How come the United States has such slow internet? I heard that such countries as South Korea, Japan, Switzerland, France and Romania have internet that is 8 times faster. And those countries pay 1/10th of what we pay for out internet. Why?
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How come the United States has such slow internet? I heard that such countries as South Korea, Japan, Switzerland, France and Romania have internet that is 8 times faster. And those countries pay 1/10th of what we pay for out internet. Why?
Also, those countries subsidize the infrastructure.
Google stopped building out because they discovered its expensive to build and they couldn't meet their financial return objectives. Like duh!,It's unfortunate Google cut building out their fiber program. How is there still no residential fiber in much of Silicon Valley?
Because a lot of time here in the US we only do the right thing at the very last minute and only when forced to. But then when we do, we typically do it right. I think we're in the middle of making it right as I have 500/50 at one of my sites in a town of 40k and that same site actually has 2 connections by 2 different isps, so 500/50 and 100/10 simultaneously. Not even 5 years ago, 60/5 was the tops.How come the United States has such slow internet? I heard that such countries as South Korea, Japan, Switzerland, France and Romania have internet that is 8 times faster. And those countries pay 1/10th of what we pay for out internet. Why?
It's going to be a wait for sure. The number of towers will need to double to have the same coverage there is now. And we all know how long that buildout took...Wait for 5g wireless. This should improve things but price will not be great. I have 150/150 fiber and it's plenty for me. Pay 55$ a month all taxes etc...
How come the United States has such slow internet? I heard that such countries as South Korea, Japan, Switzerland, France and Romania have internet that is 8 times faster. And those countries pay 1/10th of what we pay for out internet. Why?
And to add to this point, as the newer nations implemented their infrastructure, they simply skipped copper altogether and went straight fibre so the speeds are fast since there is no legacy wiring to deal with.Another factor is a lot of the neighborhood 'data' infrastructure in the US dates from the 30s for phone and the 80s for cable. Both the phone and cable companies spent decades trying to use their existing wiring for high speed data. Something it really wasn't designed to do. With the resultant mess of slow unreliable ISP service. Only when they started running new fiber, in no small part to compete with Google fiber, did the price/service start to approach what a lot of other countries get. As others have pointed out, the US is a really large country and even a lot of what we in the US consider dense is fairly spread out by other country's standards.
WHAT?!? Where exactly? First I've heard of this outside of Europe....and areas of both Tennessee and Utah with 10gb internet.
Yeah, that's an issue for sure that they should remedy or you should disconnect and use another provider. Even a cell phone hotspot will do better than that today. I haven't seen a speedtest result like that since like 2008.Slow internet? WHATCHUTALKINABOUTWILLIS?!
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There's no reason I should be seeing this when I pay for a 150Mbps plan
Chattanooga, TN has 10gb.WHAT?!? Where exactly? First I've heard of this outside of Europe.
Wow, that's pretty killer. That's an ungodly amount of bandwidth too.Chattanooga, TN has 10gb.
and U.T.O.P.I.A. services a decently large area of Utah: https://broadbandnow.com/UTOPIA
edit: that web page showing utopia service area must be out of date as it only lists 1gb. However I saw a member here asking for help setting up his 10gb connection from them and if you go to their website they tell you about their 10gb service.
https://www.utopiafiber.com/2018/01...unch-states-first-residential-10-gig-service/
Looks like cost is a dirt cheep $200 a month for 10gb
And that sucks with the current size of websites getting bigger and bigger. If it wasn't for optimization for mobile coming along because of smartphones, I bet sites would be at least twice as heavy as they are now.Oh look at poor America with it's slow speeds! Meanwhile in Australia MOST people with internet have 10Mbps or LESS.
But for real, I do feel you, I recently moved to a place with fibre 100/40 and while I'm a lucky one, many people simply don't have the choice.
Wait for 5g wireless. This should improve things but price will not be great. I have 150/150 fiber and it's plenty for me. Pay 55$ a month all taxes etc...
Verizon 5G Home has no data caps. Since they do not, ATT most likely will not have data caps either when they release their products.Everyone says this & this is my hope too.
However, cellular data caps are going to make 5G pretty much a non-competitor to traditional landlines. I don't think you'll see 1TB cellular 5G caps in the short term....
How much is 5G home service? Speeds?Verizon 5G Home has no data caps. Since they do not, ATT most likely will not have data caps either when they release their products.
Verizon says anywhere between 300mbps and 1gbps depending on how close you are and how well the signal can get through house walls. Cost is $50 if you have a Verizon wireless plan, and $70 a month if you do not. No data caps with either cost plan.How much is 5G home service? Speeds?
You are 100% correct but just maybe we all might be wrong(would not bet on it)Everyone says this & this is my hope too.
However, cellular data caps are going to make 5G pretty much a non-competitor to traditional landlines. I don't think you'll see 1TB cellular 5G caps in the short term....
For now till they realize they can make a buck by enforcing data-caps.Verizon 5G Home has no data caps. Since they do not, ATT most likely will not have data caps either when they release their products.
These almost sounds like introductory offers, so I wouldn't be surprised if the service or price (or both) change as the service gains traction.Verizon says anywhere between 300mbps and 1gbps depending on how close you are and how well the signal can get through house walls. Cost is $50 if you have a Verizon wireless plan, and $70 a month if you do not. No data caps with either cost plan.
It is just rolling out, so coverage areas are extremely small. But as with all prior tech it is expanding and will eventually reach most places just like 4G LTE did. Verizon also says that those prices currently have no extra fees attached on top like cell plans do, no equipment costs, and no contract.
If all that stays true as the network expands then it really is a compelling service that seems to outdo most internet we currently have.
These almost sounds like introductory offers, so I wouldn't be surprised if the service or price (or both) change as the service gains traction.
Introductory offers are that Verizon gives you a free Apple TV 4K and Youtube TV subscription for a year