[Ives]

Thinking of moving from Hillsborough County to Hernando County because property is cheaper. I wonder if anyone can compare the two counties? We plan to take a trip up in the next month or so. Life keeps getting in the way and we haven't made it up yet, and I'm so curious! Houses and land are a lot cheaper. Does the area look the same? Is it more trashy, more trailers etc? I'm thinking Brooksville, Weeki Wachee, Webster....

[kyle19125]

Brooksville is actually a fairly quaint old-Florida town that I would recommend most of the area you're focusing on. The rest is pretty rural and not probably what you would have in mind.

[Ives]

We like rural! We want to be out in the country,

[kyle19125]

Originally Posted by Ives

We like rural! We want to be out in the country,

Then I would look at Sumter County which is fairly rural throughout showing zero sign of change anytime soon. Bushnell is about the only town with any decent stores (grocery/drug) and a few miles out is as rural as you could want.

[HWTechGuy]

It's nice out there and if rural is what you want, rural is what you'll get. I just want to mention one thing in regards to the Bushnell area - internet access can be a trouble spot. The "in-town" area is largely wired for cable but the rest of the area can only get CenturyLink DSL. The problem there is that all of their circuits are full and there is a waiting list. When my stepdaughter bought her house and the previous owner cancelled their DSL service - someone on the waiting list got the circuit. So, she can't get internet service from anyone at her address. Had the previous owner transferred their service she would have been golden.

They got a T-Mobile hotspot and use that just so they have some connectivity.

I just thought this was worth mentioning. Other nearby rural areas might not be as troublesome in this regard.

[kyle19125]

Originally Posted by HWTechGuy

It's nice out there and if rural is what you want, rural is what you'll get. I just want to mention one thing in regards to the Bushnell area - internet access can be a trouble spot. The "in-town" area is largely wired for cable but the rest of the area can only get CenturyLink DSL. The problem there is that all of their circuits are full and there is a waiting list. When my stepdaughter bought her house and the previous owner cancelled their DSL service - someone on the waiting list got the circuit. So, she can't get internet service from anyone at her address. Had the previous owner transferred their service she would have been golden.

They got a T-Mobile hotspot and use that just so they have some connectivity.

I just thought this was worth mentioning. Other nearby rural areas might not be as troublesome in this regard.

You can get Hughesnet Satellite Internet which is as consistent as cable and while not as fast as some, quick enough for most. https://www.hughesnet.com/

[HWTechGuy]

Satellite has come a long way, but it may not be for everyone especially with the popularity of Netflix, Amazon Prime, SlingTV, and similar products.

It's capped, but now they are "soft" caps, similar to what cellular providers now do. It'll still work beyond your data plan limit but they throttle you down.

My point is that I just wanted to relay the information it so there are no surprises - to hopefully prevent someone from ending up in a similar situation.

[kyle19125]

Originally Posted by HWTechGuy

Satellite has come a long way, but it may not be for everyone especially with the popularity of Netflix, Amazon Prime, SlingTV, and similar products.

It's capped, but now they are "soft" caps, similar to what cellular providers now do. It'll still work beyond your data plan limit but they throttle you down.

My point is that I just wanted to relay the information it so there are no surprises - to hopefully prevent someone from ending up in a similar situation.

True but for the average internet user who still watches programming on cable/satellite TV it works perfectly fine.