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I live in SLC. There are basically 3 categories of internet here: 1. Big Telecom: This includes Comcast, CenturyLink, etc. You are basically guaranteed to over
by thomastjeffery 3y ago
I live in SLC. There are basically 3 categories of internet here:
1. Big Telecom: This includes Comcast, CenturyLink, etc. You are basically guaranteed to overpay, but service is usually pretty reliable. Last year I was paying >$100 for 1gbit down & 40mbit up on Comcast's coax; while every one of my neighbors had UTOPIA FTTH (the house I was renting was not connected to the network).
2. UTOPIA or Google Fiber: Yes, Google Fiber is another big telecom, but it's pricing ($70 for 1gbit symmetric FTTH) and reliability are practically identical to UTOPIA (the municipal network).
3. Residential lock-in: This is what I'm stuck with right now. I pay $100/mo. for ~120mbit with noticeably bad peering. The price is literally written into my apartment's lease, with no mention of speed or reliability.
I miss having actually good internet, but what I have is still much better than what I have lived with before.