re: How important is internet options when you are choosing where to live

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If Tmobile doesn't work for you (like me), don't mess around with any other crap such as Hughes Sat, DSL, using your phone, etc.

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Agreed.

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And it's only $60 / month!

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50 if you set up automatic payments from your bank account.

If you can find an area with Fiber to the Home, that is the pinnacle of internet service.

I have REV (formerly EATEL/Vision Commincations) at home and at work.

Both provide Fiber to the Home and Business. They are still building out some areas with fiber to the home or business especially in the former Vision Communications service territory. I was lucky to have Fiber to the Home installed 3 years ago before hurricane Ida. Hurricane Ida slowed them down from expanding Fiber to the Home, but in the areas that could be repaired they rebuilt their Coax system, and in places like Grand Isle where it was a total rebuild, they went straight Fiber to the Home.

Now the newer generations of DOCSIS do show some promises of higher speeds, especially on the upload side, but copper still relies on RF signals to be sent over Cable any water ingress into the lines will cause short issues and signals to drop.

Starlink. Best money I ever spent. Before that it was cross your fingers with cell phone hotspots. I haven’t even mounted it on a post yet. It’s just in the yard pointed at a wall of trees. Still getting 80mbps which is plenty as I’m not a gamer or such.

Inlaws are on some kind of microwave dish. Probably good for emailing chain letters and such but not streaming HD TV. They have a metal roof so cellular takes a big hit also

Thanks for all the responses folks.

Yes, having Fiber is great, I really don't want to lose it, and looking at the state map for coverage, it appears that fiber ends on my road at my neighborhood.

I did check the address against Tmobile Home internet, and it says it's not available.

The guy who owns the land just called me and said that one neighbor told him he used Verizon Cellular Internet Service. I'm going to google that and see, but it sounds like the Tmobile solution.
I also ask him for the phone number for the family with Starlink to talk to them about how it works for them.

Honestly, we don't need a super fast internet. My WFH work isn't that taxing on my internet connection, mostly we want to be able to stream hulu/netflix, etc and migth be using 2 streams at the same time, and surfing on the phone and a ring doorbell.

I ain't going anywhere I can't get fiber

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having Fiber is great

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My fiber was set up where it's underground to a point. The previous owner paid to have it run above ground to the house. It's on the power lines to the house.