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ProgressiveProfessor

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32. I don't think they have cell service either

Wed Apr 4, 2012, 09:39 AM

Apr 2012

Been through there a few times on my touring bike. IIRC it is a wide spot in the road between the Indian Wells Valley and the Kern River Valley

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Darwin, CA, the town trapped by dialup internet. [View all] TheMightyFavog Apr 2012 OP

Rural areas are mainly Conservative bastions. Zalatix Apr 2012 #1

No we don't but... LiberalFighter Apr 2012 #3

Thanks a bunch. I live in a rural area with only dial-up, and there are plenty of other lefties scarletwoman Apr 2012 #7

I live in a rural area marlakay Apr 2012 #17

Heck, probably a bunch of crackers out there anyway The Straight Story Apr 2012 #49

There are a lot of DUers who might take offense to that. pacalo Apr 2012 #16

But it's true, a large portion of the Conservative vote comes from rural areas. Zalatix Apr 2012 #18

What a stupid post. (nt) Posteritatis Apr 2012 #21

I CHALLENGE YOU to show that what I said was untrue. Zalatix Apr 2012 #23

Nothing untrue, but incredibly stupid. EOTE Apr 2012 #27

+1 nt Javaman Apr 2012 #35

We should cordon off those rural areas, put them all in quarantine Hugabear Apr 2012 #48

My previous post applies here, too. (nt) Posteritatis Apr 2012 #41

That is NO way to run a country CBGLuthier Apr 2012 #24

So fuck everyone living there because a slight majority might vote red? eShirl Apr 2012 #26

What the hell is wrong with you? Brickbat Apr 2012 #37

Could that maybe be why they're so conservative? KamaAina Apr 2012 #39

Holy shit that was a funny post snooper2 Apr 2012 #46

my side hurts... EmeraldCityGrl Apr 2012 #50

Didn't Finland put forward some kind of initiative XemaSab Apr 2012 #2

God,I'm an old lady and if I had to live with dial-up I'd go bonkers. virgogal Apr 2012 #4

I'm an old lady on dialup. madamesilverspurs Apr 2012 #10

why not satellite? nt msongs Apr 2012 #5

Can browse on satellite but can't do other things (such as online games) SWTORFanatic Apr 2012 #31

Notoriously unreliable, even a light rain shower will shut down satellite service. And it's slow too riderinthestorm Apr 2012 #34

A friend of mine has satellite internet and your post is truth Occulus Apr 2012 #38

They might want to look into internet over power lines hughee99 Apr 2012 #6

If that's download speed it bites.... ohheckyeah Apr 2012 #9

still beats dial up hughee99 Apr 2012 #11

BPL RIP bananas Apr 2012 #22

BPL has a lot of problems bananas Apr 2012 #20

I guess they are still.... evolving. SomethingFishy Apr 2012 #8

Try rural Newaygo County, MI! longship Apr 2012 #12

He tried it in his initial spat of all kinds of alternative energy programs. What happened? Repukes. freshwest Apr 2012 #13

I was thinking the same as you about why this country could put a man on the moon pacalo Apr 2012 #19

I have a good friend who lives in North Carolina AsahinaKimi Apr 2012 #14

I use WildBlue, when I tried to load the page I got this AnotherDreamWeaver Apr 2012 #15

I have a Verizon 4G aircard on this laptop. Ikonoklast Apr 2012 #25

If broadband isn't available, I'm guessing 4G isn't either. NT EOTE Apr 2012 #28

Like I said, I really have to be in the boonies for no signal. Ikonoklast Apr 2012 #29

I don't think they have cell service either ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2012 #32

Sooner or later, we'll have satellite broadband, nationwide, like satrad. Ikonoklast Apr 2012 #33

The problem will be real time gaming ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2012 #36

We have satellite Internet and it sucks spinbaby Apr 2012 #30

The best thing about Darwin, CA??? Juneboarder Apr 2012 #40

I have a hard time believing Kathy Goss quakerboy Apr 2012 #42

Pockets of East Texas are having the same problem derby378 Apr 2012 #43

We in Darwin are the 99% darwinupdate Apr 2012 #44

welcome to DU! NRaleighLiberal Apr 2012 #45

Welcome to DU Hugabear Apr 2012 #51

Man, I can relate Canuckistanian Apr 2012 #47