it. His only complaint is it can take like half an hour to restart sometimes

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Fearlessleader85 t1_itro0qv wrote

The other internet i had couldn't even do Netflix. This one does better. If starlink was decent latency, i could possibly be convinced to switch.

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InfiniteJestV t1_itrothn wrote

I'm pretty sure it's consistent <100ms latency...

I may be misremembering, but around 70ms for avg. ping.

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Fearlessleader85 t1_itrqrsl wrote

That's not that bad. I was consistently 700+.

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socialistcabletech t1_itrx738 wrote

Starlink uses satellites in low earth orbit, much less latency than something like xplornet. Around 20ms according to their own website, googling around says 50ms or so.

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mdchaney t1_itqvmhc wrote

Starlink will really help a lot of that. In my area (middle TN) the electric utility has partnered with a telecom company to run fiber to their entire service area. That is opening up a lot of somewhat rural areas to gig up/down, which is a game-changer.

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