Since you're spent a lot of time researching this: have you ever found a way to correlate 3rd-tier and below cities with fiber internet speeds and infrastructure? Seems like that info would be useful to a lot of people here, who are looking to move to a more rural area but are working tech jobs remote long term or even permanently and need fast internet.
By “research” I really meant “searching, then searching again...and again”, not actual research. Word choice is important in HN comments because you all are too sharp.
I haven’t looked at that, but I have wondered how universal satellite internet coverage and the more permanent (?) move towards remote work will affect rural areas. It is an interesting trend to keep an eye on.
I live in a small town, about 20min away from the larger city, with FTTH and reasonable cost of living. There are disadvantages to living in the country (you have to drive everywhere), but it's just a balance.I definitely enjoy zero crime, no traffic, fresh air and a large lot so I am not crammed with my neighbors. The downside is that I can't walk everywhere, but that is fine.
