Munin, Keeper of LoreApr 25, 2017

If you live in a poor area, you can't get good internet.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/04/att-brings-fiber-to-rich-areas-while-the-rest-are-stuck-on-dsl-study-finds/

This is why my net connection is horrible - I'm not in one of those rich areas, and deathstar doesn't care about improving the infrastructure [ and nobody else is interested in providing service at all ]

Show thread☤Hermes۞_۟۞凸λgistus☿Apr 25, 2017
@munin Shitty internet in the US baffles me. I live in the Sofia, where the median income is 400euro/month and I can get 100mbits fiber for ~9euro. There are 3 providers in my building with graffiti on the hallway walls and cig butts on the stairs. Relatives in smaller towns get about half the speed for around the same money. I also have 14GB mobile data+unlimited calls for ~10euro. Don't Americans know about market competition? :)
Show threadMunin, Keeper of Lore
@hermeslispegistus They absolutely do, and the telcos want nothing to do with it. ;-)
Apr 25, 2017 at 11:20pmWeb