Trying to convince your cable company to do something they don't want to do sounds like an uphill climb, but there're other broadband options. You could with your phone service for DSL or your cell phone service for 3G or 4G and you could always get satellite service too. I understand a lot of rural people use satellite. Granted cable is probably the fastest, but anything is better than dialup by a long long stretch.
Good luck.
Hi all, I am a new member to Cnet but been on the site many of times. I've just recently sent a email to the only Cable internet service campany near me. For like 10 years or more they have stopped 2/10 of a mile up the road from my house. Every time we request service from them they give us a story on how many thousands it will cost my family and I to get service to our house, the latest was est. $6,500 (not even counting the cost of the service itself).They also tell us the story of how state law says there must be 35 houses within a mile to get service (up from years past of 20 houses). Yes, I live in a rural area. Yet they still won't budge a few hundred feet to bring us service.
Surprisingly a company rep read my email and called me practically hours later but I missed the call as I was out of the house. So by tomorrow I will either call them again or they will. Does anyone have any advice or tips on how to convince/pressure them to bring us service? I am willing to contact state officals, BBB, FCC and many others tirelessly, of which I stated in the email. We are even willing to settle with a contract for years of service to knock down the price significantly.
Anyways, thanks reading guys and would really appreciate any useful advice.

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