Fiber to the Home FTTH
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| ColonelPanik Dec 15, 2008 2:56 PM EDT |
What to people in your area (world wide) pay for Fiber Optic service? I now have 4Megs down and 2Megs up for $63USD We have a 10M down and 2M up option for $72/74USD Thanks all. |
| azerthoth Dec 15, 2008 3:24 PM EDT |
Not Available, I pay ~60USD for 512k/128k. *edit* I should note that it's what they call 512/128, not what I call 512/128. Reality is ~350/75 and ~1200 ms latency */edit* |
| tracyanne Dec 15, 2008 4:13 PM EDT |
Fibre not available where I live - interestingly there's a very large Fibre pipe that runs past our place, but as far as we can tell the only user of it is the private air strip. We pay $AU130 for 20Meg Down 1 Meg up with 80gig data limit on the downstream data (after that we pay by the gigabyte for data), upstream data is unlimited. |
| jdixon Dec 15, 2008 4:35 PM EDT |
> What to people in your area (world wide) pay for Fiber Optic service? Fiber's not available in rural West Virginia. :( We can at least get decent DSL now. 1.5MB down, 128 KB up for $40/month from meer.net. |
| tuxchick Dec 15, 2008 4:49 PM EDT |
I pay four bucks for a big bag of oatmeal, you folks sure are getting gouged. |
| Sander_Marechal Dec 15, 2008 4:53 PM EDT |
I pay about US$ 50 for 8 Mbit down / 1 Mbit up at the best quality ISP in The Netherlands (including VoIP). There are cheaper ones, doing about 20 Mbit down / 1 Mbit up for US$ 40. |
| Scott_Ruecker Dec 15, 2008 5:01 PM EDT |
I pay about $130 for 10 down and 1 up with cable TV included as well. $10 of that goes just for the NFL Network though..;-) I can't believe I am saying it but it is really worth it if you like American Football, which I guess I kinda do..lol! |
| tracyanne Dec 15, 2008 5:06 PM EDT |
Quoting:you folks sure are getting gouged. Well I always knew I was. There are only two networks in Australia (everyone else rents space on them), and Telstra calls the shots by controlling the most of the data pipes. |
| theboomboomcars Dec 15, 2008 6:02 PM EDT |
I am currently paying $40.00/mo for 1Mbit up and Down Wifi. Where we moved from we had a 10Mbit each way Fibre for about $50.00/mo. I went for the wifi at our new place because even though it's slower than comcast, it is not comcast and there is no contract. It was kind of a big hit to go from 10Mbit to 1Mbit though, especially with VoIP which can use almost 800k at times. |
| moopst Dec 15, 2008 6:27 PM EDT |
I'm paying $46.99 for 7128k/784k on DSL that hits fiber one block over and one block up. And what's really good is my company pays for it because I'm a "hoteler" at work. I used to have Sprint Broadband fixed wireless that was a bit slower and had a lot more latency. Now I can vi a file at work and hit l and keep my finger on it ald let up and it stops right where I expected it to. It's almost like being at work. |
| herzeleid Dec 15, 2008 6:37 PM EDT |
I pay $69/mo for DSL w/ 1.5M down/256k up, albeit with 3 static IPs and the freedom to do whatever I want with that network connection. Maybe it's time to shop around again. |
| Sander_Marechal Dec 15, 2008 7:09 PM EDT |
Quoting:albeit with 3 static IPs and the freedom to do whatever I want with that network connection I have that too, although I have only one fixed IP address. It's why I opted for the more expensive ISP. They're very Linux friendly, give static IPs, encourage you to run your own servers off your home line and give you complete freedom. They also offer lots of extra goodies like IPv6 tunnels, up to 10 VoIP numbers, a lightning fast NNTP server with 30 days binary retention and much more. And most importantly, they do great stuff like this: 10 years of legal battle against Scientology because they believe in free speech and refuse to take down a website that Scientology doesn't like (http://www.xs4all.nl/nieuws/bericht.php?id=706&taal=en). I'll gladly pay $10/month extra for such service :-) |
