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Well, as an NYC based startup I can speak to a at least one thing; TWC Business/Commercial internet is garbage. Plain and simple. We're lucky enough to have FIO

by bigdubs 12y ago

Well, as an NYC based startup I can speak to a at least one thing; TWC Business/Commercial internet is garbage. Plain and simple. We're lucky enough to have FIOS in our building and that has been pretty decent, it still goes out quite a bit.

Retric 12y ago
As soon as you move past the low end of cable / FIOS Internet speeds NY has awesome commercial network bandwidth. Think OC 192 and beyond. You can often make a deal with another company in your building to add bandwidth or redundancy. Also, http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multihoming http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multihoming FIOS and cable Internet or even just DSL is a good option if you need a little more stability or bandwidth.
- JohnTHaller 12y ago
  FiOS isn't available in many areas of the city (I can't get it at home where I do most of my work). TWC is incredibly unreliable (daily outtages of a few minutes, monthly/bimonthly outtages of a full day or so). I have no other alternative other than slow/unreliable DSL or exceedingly overpriced (per GB) mobile hotspots.
  - potatolicious 12y ago
    FiOS is actually "available" in most parts of the city - i.e., there's a Verizon FiOS line running right in the street in front of your apartment. The main problem are buildings and landlords. Many landlords and supers receive kickbacks from TWC to prevent Verizon from accessing the building and delivering the last-100-feet service. The best way to improve the state of internet in NYC is for the city to start busting landlord heads.
    - JohnTHaller 12y ago
      It's not available where I am. Not on my block. Or the next one. Or the next one. Verizon has no ETA on when it will be and hasn't been installing any new fiber in my neighborhood in a long time. It has nothing to do with my building owner. The owner-occupied single and two family properties on my block (or the next one, or the next one, etc) can't get it either.
      - Retric 12y ago
        Absolutely no offence indented, but this is the type of thing you work out before signing a long term lease. Not that that in any way helps you, but FIOS is available in much of NYC so if your looking to move to that area it's an option. In your case, bonding with wireless or DSL in case of outages is probably worth it. The difference between slow internet and no internet is huge. Other options include wireless internet cards for PC's / laptops, it can get vary expensive but for a small staff that occasionally does off site demo's it's also vary useful for that.
        JohnTHaller 12y ago
        Unfortunately, wireless is hugely expensive... as in $10 per GB expensive. As posted in another comment, I have a Verizon hotspot that I use as a backup for the unreliable Time Warner Cable connection. DSL isn't an option as, like most (possibly all) of NYC, I only have a Verizon or someone that resells it. I tried it once years ago and was out of service for 7 days of my 1 month trial because a Verizon tech randomly unplugged something at the local box. My only real choice is to move to another neighborhood. But I've begun looking into moving to San Francisco anyway, since it's a much better environment for tech companies (unless you're in finance technology, which I used to do).

by bigdubs 12y ago

Retric 12y ago

As soon as you move past the low end of cable / FIOS Internet speeds NY has awesome commercial network bandwidth. Think OC 192 and beyond. You can often make a deal with another company in your building to add bandwidth or redundancy. Also, http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multihoming http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multihoming FIOS and cable Internet or even just DSL is a good option if you need a little more stability or bandwidth.

JohnTHaller 12y ago
FiOS isn't available in many areas of the city (I can't get it at home where I do most of my work). TWC is incredibly unreliable (daily outtages of a few minutes, monthly/bimonthly outtages of a full day or so). I have no other alternative other than slow/unreliable DSL or exceedingly overpriced (per GB) mobile hotspots.
- potatolicious 12y ago
  FiOS is actually "available" in most parts of the city - i.e., there's a Verizon FiOS line running right in the street in front of your apartment. The main problem are buildings and landlords. Many landlords and supers receive kickbacks from TWC to prevent Verizon from accessing the building and delivering the last-100-feet service. The best way to improve the state of internet in NYC is for the city to start busting landlord heads.
  - JohnTHaller 12y ago
    It's not available where I am. Not on my block. Or the next one. Or the next one. Verizon has no ETA on when it will be and hasn't been installing any new fiber in my neighborhood in a long time. It has nothing to do with my building owner. The owner-occupied single and two family properties on my block (or the next one, or the next one, etc) can't get it either.
    - Retric 12y ago
      Absolutely no offence indented, but this is the type of thing you work out before signing a long term lease. Not that that in any way helps you, but FIOS is available in much of NYC so if your looking to move to that area it's an option. In your case, bonding with wireless or DSL in case of outages is probably worth it. The difference between slow internet and no internet is huge. Other options include wireless internet cards for PC's / laptops, it can get vary expensive but for a small staff that occasionally does off site demo's it's also vary useful for that.
      - JohnTHaller 12y ago
        Unfortunately, wireless is hugely expensive... as in $10 per GB expensive. As posted in another comment, I have a Verizon hotspot that I use as a backup for the unreliable Time Warner Cable connection. DSL isn't an option as, like most (possibly all) of NYC, I only have a Verizon or someone that resells it. I tried it once years ago and was out of service for 7 days of my 1 month trial because a Verizon tech randomly unplugged something at the local box. My only real choice is to move to another neighborhood. But I've begun looking into moving to San Francisco anyway, since it's a much better environment for tech companies (unless you're in finance technology, which I used to do).