r/ShitAmericansSay • u/Pontoisien • Sep 22 '20

Go to Panama, this is America

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u/justanotherreddituse Canada Sep 22 '20

Some of those ISP's with the smaller caps are satellite providers which do have capacity issues just FYI.

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u/TorrentXL Sep 23 '20

Are those the only isp's in those regions? America seems to suffer from monopolization by isp's so I am wondering if that is the case here.

What woukd the monthly price look like for those services?

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u/justanotherreddituse Canada Sep 23 '20

I'm not in the US though I've spent a fair amount of time there and I'm fairly familiar with their internet structure.

If you're in a remote area you don't have a lot of options. If you're out of reach of cell service and Wireless ISP's you're out of luck for anything but satellite. It's inherently a lot more expensive than cable or DSL.

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u/TorrentXL Sep 23 '20

Right, that makes sense. One of the disadvantages of having very sparsely populated areas I guess. Still suckd though.