Has anyone here ever moved to a house without broadband and not regretted it?

[lxskllr]

There should be an HTTP-Header, or a sub-string in the User-Agent header, that specifies "dialup". Then, like "mobile" versions of sites, they could have a dial-up version, that DOES NOT autoplay video backgrounds to your web pages, among other bandwidth-gobblers. They could still support most web sites, on dialup. Granted, it would feel like using Lynx (an early text-based browser, might still be developed), but it would be functional. I mean, isn't the web meant to be scalable, and accessible to all?

That's not a bad idea. Techies(dialup techies??) can get around it with browser settings, but that would be good for average people. Be good for everyone really. Webpages really suck anymore. I occasionally hit a page that's done in 90s tech, and they load really nice. Not much gingerbread, but they provide everything needed.

 

[Red Squirrel]

I hate this new era of "responsive web design" or whatever it is they want to call it. So much bloat. As computers get faster, developers get lazier and write bloatier code. Try to do a search on the Canadian Tire site on a slow computer for example. The amount of javascript in there is ridiculous. There's absolutely no need for that.

I find these web pages tend to break a lot too depending on browser/OS. For example Amazon.ca did some change recently and I can't search at all on it now. It says that it found NN results, but does not display them.

 

[NoTine42]

We're able to get line of sight wifi here in north idaho. The fastest speed they offer is 9 mbit for 60 bucks a month, but at least it's unlimited bandwidth so no extra charges if you go over a data cap. It's fast enough to stream youtube 4k while i'm downloading a torrent but I don't do a whole lot of streaming usually.
I'm only like 1.5 miles from my ISP's tower that I ping off of. It's basicly right above me on a ridge, I can see it from my house if I squint really hard.

Satellite internet is worse and even more latency. I'm glad I don't have to resort to that. Also most satellite internet has data caps.

Satellite is getting closer to being desirable, but will remain bad for long pings/gaming.

Viasat/excede is now advertising “unlimited” plans where data gets prioritized after certain usage (depends on your plan) during congestion.
Their newest satellite can do up to 100 down, but they mostly only think people in urban areas will pay for that :/ so rural areas may only have 12 down offered.

 

[Thebobo]

Satellite is getting closer to being desirable, but will remain bad for long pings/gaming.

Viasat/excede is now advertising “unlimited” plans where data gets prioritized after certain usage (depends on your plan) during congestion.
Their newest satellite can do up to 100 down, but they mostly only think people in urban areas will pay for that :/ so rural areas may only have 12 down offered.

No one reads previous post anymore... Low latency HS satellite is coming soon to, well everyone.
https://forums.anandtech.com/thread...d-and-not-regretted-it.2553522/#post-39560803

".... Elons Musk's Starlink broadband internet network is in the future, so there is hope.

Elon Musk‏Verified account @elonmusk
Replying to @nitantbhartia @ninoles and
Pretty good. TinTin A & B are both closing the link to ground w phased array at high bandwidth, low latency (25 ms). Good enough to play fast response video games.
12:07 PM - 26 May 2018

https://www.geekwire.com/2018/game-...s-prototype-internet-satellites-working-well/"

https://forums.anandtech.com/thread...d-and-not-regretted-it.2553522/#post-39561525

 

[Viper GTS]

No one reads previous post anymore... Low latency HS satellite is coming soon to, well everyone.
https://forums.anandtech.com/thread...d-and-not-regretted-it.2553522/#post-39560803


https://forums.anandtech.com/thread...d-and-not-regretted-it.2553522/#post-39561525

Sadly those are all relative terms. My standard after nearly a decade on FiOS is ~4ms to google DNS, roughly gigabit throughput, and no bandwidth caps.

Viper GTS

 

[Thebobo]

Sadly those are all relative terms. My standard after nearly a decade on FiOS is ~4ms to google DNS, roughly gigabit throughput, and no bandwidth caps.

Viper GTS

Elon says," Good enough to play fast response video games." Thats good enough for me. 🙂

 

[ImpulsE69]

No way.

 

[ultimatebob]

I couldn't. Elons Musk's Starlink broadband internet network is in the future, so there is hope.

Elon Musk‏Verified account @elonmusk
Replying to @nitantbhartia @ninoles and
Pretty good. TinTin A & B are both closing the link to ground w phased array at high bandwidth, low latency (25 ms). Good enough to play fast response video games.
12:07 PM - 26 May 2018

https://www.geekwire.com/2018/game-...s-prototype-internet-satellites-working-well/

Yeah, but it's an Elon Musk project... and he is the undisputed king of overly optimistic scheduling.

If he says that it will be ready by 2020, don't expect it until 2022 at the earliest.

 

[Darwin333]

Ugh and Misery just keeps earning its name. I wouldn't even consider moving into a home without broadband just like I wouldn't consider moving into a home that had no access to electricity.

 

[Darwin333]

Yeah. Some of us would rather eat our meat raw, than go without broadband.

At least I wouldn't die pissed the fuck off at not having broadband, I'd die perfectly content.

 

[NoTine42]

No one reads previous post anymore... Low latency HS satellite is coming soon to, well everyone.
https://forums.anandtech.com/thread...d-and-not-regretted-it.2553522/#post-39560803


https://forums.anandtech.com/thread...d-and-not-regretted-it.2553522/#post-39561525

I did notice it. I guess I’ve been too disappointed with so many great announcements in the past that never came to be.
From the Spaceway satellite fleet built by 2005, but sold before launch to DirecTv and used as local market Hd channels instead of broadband
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaceway

And I’ve been following this the past 3 years:
https://www.dbstalk.com/community/index.php?threads/direct-tv-fixed-wireless-broadband.218980/

Elon does have a better than average track record on delivery, but it is still rocket science.
Meanwhile, I’ll be a skeptic and wait for the delivered Internet product.