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Unfortunately, while Fios may be widespread it is not universal by any means. I live in a Center City neighborhood which definitely has Fios in the area, but no

Unfortunately, while Fios may be widespread it is not universal by any means. I live in a Center City neighborhood which definitely has Fios in the area, but not in my building. Why not? No idea, but I've been here for ~4 years and there's no sign that my building will ever have Fios. I'm currently paying Comcast $108.99/mo, including a $13 modem rental fee, for "Blast internet" with "Download speeds up to 250 Mbps" but uploads of only ~11Mbps. When I first got Xfinity I tried to install my own modem so I wouldn't need to rent, but after hours upon hours with support trying to get my brand new modem to work, I gave up in frustration and just rented one. I upload photos, video etc. often enough that I would accept a hit to my download speed in order to increase my upload speed. I'm trying to switch away from Comcast to Philly Wisper, after suffering through Xfinity for years. Unfortunately I'm having trouble reaching my landlord to get access to the roof so that Philly Wisper can check for line-of-sight, but hopefully that gets cleared up soon.

soulnothing 7y ago
Same boat. There is Fios in the building adjacent to me. I see Fios outside quite often repairing lines. I've got 60Mbps/2Mbps (up/down) for 39 a month. I need more upload speed but that price jump to 110 was not worth it to me. Comcast business was no better. Fios is almost a requirement for me at this point. It's the only decent internet I've had other than a local Seattle internet. But it's very hard to find apartments that list it. Their listings on site finder isn't the most up to date either.
- skyfaller 7y ago
  Exactly, if I move out of this apartment I want to move somewhere with decent internet, but it's very difficult to screen for locations that have Fios available. It's one reason I haven't moved out of my current apartment already, it made the housing search much harder last time I tried. Ideally I'd like to live somewhere that has both Fios and Philly Wisper available, so I have a choice if one or the other starts unexpectedly sucking.
- swebs 7y ago
  https://broadbandmap.fcc.gov https://broadbandmap.fcc.gov

soulnothing 7y ago

Same boat. There is Fios in the building adjacent to me. I see Fios outside quite often repairing lines. I've got 60Mbps/2Mbps (up/down) for 39 a month. I need more upload speed but that price jump to 110 was not worth it to me. Comcast business was no better. Fios is almost a requirement for me at this point. It's the only decent internet I've had other than a local Seattle internet. But it's very hard to find apartments that list it. Their listings on site finder isn't the most up to date either.

skyfaller 7y ago
Exactly, if I move out of this apartment I want to move somewhere with decent internet, but it's very difficult to screen for locations that have Fios available. It's one reason I haven't moved out of my current apartment already, it made the housing search much harder last time I tried. Ideally I'd like to live somewhere that has both Fios and Philly Wisper available, so I have a choice if one or the other starts unexpectedly sucking.
swebs 7y ago
https://broadbandmap.fcc.gov https://broadbandmap.fcc.gov