ErikPanic t1_iu283gp wrote on October 28, 2022 at 12:32 AM

Reply to comment by Zagrebian in Google Stadia is dead and Nvidia GeForce Now gets a price cut – what’s going on? by Hyperion1144

Good question. Safe bet it's under 10% and that's me being generous.

I want fiber. But I've never lived anywhere that offers it. 1200down/45up cable is the best that's offered to me, and that shit's $135/month with the "unlimited data" option that you have to dig to even find.

ShinySpoon t1_iu2iy61 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 1:54 AM

43%

ErikPanic t1_iu2lr1v wrote on October 28, 2022 at 2:16 AM

That's shockingly high. I'm pretty suspicious of how that percentage was calculated.

goingtotallinn t1_iu3c3rq wrote on October 28, 2022 at 6:38 AM

That's 43% have it available so it's probably much lower

ShinySpoon t1_iu2sx1m wrote on October 28, 2022 at 3:12 AM

So you give “a safe bet” with zero sources and I give you a source that you’re “suspicious” of. I guess just wild ass guesses are your preferred data sources? Ok, good luck.

geekynerdynerd t1_iu5juqj wrote on October 28, 2022 at 6:33 PM

You should be. The article appears to be using the FCC's data, which is notoriously misleading, and according to a footnote, they (the FCC) are including any ISP which uses fiber at some point in the connection. So fiber means not just Fiber to the Premises(FTTP) but also Fiber to The Node (FTTN), Fiber to the Street(FTTS), Fiber to the Distribution Point (FTTDP), etc etc.

The fiber connection could be two to three city blocks away, not being offered to you at all, and still count under that measure.

The real number is completely unknown at the moment, as the FCC has basically operated under an honor system when it comes to coverage information for the last 20 years or so, and only began the process of changing that about a year or two ago.