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There are far more options in Seattle than ever before (and possibly than any other city in the US). WaveG, CenturyLink, CascadeLink, WebPass (Google Fiber), Co
by aloknnikhil 7y ago
There are far more options in Seattle than ever before (and possibly than any other city in the US).
WaveG, CenturyLink, CascadeLink, WebPass (Google Fiber), Comcast
- bahmboo 7y agoThat doesn't appear accurate. If you happen to live in a building (condo/apt) that is supported by one of the other gigabit companies you list then you are good to go. But that is a very very small part of the population. Otherwise Seattle has only 2 options for physically connected internet: Centurylink and Comcast. And they are priced accordingly.
- aloknnikhil 7y agoHmm. I wouldn't call that a very very small part. It's not pervasive. But it's still better than the competition in most cities.
- yellow_postit 7y agoYup and there are large swaths of Seattle where Century Link doesn’t have competitive speeds to Comcast. Cities should have even more competition for service providers than rural areas.
- a_e_k 7y agoYes! I live in Seattle and whenever I try their checker it tells me "Great! You qualify for up to 12Mbps" for $45/mo. I'm not a fan of Comcast, but that Century Link offer is a poor joke in comparison. And this is despite living less than three blocks from a Century Link building crammed full of machines (I can hear the hum from the sidewalk when I go by). I don't get it.
- NotSammyHagar 7y agoIt's the cost of the last mile, and the difficulty and expense of running those wires.
- throwaway2048 7y agoOr just apathy by incumbent providers, why do better when doing worse still gets you paid.