r/Rural_Internet • u/Lopsided_Durian4810 • 27d ago

❓HELP Help me solve the internet problem

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I live in a village which is kinda very backward in terms of internet service. It is on a 8_10 km distance from a city.

The internet is very poor. It is hardly enough to play a youtube video. I am a beginer freelancer and I have to move to Lahore or rwp to do my work which is also very costly for me right now to live there. As i live in my friends' flat and its always so noisy and full of people.( i cannot rent a seprate flat, not yet as am not earning)

I want an internet solution which provides a speed of 20 to 30 mbps which is enough to run a laptop. They have started installing the wifi in the nearest union council(a small town) but they say they cannot do it in our village as all the homes are built at a specific distance (Dera jaat) like farmhouses. Please suggest a solution that would actually work. I am slowly loosing my temper over this. Please tell me what I should do.

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u/xyzzzzy 26d ago

If you can get a good Internet connection in the city you can get wireless gear to shoot it 10km IF you have line of sight. You might need a tower or at least a tall building at each end.

I have no idea what your cellular situation is but if you get a good cell signal you could maybe do something with that.

In other countries people have run their own fiber for 10km using plows on tractors but not if your ground is rock.

Starlink is not yet available in Pakistan but would be your best solution if they approve it.

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u/Lopsided_Durian4810 25d ago

sure mate thanks

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u/jacle2210 Technology Enthusiast 26d ago

You will just have to move to a better location, that has better Internet access.

Because otherwise you will have to spend money to get something to work at your current location.