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Comment by NDizzle | Hacker News Reader

What? I always wonder where they get this data. I'm a software dev for two companies. I moved 1900 miles this summer. I'm currently outside of city limits using a LTE broadband connection (unlimited phone sim) and things work fine.

Most people don't understand technology!

Edit, looks like I read this incorrectly. I thought it said 70% said their home internet connection wasn't good enough for working from home.

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I don't understand -- how is an "LTE broadband connection" not a "home internet connection"?

LTE isn't practical for more than one person. You're getting 10-100x less speed for your money, not to mention terrible latency.

It kind of looks like they are classifying that as "Mobile (Cell) Internet Providers" rather than "Home Internet Providers"

I tried the "About Our Internet Data" form and it wasn't 100% crystal clear, but the results implied they are only considering cable and dsl or whatever to be "home internet".

Apparently NDizzle doesn’t understand technology either

When they say home internet, I'm pretty sure they mean an internet connection at home. A cellular LTE connection is just that.

If you open the page on internet providers in your area, it appears that "home" internet providers are cable, fiber, and dsl. Cellular providers are in a separate category.

That doesn't prove for certain what their methodology was for the main page, but it's sufficient for NDizzle to reasonably assume they are not counting cellular as "home".

So you have a home internet connection provided by an LTE broadband connection. As a software developer, sounds like you're part of the 70%.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_them_eat_cake

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