Bribing Comcast?
Bribing Comcast?
You currently rely on Hughesnet as your sole internet provider. The plan they provide caps at 25 Mbps with 50GB monthly data for $129, plus a 700 ping—making it quite expensive. You're looking for Xfinity instead, but their service isn't widely available in your area. Since you live outside the town, options seem limited. Some people have managed to get cable installed for around $100 or more, though that’s not confirmed. Xfinity’s current offer is 150 Mbps with 1TB data for $59 a month, which would be a significant improvement. Any advice or information would be greatly appreciated.
If internet speed bothers you, you might want to consider Xfinity. Cheating won’t work here. Avoid that. -Moved to Networking-
Haha, I meant not offering anything in exchange, and I’d definitely pay for Xfinity. It would be quick, but they don’t provide it on my street... And there aren’t many homes nearby. Could I get a large upfront payment and have the cable installed just for my house?
People have been offered up to $50k to persuade cable firms to lay lines. The truth lies in grasping how a cable network functions. Initially, cable delivers fiber to the node, which typically links to 100-300 users. The company uses AMPs to boost the signal through coax when necessary, but they can only extend it so much. If you’re outside their reach, they must install fiber close by, creating a node. Node installation usually runs between $25k and $50k, AMPs add further expenses, and the cable itself incurs costs. In reality, these expenses might be prohibitive, making it hard for them to justify the investment even if you cover it yourself.
It's possible, though setting it up would be challenging and could lead to significant trouble and expenses. In reality, Comcast is already handling this by the government, but since they're known for being unreliable, they might still try—possibly at a very high price, around 10k or more—but they could simply overlook you.
Wow, this is all kinda crappy news. Uverse is also in the area I believe... And a little company called mediacom, but neither of them have as good of claimed rates as Comcast. I'd be willing to pay up to around $2,000, but beyond that, it just doesn't make sense, since the community is growing, and we'll likely have more internet options within the next 3-5 years. I definitely didn't expect to hear that the costs would be $10k-$50k as I expected they'd only have to run a cable.
Satellite and 4G LTE solutions are available. The only way to get cable co's connected for free is through the franchise agreement. It’s true that Comcast is strategic, so they’d have planned to avoid serving rural areas. Rural customers aren’t lucrative, which means they’ll always face limited choices. That’s why you’re in the city instead of BFE.