Chair proposes 100Mbps national standard and an evaluation of broadband prices.
  • JamieEnglish
    12•2 years ago

    Man I really hope so. I’m in a 25/3 wasteland. My dad, a town over, is even lower. About 7/0.8.

      • JamieEnglish
        5•2 years ago

        I live in podunk nowhere, but if the amount of time since I’ve had that speed could buy things, I think it’d be old enough to buy cigarettes.

        Also I’m surprised CenturyLink is even still alive.

        • Zorque
          5•2 years ago

          They rebranded as Lumen, so they could provide the same shitty service to people who were already wary of them.

          • Saik0English
            1•2 years ago

            And rebranded their fiber AGAIN as Quantum… (And somehow got q.com… So jealous…) Presumably because even as “Lumen” they’ve screwed their brand…

    • RiotRickEnglish
      6•2 years ago

      Meanwhile in the Netherlands, I can choose between several gigabit providers. Symmetrical on fiber or asymmetrical on cable. I’ve been on gigabit fibre for a couple of years.

      • JamieEnglish
        4•2 years ago

        Can I have that problem instead of being stuck to a single ISP that charges more for copper wire service than they do fiber in the places they have it?

          • Jamie
            1•2 years ago

            $55/mo

            Their introductory rates for fiber, last I saw, was $30.

            • heluecht
              1•2 years ago

              @Jamie Ah okay. I’m paying around 25€ per month including unlimited traffic and unlimited phone calls.

          • RiotRick
            1•2 years ago

            At the moment €30/month. But this was a deal for a couple of months. Regular price is €45/month. This is T-Mobile btw. When combine it with a cellular plan. They give a discount of €5/month on the fiber and €2,50/month on the cellular plan.