Connect Perquimans

05/02/2024

Go to...
https://www.getfocusbroadband.com/perquimanscounty
to see if you are in the broadband internet availability areas. It's been a long time coming.

FOCUS Broadband was awarded a grant through the North Carolina Department of Information Technology (NCDIT) GREAT Grant Program totaling $4 million dollars to provide service to 1,613 homes and businesses in Perquimans County. The grant will allow FOCUS Broadband to provide a 100% fiber optic networ...

12/07/2021

They just need to get past this equipment availability problem...it is awesome!

According to Ookla, the median download speeds for Starlink are exceeding those of fixed broadband in countries including Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand, and the UK.

07/10/2021

Great information...

InternetHughesNetStarlink Starlink vs. HughesNet: Everything You Should Know. If you live in an area where there’s no cable or cellular internet, then satellite internet is your only option. There are three major satellite internet providers. HughesNet, Viasat, and Starlink. HughesNet and Viasat h...

05/05/2021

It's finally here...time to hook it up!..more to come...

04/23/2021

It's on the way...Will keep you updated.

03/19/2021

When you get to your 85GB monthly cap limit with US Cellular...1 day from monthly renewal...can't even connect to email. Life in underserved rural areas. Gotta love it.🤬. Share and vent you're own experiences!!!!

02/20/2021

Anything will help...

Let’s get to 76 signatures by the end of today - can you add yours?

02/18/2021

About time...Internet providers have been given billions in taxpayer subsidies to expand, but they never do. They use that money to upgrade areas that already have broadband access instead of covering the gaps in rural areas!

You can’t fix a problem you don’t understand. And for decades the US has refused to accurately measure the full scope of US broadband market failure.

02/18/2021

Signed up and put down my deposit, this may be our answer to slow and limited internet. Will keep you posted.

02/03/2021

As many schools around the country start the year virtually, residents in rural communities like those in West Virginia are asking why they don’t have reliable Internet service. The recent bankruptcy of Frontier Communications provides insight into how U.S. broadband policies have fallen short for...