Edit: *good cellphone data service*
What’s the difference between watching Netflix on mobile vs home internet? Why can’t a similar technology of radiowaves or satellite be used?
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As someone that lives in rural Mississippi and recently got gigabit fiber, the better question seems to be why doesn’t any house with electrical wires get gigabit fiber, because that’s what happened here. Our state passed a bill in 2019 authorizing the electric utilities to do it, and it’s happened. I get 200 mbps for $50 and can upgrade to gigabit.
One of the biggest blockers for broadband rollout are the local ISPs blocking it at the local, state, and national levels. Chattanooga, TN got an electric utility fiber rollout years ago, but the other ISPs lobbied the state to block it from expanding, which is why it stopped.
As for satellite and cellular broadcasts, they’re limited in part by a number of connections per connection point, similar to how a Wi-Fi router might only sustain 10 devices at once.
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