In Sandy, you can get gigabit fiber for $60/month. On Fri, Apr 12, 2024 at 11:22 PM Michael Barnes <barnmich...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Something to be said for small town living. Here in Dallas we have > Willamette Valley Fiber. 200/200 with static IP for <$70/mo. Not only is > tech support speaking English, it is within walking distance. Fiber comes > right into my home office to the ONT. Outages are extremely rare. Plenty > adequate for my needs. > > Michael > > > On Fri, Apr 12, 2024, 19:20 King Beowulf <kingbeow...@linuxgalaxy.org> > wrote: > > > 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 > > > > >
