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0 pointsscarface747y ago0 comments

From my real-world testing, you shouldn't really expect to get more than 30-40 Mbps down and 5 Mbps up in a typical scenario. If you're competing with DSL,

For the most part, he isn’t competing with DSL. He is competing with cable. It looks like Comcast does service the area.

Another thing that stands out was that the article mentioned he was paying $1000 for a “< 1Gpbs” Fiber line.

From the link on what’s available in Scranton, it looks like Comcast also offers 1Gbps downloads.

He also said that he has 200 customers - mostly business.

I don’t see how this makes sense from an investment standpoint to offer service in an area that doesn’t appear to be underserved.

I’m definitely no fan of Comcast, but their business internet service is straightforward. If I’m running a business, the cost difference between Comcast and Loop is neglible.

Personally, I’m glad to have the much better, cheaper, gigabit service from AT&T, but I would grin and bare Comcast again if I had too.

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KAMSPioneer7y ago

I don't have an answer for your question, but I believe you've misquoted the article. It was <$1000 for a 1Gbps circuit, not $1000 for a <1Gbps circuit.

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