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I believe Sonic uses AT&T fiber, so you actually are getting the same service...
by Ductapemaster 6y ago
I believe Sonic uses AT&T fiber, so you actually are getting the same service...
- jnathsf 6y agoI don’t think that’s true. They use ATT copper for reselling their DSL but for fiber they roll their own. I’m lucky and have Sonic 1Gb symmetrical service for $40.
- jonpurdy 6y agoSee the post above yours; they do both. I'm in a building where Sonic is offered but it's through AT&T. I went with AT&T since the price was the same, would still need to rent AT&T's stupid PON device (which I bypass anyway), and Sonic mentioned that AT&T provided poor customer service for Sonic customers. I'd love it if the fiber in the building was public so I could just pay 1/2 what I pay AT&T for Sonic instead.
- robterrell 6y agoYes, I'm a Sonic fiber customer on AT&T fiber. AT&T terminated fiber to the house, and my bits go over their network (with all the negatives that implies), but my service is uncapped and my bill comes from Sonic. It's more than $40 though.
- kbenson 6y agoSonic resells AT&T fiber when their own fiber offering is not built out in that area. This allows the customer to utilize Sonic's services and support (being able to call Sonic instead of AT&T is a feature for many people) as well as use sonic services, and allows Sonic to still make a small amount of money per customer and have a built in audience of people what likely want to upgrade if Sonic fiber is built in the area as it will be cheaper for them (and still more profitable for Sonic). Disclosure: I work for sonic, and this is my personal understanding of the strategy, which may have other nuances.
- fragmede 6y agoMore explicitly: Sonic has run quite a bit of their own fiber all over the city. Sonic can also use AT&T fiber, which they do in parts of the city that they don't have fiber in.