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  1. SNGX1275 TS Special Forces Posts: 11,891   +117

    ^ Perhaps you just have an ambitious ISP. No broadband (outside of satellite) is available between Richland Missouri and Interstate 44 on MO-133, that is a 9 mile stretch. I-44 to Richland on MO-7 is a 7 mile stretch and DSL is available there. I don't think any of the roads out of Richland (pop. 2000) other than MO-7 to I-44 have broadband access.

    Actually, I bet the state of Montana provided some great financial incentive for the ISPs to provide more DSL access than the state of Missouri does.
    SNGX1275, Feb 11, 2013
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  2. TorturedChaos TechSpot Chancellor Posts: 825   +7

    The main ISP here for DSL is CenturyTel/CenturyLink. And I guess over in eastern Montana there are a few areas where you have to use either satellite or cell service to get internet, but not many of them.

    And you may be right - Montana my provide some incentives to get ISP to extend DSL. I wonder how big those DSL switch/relay things are? I still want to know here they are hiding them. Several area's that have DSL would need a lot of them to connect all the houses. If you are just going by the road from the city limits you would need 4-5 DSL switches just to get it to my buddies house if you need them every 3 miles.
    TorturedChaos, Feb 12, 2013
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