I live 12 miles from the Googleplex and there's no cell here and of course no cable or fiber, just an AT&T land line and a WISP connection (a radio mounted 170' up one of my redwoods) that isn't enough to do wifi calling.
Our line has been down most of the last year and AT&T are dragging their feet hoping they can disconnect rather than properly fix the line (undergrounding). The redwoods here are too tall for old style and new low latency satellites and the county isn't coming to save us.
Our only hope for maintaining 911 and fire service is that AT&T is stopped and forced to uphold its commitment to rural customers, the commitment that gave them their monopoly around here and helped them grow into the massive company they are today. Without AT&T, we rely on a neighbor that's licensed for ham to reach the sheriff for any emergencies.
Again, this is 12 miles as the crow flies from the heart of Silicon Valley, that close to Google, Facebook, Oracle, Stanford, and more. No cable. No fiber. No cellular. And soon no landline it seems.
eternityforest|2 years ago
asadotzler|2 years ago
Our line has been down most of the last year and AT&T are dragging their feet hoping they can disconnect rather than properly fix the line (undergrounding). The redwoods here are too tall for old style and new low latency satellites and the county isn't coming to save us.
Our only hope for maintaining 911 and fire service is that AT&T is stopped and forced to uphold its commitment to rural customers, the commitment that gave them their monopoly around here and helped them grow into the massive company they are today. Without AT&T, we rely on a neighbor that's licensed for ham to reach the sheriff for any emergencies.
Again, this is 12 miles as the crow flies from the heart of Silicon Valley, that close to Google, Facebook, Oracle, Stanford, and more. No cable. No fiber. No cellular. And soon no landline it seems.
knoebber|2 years ago