Oh we don't have this issue in Europe where I'm based. Faster is possible, it was just that 9600 was so sufficient for APRS and the remaining traditional packet community so small that the interest waned.
Though like I said in another post something started up that is not really for end users but more a backbone high speed network: https://hamnetdb.net/map.cgi
And yeah I also tend to not join the national radio associations. I often don't agree with their decisions and they're often more about old guys infighting and resisting change. I'll join the local radio clubs wherever I live for fun meetups but I leave the politics out of it.
Though like I said in another post something started up that is not really for end users but more a backbone high speed network: https://hamnetdb.net/map.cgi
And yeah I also tend to not join the national radio associations. I often don't agree with their decisions and they're often more about old guys infighting and resisting change. I'll join the local radio clubs wherever I live for fun meetups but I leave the politics out of it.