On 4/12/24 08:24, Paul Heinlein wrote: > On Fri, 12 Apr 2024, Keith Lofstrom wrote: > >> Bottom line: after we cancel Comcast, we will pay $60 per month for >> very fast internet, and $0 per month for a voice phone and a fax >> phone. Much better than $170 per month for slow and intermittent >> Comcast. I hope - failure is (sadly) always an option. > We don't have Ziply in our neighborhood, but our transition to Quantum > Fiber (nee CenturyLink) was similarly smooth and beneficial. During > the workday, we consistently see upload and download speeds that hover > around 900Mb/s. (I suspect speeds are a bit lower during prime > streaming hours in the evening, but I've never tested that theory and > our Internet connection does experience any noticable slowness.) > > We too decided to avoid future questions and opted for the guaranteed > $65/month pricing. Even when Quantum raised its base rate for newer > subscribers to $75, it honored the existing pricing agreement so we > still pay $65. > > I will note that Comcast was very good for us for a long time, but > once we starting noticing problems, the tech folks were either > uninterested in troubleshooting or incompetent to do so. Either way, > the drop off from "very good" to "maddeningly bad" was steep and > quick. > > -- >
I'm green with envy. Despite being in a fairly "high rent" neighborhood (or at least big houses and yards with property taxes to match) in Vancouver WA, all I get is Comcast cable and Centurylink DSL. I'm in some sort of internet "twilight zone". $90/month for 1.0-ish Gbps down 25 Mbps up. -sigh
