• ChetManly@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Nope… i don’t have cable or even great cell service and I live 45 minutes from a major city. Current ETA on fiber is mid 26.

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      2 days ago

      oh my god… I can’t believe I’m still getting surprised by how terrible things are in the US. it is the richest, poorest country.

      EDIT: holy shit i just saw a 2019 OECD report that says the us had less than 20% of its fixed internet users connected by fiber which is way below the average for the 37 countries studied in the report, which was 27%.

      funny thing is i remember reading about this very report in a news article, which was about how my country was way below the average; noting countries like japan, south korea and a bunch of european countries had above 50%. but i think the number for my country was something like 22%. we’re not even in the EU and we had higher coverage than the US? that’s crazy.

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        2 days ago

        America… where speech is money and regulatory capture is the norm. Also, fuck Elon for having the ONLY viable alternative for someone who works from home. I can’t wait for the day I can light that dish on fire.