Comcast won’t give new speed boost to Internet users who don’t buy TV service

Re:Comcast won’t give new speed boost to Internet users who ... by mmanfrin on Monday April 30, 2018 @02:40PM (#16961098)

I am so, so excited that I will be able to leave Comcast for good in November. Sonic, a local ISP, has been blitz building out fiber in the East Bay Area. Comcast is abusive of their monopoly status in areas and their demise cannot come quickly enough.

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Re:Comcast won’t give new speed boost to Internet users who ... by forapurpose on Monday April 30, 2018 @06:19PM (#16962945)

> Sonic, a local ISP, has been blitz building out fiber in the East Bay Area

As a lesson for the world, how does a company like Sonic get the money for that kind of investment?

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Re:Comcast won’t give new speed boost to Internet users who ... by pmoriarty on Monday April 30, 2018 @04:16PM (#16961850)

This is what I'm doing. Sonic's service should be starting to be installed in May in my area. The price for Sonic's gigabit service is going to be the same for me as what I'm paying for Comcast right now. It's great to finally see some competition in this field and have the opportunity to ditch Comcast.

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Re:Comcast won’t give new speed boost to Internet users who ... by FullyFunctional on Monday April 30, 2018 @04:14PM (#16961830)

I switched from Comcast (@ 300 Mb/s) to Sonic (@ 30 Mb/s) just to support them. I really wish Sonic well as they seem to be the last honest ISP left.

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Re:Comcast won’t give new speed boost to Internet users who ... by ProfessorLayton on Monday April 30, 2018 @05:25PM (#16962528)

I also have Sonic in the East Bay, and it has been pricy and disappointing. It is rebranded AT&T FTTN, I'm subscribed to 50mbps but am lucky to get 24mbps @90/mo after associated fees.

Still, its that or non-rebranded AT&T or Comcast with data caps.

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Re:Comcast won’t give new speed boost to Internet users who ... by ngokevin on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @05:37AM (#16975352)

Getting 1000mbps up/down on Sonic for half the price in Richmond District in SF. Good service, no complaints.

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Re:Comcast won’t give new speed boost to Internet users who ... by csisvunit on Monday April 30, 2018 @03:24PM (#16961437)

the gigabit fiber? whats the speed? i entered my neighborhood and it only says up to 30 mbs is available. desperate to ditch comcast.

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Re:Comcast won’t give new speed boost to Internet users who ... by mmanfrin on Monday April 30, 2018 @03:47PM (#16961631)

Gigabit is gigabit; they have had copper ADSL for a while and that caps at around 30mbps, but they're building gigabit all over the east bay right now.

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