Comcast wanted $210k for Internet–so this man helped expand a co-op fiber ISP

Re:Comcast wanted $210k for Internet–so this man helped expa... by zbrozek on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @12:32AM (#33243007)

I found the online checker result surprising and figured I should call to get more information. On the phone I was told that all of Summit Wood Road was able to get service, including my future address. That particular home had just never actually signed up at any point since the neighborhood was wired. No problem, a tech can get it online in a jiffy.

You'll note I didn't go after Comcast in any way after that. But I didn't pay them the huge sum they belatedly demanded either. Paying 6x the going rate for 5x more linear distance of trenching than I needed was not enticing. Also their oversubscription ratio in my neighborhood turned out to be excessive and they got crushed by network throughput demand starting during the lockdowns and continuing with prolonged WFH.

Comcast served me perfectly well at my previous address in Sunnyvale.

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Re:Comcast wanted $210k for Internet–so this man helped expa... by silisili on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @12:45AM (#33243072)

Oh cool, you're on HN.

I didn't mean to give any negative vibes, just responding to the 'illegal' comment.

In any event, I wholeheartedly agree and respect the hell out of what you've done. I wish my area would do the same... Comcast is now charging over 100 dollars for internet, 130ish to get rid of the super low data cap. And thats 35mb up! Now that should be illegal.

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Re:Comcast wanted $210k for Internet–so this man helped expa... by zbrozek on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @12:54AM (#33243117)

Our solution wasn't exactly cheap, however. It was the only good option for homes on a couple of private streets adjacent to mine, so we did it anyway.

I pay $155/mo for now, getting a public static ipv4 address and symmetric 10 gbps without a cap.

I'm satisfied with the result, but I absolutely wouldn't have spent so long organizing my neighborhood if I could've just signed up for cable like most people in most suburbs.

And if I'm to be blunt, I regret choosing to live in the town at all. The home turned out to be far more broken than the disclosures let on and doing the remodeling work is a nightmare exercise in dealing with a local government that behaves like an HOA. But I'm trying to make the most of my bad decisions.

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