Rural Internet Access

The cluster focuses on the widespread lack of reliable high-speed internet in rural, remote, and underserved areas globally, including discussions of spotty cell service, satellite options, and the implications for technology adoption outside urban centers.

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jcadam Jan 3, 2022 View on HN

Makes sense considering the state of rural internet in many places.

agos Jan 15, 2015 View on HN

It's not like in other nations there's great internet in the countryside.

frollogaston Mar 18, 2025 View on HN

It could be in a country where people don't have home wifi.

ekiru Jan 28, 2010 View on HN

Assuming that internet connections are usually available ensures that your device will be utterly useless in many rural areas. In some places around my city, there is no broadband internet available at all, perhaps even when considering offerings from cell phone networks.There is one place in our city that offers free wifi, and few people are aware of it because they do not advertise it. Our library has computers one can use, but no wifi.People living in and around major cities may want to

muhammadusman Aug 26, 2021 View on HN

how's the internet in those areas?

TomMarius Feb 17, 2020 View on HN

I'm sure you know rural California is not the only place without stable and fast internet access. And while that is one usage that will probably dominate in the developed world, have you considered the possibilities in Africa, Asia and the oceans?

cure Aug 19, 2020 View on HN

Perhaps. Or even just monthly internet passes, for when you go on vacation to a place without proper broadband. You don't have to go very far outside of cities in the US to end up in a completely underserved area.

whenchamenia Jul 19, 2019 View on HN

Good luck. I would be happy with even two nines of reliability and 5mb down and 1.5 up. But here I am, a whole hour outside a top 30 metro area, with only one internet option that isn't broadband or hughesnet. Rural people are the forgoten population in the tech progress.

Down_n_Out Aug 1, 2016 View on HN

Just a quick question, have you thought about satellite Internet services? Or is that not feasible/possible/...?

jjeaff Nov 3, 2019 View on HN

You should try rural southern U.S. Good luck finding a 4G connection.