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I tried both Spectrum and Frontier at 1Gbit/s. I'm in Santa Monica. Only one example but: Frontier was so much better than Spectrum — pings to 8.8.8.8 are cons
by maximilianroos 5y ago
I tried both Spectrum and Frontier at 1Gbit/s. I'm in Santa Monica. Only one example but:
Frontier was so much better than Spectrum — pings to 8.8.8.8 are consistently 6-8ms, compared to Spectrum at 10-30ms. And Frontier download speeds are 500Mbps-800Mbps, significantly higher than Spectrum.
The installation was also more competent and organized.
I'd guess there's lots of regional variation though.
- t3rabytes 5y agoThis could just be pinned down to Frontier using fiber and Spectrum using coax, yes?
- seizethegdgap 5y agoSpectrum offers a "Gigabit" package, but it's asymmetric 940/35. Full Duplex DOCSIS via DOCSIS 4.0 is coming (https://stopthecap.com/2019/06/25/cables-docsis-4-0-symmetrical-broadband-coming/ https://stopthecap.com/2019/06/25/cables-docsis-4-0-symmetri...), and it looks like Comcast is demo'ing it in a lab (https://www.lightreading.com/cable-tech/10g/comcast-full-duplex-docsis-trial-pumps-out-4-gig-symmetrical-speeds-/d/d-id/768950 https://www.lightreading.com/cable-tech/10g/comcast-full-dup...), but who knows how much longer it'll take to get it fully up to speed.
- selectodude 5y agoWest LA is mostly old Verizon Fios infra.
- rcpt 5y agoLong Beach here using gigabit Frontier and it's been great. Easily the best home internet service I've ever had. I plug my Google WiFi (yes I work at Google) directly into the modem and ignore the router they gave me entirely. It's real nice not having to deal with that huge box.