Internet service in rural areas

What y?all got?? I had AT&T fixed wireless and it was ok when it would work but it didn?t work half the time. I finally told them after a no show/no call service appointment to come get their equipment off my house. I?m looking to switch from Direct Tv after 26 years to Dish since they are owned by AT&T now. They?ve treated us poorly for our loyalty. Anyway, I?m getting Verizon MiFi with unlimited data but I don?t know how that?s gonna work out for everyone in the house. I was gonna check into some of the satellite internet options like Viasat, Hughesnet, etc...
Any recommendations, experiences, thought????
We use internet like everyone else without streaming tv. Alarm system, watching videos, etc. My son has to upload vids to different sites and he needs to go live on radio stations Facebook pages from time to time so I need reliable service.

I know this will get moved but there aren?t sports right now and we?re about to eat each other over these other topics!!!

We have AT&T "high speed". It's bullshit and the ONLY thing offered in our area. Satellite and cell based broadband service still has a long way to go...it's not that much better than AT&T's DSL.

We are hoping and praying that our electric power co-op will speed up through process of fiber internet with a grant. Anyone falling in the Monroe County Power footprint will be getting fiber optic cable over the next two years. 500 mb - 1 Gb connection. I can't wait!

I have ATT fixed wireless. It gave me problems for the first month, so I filed an FCC complaint. ATT called, and boom, it's worked well since

I hear both of you ... I have DTV and WiFi / Internet bundled and was told it was the fastest thing on the market - it sucks ... thinking about Dish but I've heard it takes way to long for uploads ... what's an old country boy to do ?
and not to mention my bill went from $95 to $180 ..... something's gonna give even if I have to go back to reading news papers

It won't help you right now, but Starlink is supposed to start beta testing in northern latitudes in the next couple months. Hopefully it'll cover all the lower 48 by this time next year.
https://www.starlink.com/

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Originally Posted by MStateDawg

It won't help you right now, but Starlink is supposed to start beta testing in northern latitudes in the next couple months. Hopefully it'll cover all the lower 48 by this time next year.
https://www.starlink.com/

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Any word on pricing and data limits yet?

I use AT&T wireless internet at my house in Webster Co... I have tested it and I get a download of a low of 14mbs and as high as 20. My uploads are slower 10 to 18

I use a cradlepoint data receiver with no outside antenna along with a netgear router.

I have tried the same setup at my lake property up in New Albany but it's down in a bowl and my cell service stinks. The best I can get up there is 5 mbs and usually under 4 and that's with an outside Yagi antenna setup.

I am clearing some trees out trying to get a clear line of sight to the sky in the tower direction. They say that Yagi antenna has to have a clear line of sight to the sky to work properly.

I watch HD at home fairly well... still a little spotty but Netflix and Amazon aren't as demanding. They seem to always work.

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Originally Posted by msstate7

Any word on pricing and data limits yet?

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No, they haven?t announced and of the subscription details publicly.

FYI, there?s another SpaceX launch scheduled for tonight with another 60 Starlink satellites. They?ve started sending up several batches per month.

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Originally Posted by DownwardDawg

What y?all got?? I had AT&T fixed wireless and it was ok when it would work but it didn?t work half the time. I finally told them after a no show/no call service appointment to come get their equipment off my house. I?m looking to switch from Direct Tv after 26 years to Dish since they are owned by AT&T now. They?ve treated us poorly for our loyalty. Anyway, I?m getting Verizon MiFi with unlimited data but I don?t know how that?s gonna work out for everyone in the house. I was gonna check into some of the satellite internet options like Viasat, Hughesnet, etc...
Any recommendations, experiences, thought????
We use internet like everyone else without streaming tv. Alarm system, watching videos, etc. My son has to upload vids to different sites and he needs to go live on radio stations Facebook pages from time to time so I need reliable service.

I know this will get moved but there aren?t sports right now and we?re about to eat each other over these other topics!!!

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We have ATT fiber (1 GB). It's awesome, but it does seem to drop out a for a second or two here and there. If they could fix that, I would have zero complaints.

ETA: Oh, and I have Dish. I just don't bundle my TV and Internet. I've had Dish for probably 12 years and I've never paid more than $90/mo. I'm willing to pay a little more for what I like. I'm just not one of those people that gets a thrill out of saving $20 or $30 a month on these things.

I can hook up to 5 on my Verizon hot spot and it really works well, even live streaming.

Satellite internet are all as terrible as it gets. Terrible upload and download speeds. It is one reason I live in town. Until Elon musk gets all his satelites in space, there will not be a good answer for rural internet quality.

Wish I had some better info for you, but good high quality internet is unfortunately not really a reality in rural areas. The numbers don't look good for the future either.

If you do get fiber, you are in business.

