I got a flyer in the snail mail the other day that said “surf fiber internet will soon be available to you”. My Mom has fiber internet in another state, and I know it’s fast for her (albeit she has verizon fios). I live in the USA Midwest Chicago area- and I have had comcast xfinity for 20+ years here. They are a ripoff. I am charged 88.95 a month USD. I have no TV or any other services other than basic internet (I think it’s the second lowest speed- they may call it “performance internet”)

What I did notice (and this may be a coincidence) was that they must be doing some construction on my street because they made survey marks on my property and painted where the gas line and water lines are. Could this be because they are putting in the fiber cables?

Thinking of switching but want to get opinions of others. Besides cost reasons, comcast can suck off because they are basically part of other hollywood support corporations that are part of ACE. (this is the other reason I want to do it)

  • dan@upvote.auEnglish
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    16 hours ago

    I don’t know anything about this company, but fiber is almost always better than cable. Lower latency, more reliable, and it’s usually symmetric (upload speed is the same as download speed).

    must be doing some construction on my street because they made survey marks on my property and painted where the gas line and water lines are. Could this be because they are putting in the fiber cables?

    It’s possible! Those marks means that some sort of digging/excavation is happening nearby. The company that wants to do the work calls a “dial before you dig” service (811 in the USA) and all the utility companies come out and mark their lines.