The largest European economy has serious coverage issues, and not just in isolated areas but also in large cities such as Berlin and Munich. A study found that mobile networks run at speeds slower than in Albania
Nobody is “putting up with snail-speed internet” here. The problem is that there really is nothing for me to do to get fiber or higher mobile speeds. I can even see a mobile tower from here and it still is slow.
I had so many discussions with neighbors about this. For most of them the argument that their DSL cable will stay where it is and the fact that the mandatory 2 year contract with our local ISP is cheaper than what it would cost to have it installed later made them see the light.
Nobody is “putting up with snail-speed internet” here. The problem is that there really is nothing for me to do to get fiber or higher mobile speeds. I can even see a mobile tower from here and it still is slow.
I just talked to a colleague of mine today who declined to have fiber internet installed at no extra cost. Because his DSL is fast enough.
So yes, some (a lot) people do put up with it.
I had so many discussions with neighbors about this. For most of them the argument that their DSL cable will stay where it is and the fact that the mandatory 2 year contract with our local ISP is cheaper than what it would cost to have it installed later made them see the light.