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Originally Posted by Dawgology

We have AT&T "high speed". It's bullshit and the ONLY thing offered in our area. Satellite and cell based broadband service still has a long way to go...it's not that much better than AT&T's DSL.

We are hoping and praying that our electric power co-op will speed up through process of fiber internet with a grant. Anyone falling in the Monroe County Power footprint will be getting fiber optic cable over the next two years. 500 mb - 1 Gb connection. I can't wait!

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^^^This can?t get here fast enough!! We live in Hamilton. I tried both Verizon and ATT MiFi, both were nonfunctional. The Cspire signal is spotty at best out here. We now have Hughes Net, which is complete dog shit. On top of the service being bad, I have to pay $97/ month for said dog shit. Does anyone have any experience with the LTE WiFi used in GM vehicles. I just got my wife a new Acadia that is equipped, And wondered if that was an option.

We have Viasat and it's horrible. Hard limits and even then speeds are horrible. We pay $200 a month for basically dial up speeds. Hughesnet is even worse. Our local electric company is rolling out fiber to our area soon and I hope it's an improvement. I'm just thankful Hulu and Netflix allow for downloads or we wouldn't be able to watch anything without Dish or Directv.

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Originally Posted by PMDawg

We have ATT fiber (1 GB). It's awesome, but it does seem to drop out a for a second or two here and there. If they could fix that, I would have zero complaints.

ETA: Oh, and I have Dish. I just don't bundle my TV and Internet. I've had Dish for probably 12 years and I've never paid more than $90/mo. I'm willing to pay a little more for what I like. I'm just not one of those people that gets a thrill out of saving $20 or $30 a month on these things.

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I cut the cord this year. I was paying $145 for dish... Plus Netlix at $17 Plus Starz for $9 so that's $171 from programming

Now, I pay $25 a month for an online service called Pixel and with other free streaming services that have ads... The programming selection is waaaay more than I had with Dish. I also opted to go back to Netflix but the single TV options for $8 rather than the premium service that was $17. We did not use it.

I am saving over $130 a month TV programming... that was worth it to me. Plus, I have way more programming. The only draw back is you must have good internet and it has to be true unlimited service that does not slow down once you use so much data like Cspire.

I went with ATT and the cradle point, which is $35 a month. I was paying $70 for an ATT DSL land line and just my house. I now have internet at both my properties for the same thing I was paying for one.

I will be looking for better internet options as soon as they are available, especially at the lake property but I love this netgear router. It reaches outside, my whole house and can serve more devices that I could ever hook up. My download speeds just won't let me watch HD up there and that will be a problem come football season.

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Originally Posted by msbulldog

I can hook up to 5 on my Verizon hot spot and it really works well, even live streaming.

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Is it unlimited? If not, what is the plan you use?

Four County is balking and trying their hardest not to offer the broadband fiber in their footprint. What a shame that they won't help their many rural customers. There is federal money available for this if only they would apply for it NOW before it runs out.

TV programming, YoutubeTV for the win. No doubt about it. Unless you choose to live away from society and have terrible internet.

Fiber cost way too.mich money to install and maintain than the number of citizens it would serve. To make it worth it, they would have to charge you to make up the density requirement for it to be at least break even. I doubt you want to pay for 10 houses needed for your 10 acre property to make it break even.

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Originally Posted by Lord McBuckethead

Fiber cost way too.mich money to install and maintain than the number of citizens it would serve. To make it worth it, they would have to charge you to make up the density requirement for it to be at least break even. I doubt you want to pay for 10 houses needed for your 10 acre property to make it break even.

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Meh. It's $90/mo. Not cheap, but not terrible, considering. Worth it to me to keep everything moving fast. Netflix, working from home, kids gaming systems, wife working from home, wifi cameras, doorbell, thermostat, roomba, security system, phones, tablets, etc. 40 mbps just isn't what it used to be. 1 GB keeps everything moving smoothly.

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Originally Posted by msstate7

I have ATT fixed wireless. It gave me problems for the first month, so I filed an FCC complaint. ATT called, and boom, it's worked well since

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I’m gonna have to go this route I guess. I called AT&T back and spoke with a supervisor. The supervisor apologized of course and assured me that they would replace my equipment and reposition my antenna if they found a better tower reading. Well, sat here all morning again and now they’ve stood me up twice in one week for scheduled service. Totally unacceptable. AT&T is the absolute worst company I’ve ever had to deal with. I didn’t know so many incompetent people could all work for the same company.

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Originally Posted by Hot Rock

I cut the cord this year. I was paying $145 for dish... Plus Netlix at $17 Plus Starz for $9 so that's $171 from programming

Now, I pay $25 a month for an online service called Pixel and with other free streaming services that have ads... The programming selection is waaaay more than I had with Dish. I also opted to go back to Netflix but the single TV options for $8 rather than the premium service that was $17. We did not use it.

