Rural Area Internet

[bandit67]

I moved from a big city and had Comcast that was awesome for 11 years. Now, only Hughsnet is available and all I can say is it is better than nothing. They are now putting in fiberoptics in my po dunk county but that will be years later before its up and running. I think Starlink will a better choice ONCE its available in the south. Its tough learning to live with crappy net service once you have had better.

 

[69a100]

Another rural I-net user here as well. I'm with AT&T, they just dug a trench from the power pole in front to the back of the house and laid the line. Good Luck

 

[Richard Cranium]

I enjoy the car hobby and what the internet has done for it, but as a whole, we, as a people and country, were far better off without the internet.

 

[Budnicks]

I enjoy the car hobby and what the internet has done for it, but as a whole, we, as a people and country, were far better off without the internet.

& cell-phones
they are not smart phones

they make (many, especially the young) people that use them
stupid/lazy/disengaged with the world/reality around them
& the instant gratification era types, as well

 

[Richard Cranium]

& cell-phones
they are not smart phones
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they make (many, especially the young) people that use them
stupid/lazy & the instant gratification era types

So many people have scrolliosis and don't realize they suffer from it.

 

[69Bee]

Well, line of sight should be fine... Now it becomes a matter of signal strength... Plus if there's a 4000' mountain there's probably other terrain... You want to keep that out of your line sight.... If your up high great, as long as your not high on the back side of a mountain/foothill/ridge...
Other than that have fun in the boonies...

Beat me to it. Out here (AZ), at the signal strength they are using, the range is approximately 21-22 mi before the BER (bit error rate) drops too low to support a link. I can see 2 other towers, but the power levels are turned down to keep it local around the tower (small towns). That is why I use my phone and turn on "personal hotspot" then select "USB only" to tether direct to the computer. Yes, microwave frequencies and higher are typically "line of sight" transmissions, but depending on atmospheric conditions, LOS signals can travel further due to a phenomenon called "ducting" where the signal bounces between two layers creating a path that it will follow instead of penetrating the ionosphere due to the higher frequencies (smaller wavelengths). Normally, LOS signal range is dependent on power level and distance between the radios.