https://www.ci.sandy.or.us/sandynet/page/residential-services
On Fri, Apr 12, 2024 at 11:23 PM Russell Senior <[email protected]> wrote: > In Sandy, you can get gigabit fiber for $60/month. > > On Fri, Apr 12, 2024 at 11:22 PM Michael Barnes <[email protected]> > 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 <[email protected]> >> 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 >> > >> > >> >
