Comcast internet just went down at our house. descent into kid chaos beginning.
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Been working from home for well over 7 years, and have determined that there is no residential service that is sufficiently reliable to do so. I maintain two connections at home (one is a very-low-cost 3 Mbps backup). Recommend this setup for long-term WFH.
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Replying to @adambroach @johnolilly
Service reliability seems likely to be dependent on location. For example, in a city center, this seems less likely to be necessary. (Lines on telephone poles versus buried lines make a big difference, I think. But buried lines are prohibitively expensive where less dense.)

Mar 24, 2020 路 10:45 PM UTC

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Replying to @davidbaron @johnolilly
Our neighborhood's deed restrictions stipulate buried utilities; we're on the very edge of the neighborhood so ours come in from lines that are technically located in the next neighborhood over. But I do hear constant complaints from neighbors about cable going out when it rains.