Rural Broadband
Country living is great but services really do lack. We really have only one option for broadband and that’s satellite Internet. It’s OK but definitely not the same experience as DSL or cable. It is much better than dial-up! I keep hoping that one day we’ll have DSL or cable out this way but nothing so far. I remember from class that for DSL you had to be located within 3 miles of the switch. Not sure if that is still the case today with such advancements in technology. It’s been a trying week with our satellite Internet as we can’t download but so much within 24 hour period. It just really stinks especially during E3 week - a video game summit held in Los Angeles each year. I’ve been covering it from home for my 451 Press blog - WiiRally.com. Between downloading screenshots, videos, and other assets, I exceeded our allotment so therefore the fair use clause of our contract was enabled for 24 hours. Basically you are back to dial-up speed. That makes it nearly impossible to get much work done. We are back to normal, so I have a lot of catching up to do this weekend as I’ve been neglecting my other blogs trying to stay on top of E3. Next week should be calmer - oh wait, there is another gaming conference next weekend but it won’t be on the scale as this one, though.Posted in