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0 pointswincy1y ago0 comments

I dunno, I pay $70 a month for gigabit from Google Fiber and absolutely saturate that thing all day long up and down. A Google PM got me on a call and asked me if I wanted 20 gigabit for $200 a month the other day. No restrictions, I could run my business off my $70 if I really wanted to.

I don’t know what Cox is going on about, they need to get with the program.

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kstrauser1y ago

I pay $50 for 10 gigabits from Sonic. I don’t abuse it by deliberately running a speed test 24/7 or anything like that. I do use it for anything I want, at any time, without pausing to consider how much data it takes. Launch a NAS backup at 2PM on a weekday? Stream 4K video on 2 TVs at the same time? Download a mass of software updates? Without a second’s hesitation. The CEO is on record being very explicit that they sell you Internet access so you can use it as you see fit.

I have the best ISP in the country. You can’t convince me otherwise.

zootboy1y ago

I've been pushing an average of 10 TiB per month through my Sonic 10 Gbps fiber, mainly upload. Never had an issue or complaint. And really, even if my XGS-PON fiber is split between 32 customers, that's still ~300 Mbps per customer, which I'm nowhere near hitting.

Cerium1y ago

Absolutely amazing ISP. A while back my power went out. About three minutes later I got a text message (not from PG&E!) but from Sonic: (something like ..) "We noticed your connection went down and are running automated diagnostics." a few minutes later I got another text message which informed me that other nearby hardware they operate has lost power so they presume that my building has also lost power. Just a delightful experience.

xcskier561y ago

I think US internet would give you a run for your money on best ISP in the country. Been doing gigabit symmetrical for probably close to 10 years at very reasonable prices. When I called customer support about having a static IP, just ended up talking shop with whoever was on the other side. Amazing

kelnos1y ago

I'm so jealous. Every now and then I check to see if Sonic is available at my address, but I'm always disappointed. No one wants to spend the money to run fiber down my street, even though the trunk is a block away.

hi-v-rocknroll1y ago

Sonic is still in business? Had DSL with them 20 years ago.

kstrauser1y ago

They are so very still in business.

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lotsofpulp1y ago

This one is probably in contention:

https://epb.com/

kstrauser1y ago

Other than being 6x the price though.

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tshaddox1y ago