I am saving over $130 a month TV programming... that was worth it to me. Plus, I have way more programming. The only draw back is you must have good internet and it has to be true unlimited service that does not slow down once you use so much data like Cspire.

I went with ATT and the cradle point, which is $35 a month. I was paying $70 for an ATT DSL land line and just my house. I now have internet at both my properties for the same thing I was paying for one.

I will be looking for better internet options as soon as they are available, especially at the lake property but I love this netgear router. It reaches outside, my whole house and can serve more devices that I could ever hook up. My download speeds just won't let me watch HD up there and that will be a problem come football season.

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How do you hook up with Cradlepoint? I thought they were business only?

Does anyone know which company ran the fiber down 84? It’s been about a year and I know it was ran at least from Brookhaven to Laurel. It’s 300 yards or so from my house but not available.

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Originally Posted by PMDawg

Meh. It's $90/mo. Not cheap, but not terrible, considering. Worth it to me to keep everything moving fast. Netflix, working from home, kids gaming systems, wife working from home, wifi cameras, doorbell, thermostat, roomba, security system, phones, tablets, etc. 40 mbps just isn't what it used to be. 1 GB keeps everything moving smoothly.

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I was speaking install cost for isp companies to rural communities. Its a no brainer to add it to your house if available even at 300 dollars install cost. It is awesome.

Once SpaceX launches its last starlink payload 1574 satelites, the entire world is going to have amazing internet service options at 200 dollars per receiver plus a monthly fee. Latency from NY to London will be reduced down to 42 ms and Starlink will make 30 billion a year just from private trading networks for the world's largest exchanges.

It will be a source of money that will make SpaceX even better funded than NASA was in the 60s. All his private money. Crazy how that dude takes his money and does amazing things with it.

And some people want to shit on his ideas, like Neil Armstrong and Neil deGrass Tyson. Dude is literally putting all of his money where his mouth is. Tesla is in the black, SpaceX just launched people to the ISS, Tesla battery system in Australia was built in 3 months and has already paid for itself as of yesterday, solarcity has helped lower solar generation per kw/h cost dramatically along with other ventures, and he made all of his motor designs publicly available to every company in the world to help get electric going. Dude literally designed a rocket who's 1st stage lands itself on either land or a barge. A flippin barge.

Sure he does some crazy shit sometimes, but the dude is thinking outside the box at every turn. And then does it.

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Originally Posted by Lord McBuckethead

I was speaking install cost for isp companies to rural communities. Its a no brainer to add it to your house if available even at 300 dollars install cost. It is awesome.

Once SpaceX launches its last starlink payload 1574 satelites, the entire world is going to have amazing internet service options at 200 dollars per receiver plus a monthly fee. Latency from NY to London will be reduced down to 42 ms and Starlink will make 30 billion a year just from private trading networks for the world's largest exchanges.

It will be a source of money that will make SpaceX even better funded than NASA was in the 60s. All his private money. Crazy how that dude takes his money and does amazing things with it.

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Gotcha. Yeah, I wish he would take starlink public so I could put as much as I can afford into it. It would be the easiest money you could ever make in investing.

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Originally Posted by PMDawg

Gotcha. Yeah, I wish he would take starlink public so I could put as much as I can afford into it. It would be the easiest money you could ever make in investing.

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seriously. Starlink is about to make some serious, serious money once they get the setup complete. it also only cost 10 billion dollars to get it all installed. Fiber for 5g is figured to be 120 billion to install. That 120 number may be only for the US market, not to mention the rest of the world.

Starlink has the opportunity to become one of the largest companies in the entire world, and it is all private.

I’ve never seen anything like this. I filed a complaint with the FCC. AT&T “supervisor” (yeah sure) called me Friday afternoon. She acted like she was in a hurry so she could get technical support to call me right back!!!! Well, it’s Sunday evening. I still haven’t heard from anyone or had a technician show up. Over two weeks now with no internet. I was told last week there are outages in the area. My neighbor has this fixed wireless and she has no issues at all with hers. She got hers almost a year after I got mine installed and her dish points north while mine points west. WTF?!?!?!

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Originally Posted by MaroonBelle

How do you hook up with Cradlepoint? I thought they were business only?

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There was a place in Tupelo that sold it as a package deal. Cox Firesticks... across from the Walmart in Tupelo on West Main. He just sells the equipment and services, you are mostly on your own to get it running. He will help talk you through it though.

I set it all up with them, internet, TV package and equipment. This is by no means an endorsement for them, I am not perfectly satisfied but I am saving money every month. If i can't get that internet going at the lake by this football season I will be pissed but it works great at my house. I think I even have NFL Sunday Ticket.. we shall see.