Life in the slow lane: Welcome to the internet in rural America

Life in the slow lane: Welcome to the internet in rural America

6 years ago
Anonymous $oIHRkISgaL

https://www.cnet.com/news/life-in-the-slow-lane-welcome-to-the-internet-in-rural-america/

When I finally get the Ookla speed test to work, it tells me my download speed is crawling along at 0.61 Mbps. Five hours later, at 4:21 p.m., it's only 2.12 Mbps. That's barely fast enough for me to access Twitter, let alone stream any videos on YouTube. Soon, I give up on work for the day. I'll try again at 2 a.m. when everyone nearby is asleep. 

Welcome to life as an internet user in rural America.