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Ask HN: Can I live with slow / capped rural internet?
I work as a remote developer / data architect. I currently live in town with unlimited gigabit internet. I'm considering moving to a beautiful rural home that checks every box of mine except of course internet access. At the moment it appears the property's best option is AT&T fixed wireless with an advertised Typical download speeds of 25Mbps and a data cap of 500GB /mo. ($10 per 50GB of additional data up to a maximum of $200 per mo.)
I can adjust my workflow to do more remote heavy download jobs and ssh in to save bandwith. It seems workable in theory, but I'm a bit scared I will come to regret the move given my line of work. Maybe in a couple years new providers like starlink will improve my options.
Has anyone made a similar move? Am I irreparably spoiled by city living? What kind of practices / technology might I employ to ease the transition? Any advice?