Rural internet woes
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This is my first time coming across this site and while my question is not exactly IT related, I was hoping someone might have a few good ideas.
I recently moved to a rural location (zip 14525) and am trying to find internet service to meet my needs. I have already tried calling all of the providers in my area; spectrum, frontier, att, etc; but none of them run cable to my house.
With cable ruled out I looked into satellite internet but decided against it because I am looking for internet with latency in the 20-100ms range and satellite from what I understand is 600+Ms.Is my only option left hotspot internet? And does anyone know any decent providers that provide hotspot internet without a phone plan?
Ideally I would like something with low latency that a pc could connect to the internet from without having to tether a phone.
Side note: we currently have Verizon and the LTE/3g on our phones is very spotty through Verizon, cutting in and out quite frequently.
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@jtaylor welcome to the community
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You just stumbled on this site? You must know someone here. I’m from 14525! No way that is coincidence.
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You aren't that far from @DustinB3403.
I feel your rural internet woes. You may want to see if there is a local telephone company that provides DSL to that location. The other option, and I'm not sure who does it out there, is a wireless internet service provider.
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@scottalanmiller @Danielle-Ralston Isn't that about 10 minutes from your old stomping grounds?
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@coliver said in Rural internet woes:
You aren't that far from @DustinB3403.
I feel your rural internet woes. You may want to see if there is a local telephone company that provides DSL to that location. The other option, and I'm not sure who does it out there, is a wireless internet service provider.
He’s apparently next door to @SonshineAcres
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@mike-davis said in Rural internet woes:
@scottalanmiller @Danielle-Ralston Isn't that about 10 minutes from your old stomping grounds?
It literally IS our old stomping ground.
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@scottalanmiller said in Rural internet woes:
@coliver said in Rural internet woes:
You aren't that far from @DustinB3403.
I feel your rural internet woes. You may want to see if there is a local telephone company that provides DSL to that location. The other option, and I'm not sure who does it out there, is a wireless internet service provider.
He’s apparently next door to @SonshineAcres
What's your dad use for service?
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@coliver said in Rural internet woes:
@scottalanmiller said in Rural internet woes:
@coliver said in Rural internet woes:
You aren't that far from @DustinB3403.
I feel your rural internet woes. You may want to see if there is a local telephone company that provides DSL to that location. The other option, and I'm not sure who does it out there, is a wireless internet service provider.
He’s apparently next door to @SonshineAcres
What's your dad use for service?
Spectrum goes to his place. He lives by the tower.
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@coliver said in Rural internet woes:
You aren't that far from @DustinB3403.
I feel your rural internet woes. You may want to see if there is a local telephone company that provides DSL to that location. The other option, and I'm not sure who does it out there, is a wireless internet service provider.
Frontier is the local telephone company. He tried them.
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@scottalanmiller said in Rural internet woes:
@coliver said in Rural internet woes:
@scottalanmiller said in Rural internet woes:
@coliver said in Rural internet woes:
You aren't that far from @DustinB3403.
I feel your rural internet woes. You may want to see if there is a local telephone company that provides DSL to that location. The other option, and I'm not sure who does it out there, is a wireless internet service provider.
He’s apparently next door to @SonshineAcres
What's your dad use for service?
Spectrum goes to his place. He lives by the tower.
Ah got it. I know there is a wisp up there I just don't recall the name. If there isn't that entire corridor is a serious untapped market.
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Verizon is, by far, the best provider there. Most work there, but Verizon is the fastest and most solid. It Verizon MiFi doesn’t do it, no other cell provider will cut it.
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@coliver said in Rural internet woes:
@scottalanmiller said in Rural internet woes:
@coliver said in Rural internet woes:
@scottalanmiller said in Rural internet woes:
@coliver said in Rural internet woes:
You aren't that far from @DustinB3403.
I feel your rural internet woes. You may want to see if there is a local telephone company that provides DSL to that location. The other option, and I'm not sure who does it out there, is a wireless internet service provider.
He’s apparently next door to @SonshineAcres
What's your dad use for service?
Spectrum goes to his place. He lives by the tower.
Ah got it. I know there is a wisp up there I just don't recall the name. If there isn't that entire corridor is a serious untapped market.
It’s too sparsely populated to bother tapping.
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@QuixoticJeremy is only ten minutes from there.
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Can you see (line of sight) any buildings from your house that have high speed? If you're slightly technical, you could set up a Ubiquiti wireless bridge for $200-$300...
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@coliver said in Rural internet woes:
@scottalanmiller said in Rural internet woes:
@coliver said in Rural internet woes:
@scottalanmiller said in Rural internet woes:
@coliver said in Rural internet woes:
You aren't that far from @DustinB3403.
I feel your rural internet woes. You may want to see if there is a local telephone company that provides DSL to that location. The other option, and I'm not sure who does it out there, is a wireless internet service provider.
He’s apparently next door to @SonshineAcres
What's your dad use for service?
Spectrum goes to his place. He lives by the tower.
Ah got it. I know there is a wisp up there I just don't recall the name. If there isn't that entire corridor is a serious untapped market.
Not aware of a WISP there.
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@mike-davis said in Rural internet woes:
Can you see (line of sight) any buildings from your house that have high speed? If you're slightly technical, you could set up a Ubiquiti wireless bridge for $200-$300...
That’s got to be the only real option. It’s a hilly area so possible.
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@jtaylor what street are you on?
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@scottalanmiller silver lake Rd and I do in fact know a few people from here, Jenny Case would be my sister in-law and Abby Case is my wife
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@jtaylor said in Rural internet woes:
@scottalanmiller silver lake Rd and I do in fact know a few people from here, Jenny Case would be my sister in-law and Abby Case is my wife
lol not so random then...
