I bought a small ranch house about 4 1/2 miles from Western Mass' powerhouse of Umass Amherst, in the mid '90s, right off the main drag in the area, route 63.
I could stand on the (low) roof and actually see Umass from the house. All the computing power there, and all I could get was bad dialup that would die if the humidity got too high, no dsl, no cable, and until I cleared a few trees, no satelite tv.
For cell signal, I had to walk out to the yard, near the road.
What a (relative) treat to move to Georgia, and could choose from ATT, Comcast, and others, at really cheap rates.
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I bought a small ranch house about 4 1/2 miles from Western Mass' powerhouse of Umass Amherst, in the mid '90s, right off the main drag in the area, route 63. I could stand on the (low) roof and actually see Umass from the house. All the computing power there, and all I could get was bad dialup that would die if the humidity got too high, no dsl, no cable, and until I cleared a few trees, no satelite tv. For cell signal, I had to walk out to the yard, near the road. What a (relative) treat to move to Georgia, and could choose from ATT, Comcast, and others, at really cheap rates.