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Yup 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 pr
by yellow_postit 7y ago
Yup 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.