Submitted by darktangent69 t3_yhcmsq in jerseycity
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el_tigrox t1_iudzff7 wrote
In what world is wireless natural? It’s black magic.
spypol t1_iuda8zu wrote
They look happy about it.
pixel_of_moral_decay t1_iuetixi wrote
There's a whole boom of wireless broadband resellers starting up. Going to see a lot of these. They buy wholesale capacity of lower priority bandwidth, and resell pretending it's their own network and somehow superior to everyone else who's doing the same thing, or the carrier with higher priority on their own network.
Blecher_onthe_Hudson t1_iuf0y4d wrote
Sounds good as long as it's cheaper. I've always had cell service from MVNOs, and think anyone who pays top dollar for direct service with the carriers is a fool.
pixel_of_moral_decay t1_iuf5im3 wrote
Depends how much you rely on it, and how often you leave the urban cores... their coverage is like 1995 once you're outside of cities. Hence most of them don't even let you subscribe unless you're home zip code is within certain cities.
For home internet, the economics seem to be so that they'll be oversaturated, but as long as there's people who can't afford better, they'll deal with 10% the performance for "only" 50% of the price.
I kinda wish the FCC regulated this stuff better and provided a minimum performance standard they would have to live up to like is common in the EU and Asian markets.
Blecher_onthe_Hudson t1_iuflocb wrote
This is simply not true. My son is a professional 'mountain man' who spends his time all over the Rockies, Cascades, Alaska and Vermont. He has service from an ATT MVNO that has not been a problem at all.
Economy-Cupcake808 t1_iud9t55 wrote
No idea, I would stray away from anything that advertises itself as “fastest wireless in NYC” as we are in NJ. I just use xfinity for internet and have no complaints. I pay extra for the premium plan and they gave me a free smart TV box which is neat.