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Topic	Rural internet options are so dire.
dotsdfe 03/13/21 9:13:51 PM #32:	harley2280 posted... Which is exactly why it needs to be classified as a utility. 100% agree. Work? A lot of jobs require internet, especially right now. A lot are still flat out purely remote right now, and others still need it for communication even if you're not working a job that heavily focuses upon it. School? Again, right now it's outright crucial. Even when in school learning returns, more and more assignments are turning to net-focused learning. My niece and nephew have had a lot of internet-based assignments even in middle school. It's pretty essential for those. TV? Cable and satellite TV are hanging on by a thread, to the point where I'm not sure how viable offline shows will be in another decade. Other entertainment? Streams, gaming, video chats, social media, etc are all focused on online connectivity. Granted, not as big of a thing for older people (aside from social media, I guess), but basically any kid or young adult will need net for s lot of things these days. It's just getting harder and harder to get by without strong internet these days, and I think that it should be treated as a utility, especially as work and school increasingly move to being more web-based. Trumpo posted... You need starlink lol I looked into it, but everything that I saw indicated that it's just not all there yet. The coverage and reliability just don't seem to be great until there are more launches, which will probably take years to do. It sounds very promising in the future, but not quite yet, unfortunately. --- Winner of the Third Hacked User Contest. World's #1 Phoenix Wright fan. <cite>dotsdfe posted [p:951683981] in Rural inte... [t:79347349]...</cite> <quote>harley2280 posted... </cite> <quote>Which is exactly why it needs to be classified as a utility.</quote> 100% agree. Work? A lot of jobs require internet, especially right now. A lot are still flat out purely remote right now, and others still need it for communication even if you're not working a job that heavily focuses upon it. School? Again, right now it's outright crucial. Even when in school learning returns, more and more assignments are turning to net-focused learning. My niece and nephew have had a lot of internet-based assignments even in middle school. It's pretty essential for those. TV? Cable and satellite TV are hanging on by a thread, to the point where I'm not sure how viable offline shows will be in another decade. Other entertainment? Streams, gaming, video chats, social media, etc are all focused on online connectivity. Granted, not as big of a thing for older people (aside from social media, I guess), but basically any kid or young adult will need net for s lot of things these days. It's just getting harder and harder to get by without strong internet these days, and I think that it should be treated as a utility, especially as work and school increasingly move to being more web-based. Trumpo posted... </cite> <quote>You need starlink lol</quote> I looked into it, but everything that I saw indicated that it's just not all there yet. The coverage and reliability just don't seem to be great until there are more launches, which will probably take years to do. It sounds very promising in the future, but not quite yet, unfortunately. --- Winner of the Third Hacked User Contest. World's #1 Phoenix Wright fan.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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