Re: New home builders without wires

[Josh Luthman <josh () imaginenetworksllc com>]

Why can't Gates just use the 1.2 Gbps Cable?  Just because he has the
wealth to do something doesn't mean there's any requirement to do so.

On Fri, Dec 27, 2024 at 8:38 PM Sean Donelan <sean () donelan com> wrote:

> On Fri, 27 Dec 2024, Mike Hammett wrote:
> > "But even the rich can't fix broadband access beyond their property
> line."
> > It depends on how rich.  ;-)
>
> The limitations of the FCC Broadband map, if you are in the Top 10 (not
> percent, the Top 10) wealthest people in the USA, it doesn't apply to
> reality.  Why the builder said "The Laws of Physic don't apply."
>
>
> Bill Gates, former Microsoft CEO, residential address (again, not listing
> his address, even though everyone knows where he lived)
>
> No broadband fiber available
>
> DSL/Cable max 1.2 Gbps down / 35 Mbps up
>
> Satellite broadband available
>
>
> I have no idea what network access Mr. Gates has at home. I wouldn't be
> surprised if Mr. Gates has OC/SONET special access service which doesn't
> show up in the FCC data.  If you are in the Top 10, laws of physics don't
> apply to home construction :-)
>
> For everyone else, like my friend's new house, the infrastructure is not
> there.