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f0rge · 06-23-2014, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Chattanooga FR-S

1 gig up and down, $69.99/mo if that's all you have, bundling TV and phone drop it a little bit. Fiber to the house. Gig city, baby!

Here are actual numbers from this morning, through the router. If I plug directly into the wall jack, I can usually get right at 1gig both ways.

What the shit? I want that...

Chattanooga FR-S · 06-23-2014, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by f0rge

What the shit? I want that...

Yeah, it's nice. EPB is the Electric Power Board here in Chattanooga, TN. Several years back they got approval to build a smart network to better monitor the electricity usage, outages, etc., and one of the side effects is that they were able to throw fiber optic services to the homes in their service area: phone, TV, and internet. As they make more money on the services, they increase speeds for the same price. About a year ago they bumped everyone who was on 50 Mbps up to 100 Mbps at no charge, and if you were on 100 Mbps (which I was) they bumped you to 1 Gbps at no charge. Pretty sweet!

I love that they do NOT do sales, special offers, etc. The price they list is the price you pay, the price your neighbor pays, every month, all the time. none of that 3-6-12 month crap that Comcast and others do and then you have to threaten to leave them when they double your monthly bill. Also, on the rare occasions that you need to call for tech support, the people who answer are local, and if you get disconnected and have to call back in, you end up getting the same person you were just talking to almost every time, so you don't have to repeat all the problem details again.

https://epbfi.com/internet/

Cockatoo · 06-23-2014, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Chattanooga FR-S

Yeah, it's nice. EPB is the Electric Power Board here in Chattanooga, TN. Several years back they got approval to build a smart network to better monitor the electricity usage, outages, etc., and one of the side effects is that they were able to throw fiber optic services to the homes in their service area: phone, TV, and internet. As they make more money on the services, they increase speeds for the same price. About a year ago they bumped everyone who was on 50 Mbps up to 100 Mbps at no charge, and if you were on 100 Mbps (which I was) they bumped you to 1 Gbps at no charge. Pretty sweet!

I love that they do NOT do sales, special offers, etc. The price they list is the price you pay, the price your neighbor pays, every month, all the time. none of that 3-6-12 month crap that Comcast and others do and then you have to threaten to leave them when they double your monthly bill. Also, on the rare occasions that you need to call for tech support, the people who answer are local, and if you get disconnected and have to call back in, you end up getting the same person you were just talking to almost every time, so you don't have to repeat all the problem details again.

https://epbfi.com/internet/

I'm jellin.....

sluflyer06 · 06-23-2014, 02:51 PM

I'm at work right now but I typically average 105 down (12.6MB/s)

Charter - St. Louis, MO
$44.99 (non promo full price)
100Mb/5Mb

King Tut · 06-23-2014, 03:02 PM

$65/mo
Mediacom Cable
10 Down / 1 Up

cdrazic93 · 06-23-2014, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chattanooga FR-S

1 gig up and down, $69.99/mo if that's all you have, bundling TV and phone drop it a little bit. Fiber to the house. Gig city, baby!

Here are actual numbers from this morning, through the router. If I plug directly into the wall jack, I can usually get right at 1gig both ways.

This would make my interwebs faster than i know what to do with :O

Kimsey47 · 06-23-2014, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Chattanooga FR-S

1 gig up and down, $69.99/mo if that's all you have, bundling TV and phone drop it a little bit. Fiber to the house. Gig city, baby!

Here are actual numbers from this morning, through the router. If I plug directly into the wall jack, I can usually get right at 1gig both ways.

Damn! Beat me to it!

f0rge · 06-23-2014, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by cdrazic93

This would make my interwebs faster than i know what to do with :O

Also probably ruin internet everywhere else for the rest of your life.

cdrazic93 · 06-23-2014, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by f0rge

Also probably ruin internet everywhere else for the rest of your life.

Yes, but improve my gaming speed as well

Chattanooga FR-S · 06-23-2014, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by f0rge

Also probably ruin internet everywhere else for the rest of your life.

This is just about true. Browsing anywhere else is...just...pain...ful...

Shagaliscious · 06-23-2014, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chattanooga FR-S

1 gig up and down, $69.99/mo if that's all you have, bundling TV and phone drop it a little bit. Fiber to the house. Gig city, baby!

Here are actual numbers from this morning, through the router. If I plug directly into the wall jack, I can usually get right at 1gig both ways.

sluflyer06 · 06-23-2014, 06:04 PM

I'm at home now. As before
Charter - St. Louis, MO
$45/month

Ping is like it is because I did it from a WiFi connection.

f0rge · 06-27-2014, 07:57 AM

Ok finally got around to testing mine.

Rogers 35/3, I pay around $45

reeves · 06-27-2014, 08:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chattanooga FR-S

1 gig up and down, $69.99/mo if that's all you have, bundling TV and phone drop it a little bit. Fiber to the house. Gig city, baby!

Here are actual numbers from this morning, through the router. If I plug directly into the wall jack, I can usually get right at 1gig both ways.

Yes, it does make all other internet services feel like dialup haha

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