So, a town with less than 8,500 people has better internet than you...and they're paying less for it

[TheGurw]

So a small town of roughly 8,200 people is getting a 1Gbps fibre trunk line, one of the first in Canada, let alone Alberta.

Ladies and Gentlenerds, I give you....Olds, Alberta.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olds,_Alberta
The town has (at last census) 8,235 residents, and occupies an area of 14.87 square kilometers.

It's tiny. You could walk across it in less time than it takes me to drive to work in the morning.


And they're only going to be paying $57/month for that fibre network.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/19/olds-canada-1gbps-internet/





I'm moving back to the countryside.

 

[Wooty]

It's tiny. You could walk across it in less time than it takes me to drive to work in the morning.

Sounds like it's cheap to install. Wiring gigabit in Metrocity isn't so simple.

 

[thee_pro]

Apparently the area I live in will be getting the fastest internet in the united states. This pleases me.
When you think of Vermont, fast internet doesn't come to mind. But this article, and I heard it on the radio the other day, proves it. I live in Saxtons River btw.

http://www.reformer.com/ci_23681899/14-vermont-towns-get-broadband-upgrade

 

[Wooty]

Apparently the area I live in will be getting the fastest internet in the united states. This pleases me.
When you think of Vermont, fast internet doesn't come to mind. But this article, and I heard it on the radio the other day, proves it. I live in Saxtons River btw.

http://www.reformer.com/ci_23681899/14-vermont-towns-get-broadband-upgrade

| the fastest consumer connection to the Internet anywhere in the United States...
| except for a pilot project by Google.

The fastest anywhere! Except not actually faster than any of these.
Gigabit is still awesome though!

 

[moondoggy23]

There are two towns here in NC that are getting gigabit internet installed. I think both of them are saying users will get 1 Gigabit down when completed. I don't know how much the users will have to pay for it, though.

 

[littlespedve]

I live in the middle of nowhere, making this happen.

 

[Skryter]

That's definitely faster than anything we'll be getting in Aus anytime soon which is incredibly painful to say the least.

 

[TheGurw]

That's definitely faster than anything we'll be getting in Aus anytime soon which is incredibly painful to say the least.

I know. 40kbps is....slower than my phone on H+

 

[Godliberator]

stupid jacksonville having a contract with comcast....leaving us in the dark ages....god danget.

 

[Darth_Purrface]

Apparently the area I live in will be getting the fastest internet in the united states. This pleases me.
When you think of Vermont, fast internet doesn't come to mind. But this article, and I heard it on the radio the other day, proves it. I live in Saxtons River btw.

http://www.reformer.com/ci_23681899/14-vermont-towns-get-broadband-upgrade

Then the place I live in will probably get the most sluggish internet connection in the U.S?

 

[Patchouli]

stupid jacksonville having a contract with comcast....leaving us in the dark ages....god danget.

My town signed a 15 year contract with Comcast back in 2009, with an option to be renewed for another 10 years, as well. Don't know what these towns are thinking.

 

[Casham]

You'll never beat Australia in terms of our sheer internet speed.

 

[crafteroftemines]

its funny im 1 and a half hours from kansas city and 1 hour from topeka, and yet nothing in the works about Gigabit, kinda... kinda pissed off right now

 

[Melexiious]

You'll never beat Australia in terms of our sheer internet speed.

I cried while reading this,

Thanks a lot.