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I'm also in San Francisco, and looking to move away from Comcast. Mostly due to cost, than anything (yeah, the idea that Internet costs me more than TV + Inter

by dboyd 15y ago

I'm also in San Francisco, and looking to move away from Comcast. Mostly due to cost, than anything (yeah, the idea that Internet costs me more than TV + Internet pisses me off in an irrational way). I must admit, it's tough, their Internet service is quite good. I assume you got the 'two lines' package? I wouldn't mind comparing what you are paying to my other options. What's your upload speed, and did you go with 'Annex M' or 'Annex A'? Monkeybrains is still an option for me, but I'm hesitant about going wireless. The information you provided is great, thanks for the post!

corysama 15y ago
In SF, I'm very happy with http://sonic.net/ http://sonic.net/ as a service and as a company.
bgentry 15y ago
Indeed I have the 2-line bonded DSL. The speed you get will depend quite heavily on your distance from the CO (you can check that here: https://signup.sonic.net/fusion/index/prequalAddress https://signup.sonic.net/fusion/index/prequalAddress ). I'm in Pac Heights, and my address is an estimated 5,307 ft. from the CO. I did a speed test last night at 24mbit/s down and 2mbit/s up. The quoted max speed for this service is 40mbit/s down and 2.5mbit/s up. The cost is $69.95/mo plus some govt. fees for the phone lines. They also offer a single-line service that should be half as fast for $39.95/mo.
- jason_slack 15y ago
  I checked and here at my location in Cupertino I am about 2800 feet from CO! Does anyone have experience with their "Business T" service for $308/month? I wonder what the install charge would be for that?
tfe 15y ago
Webpass (http://www.webpass.net/ http://www.webpass.net/), the other wireless ISP in the bay area, has been amazing. They only serve high-density residential buildings though, not individuals.
rosser 15y ago
I'm also using Sonic's "Fusion" bonded ADSL. At ~9000 line-feet from the CO, I'm seeing 12 mbit/sec down and 4 up. A coworker is also on Fusion, and sees 16 down and 5-7 up. She's far closer to her CO than I am to mine, though.

by dboyd 15y ago

corysama 15y ago

In SF, I'm very happy with http://sonic.net/ http://sonic.net/ as a service and as a company.

bgentry 15y ago

Indeed I have the 2-line bonded DSL. The speed you get will depend quite heavily on your distance from the CO (you can check that here: https://signup.sonic.net/fusion/index/prequalAddress https://signup.sonic.net/fusion/index/prequalAddress ). I'm in Pac Heights, and my address is an estimated 5,307 ft. from the CO. I did a speed test last night at 24mbit/s down and 2mbit/s up. The quoted max speed for this service is 40mbit/s down and 2.5mbit/s up. The cost is $69.95/mo plus some govt. fees for the phone lines. They also offer a single-line service that should be half as fast for $39.95/mo.

jason_slack 15y ago
I checked and here at my location in Cupertino I am about 2800 feet from CO! Does anyone have experience with their "Business T" service for $308/month? I wonder what the install charge would be for that?

tfe 15y ago

Webpass (http://www.webpass.net/ http://www.webpass.net/), the other wireless ISP in the bay area, has been amazing. They only serve high-density residential buildings though, not individuals.

rosser 15y ago

I'm also using Sonic's "Fusion" bonded ADSL. At ~9000 line-feet from the CO, I'm seeing 12 mbit/sec down and 4 up. A coworker is also on Fusion, and sees 16 down and 5-7 up. She's far closer to her CO than I am to mine, though.