| jdixon Dec 15, 2008 8:47 PM EDT |
> I have that too, although I have only one fixed IP address. Ours is supposed to include up to 5 IP addresses, but it appears no one at the ISP knows that now, and that they're out of such addresses. :( We do have one fixed IP address though, > encourage you to run your own servers off your home line and give you complete freedom. I wouldn't say ours encourages us, but they don't mind. As long as it isn't illegal, they don't worry about what you do. > It's why I opted for the more expensive ISP. Likewise. We could save $10/month by going with Verizon, but Meer is a much better company. |
| techiem2 Dec 16, 2008 1:30 AM EDT |
As far as I know around here, we're stuck with either Comcast or Verizon (and maybe a reseller or 3). And considering Verizon is doing the whole pain in the neck PPPOE thing, I don't want to touch them. So for now we're stuck with Comcast residential 6Mbit down/384k up. |
| jezuch Dec 16, 2008 2:48 AM EDT |
About $40 for 2mbit down, 128kbit up (IIRC), just outside the borders of Warsaw, to a local, tiny ISP (which has to use our local monopolist's pipes anyway). The ISP is so tiny I don't think it cares much about censorship, spying and stuff ;) |
| ColonelPanik Dec 16, 2008 1:34 PM EDT |
Thanks all! Keep the info coming. It does seem that prices for broadband are not dropping as it should with more costumers sign on. |
| jdixon Dec 16, 2008 1:44 PM EDT |
> It does seem that prices for broadband are not dropping as it should with more costumers sign on. Most areas are dealing with one of two monopoly providers: The telephone company and the cable company. Neither of them has ever had competitive prices, and neither of them plans on doing so any time soon. |
| NoDough Dec 16, 2008 3:15 PM EDT |
I pay $35 for 3MB down 1.5 up. DSL. Fiber is not available. My brother, who still runs the family farm, has fiber to his house and to his BARN! If you think the farm is in a metro area, then check this out. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&sll=37.0625,-95.677068... Nearest metro of any decent size. 100 miles. |
| jacog Dec 16, 2008 3:58 PM EDT |
Quoting:I pay four bucks for a big bag of oatmeal, you folks sure are getting gouged. A can of beans will do the trick too. |
| tracyanne Dec 16, 2008 4:12 PM EDT |
@jac: we're trying to ignore her, and you post this. |
| tuxchick Dec 16, 2008 4:17 PM EDT |
I like jacog best. |
| ColonelPanik Dec 16, 2008 5:49 PM EDT |
Off Topic Off Topic! Wheres Scott? So far NoDough has the best deal. Whats your brother paying? |
| tuxtom Dec 16, 2008 8:29 PM EDT |
I pay Cox $117/mo for digital cable, land-line phone with unltd in-state calling, and broadband. If I dropped everything and just kept the broadband it would be ~$50. To be honest with you I don't know what speeds they claim. They tier it out and I'm on a package deal. You never get what they advertise, or do you? http://dslreports.com/speedtest just revealed the following: San Diego to Los Angeles: 13292k Down, 2081k Up San Diego to San Francisco: 8155k Down, 1771k Up San Diego to Chicago: 8241k Down, 749k Up San Diego to Toronto: 4977k Down, 964k Up Can't complain 'bout that. Might be 'cause I live on the po' side of town and ain't got much competition. |
| techiem2 Dec 16, 2008 9:02 PM EDT |
We're on a package deal here too. I think without it the listed cost for our Comcast connection is @$45 for our 6Mb down, 384k up. |
| wjl Dec 17, 2008 2:03 AM EDT |
No fibre here; it's about €25 for DSL, 6MBit down and 512kBit up. |
| NoDough Dec 17, 2008 4:09 PM EDT |
>> So far NoDough has the best deal. Whats your brother paying? I have no idea. |
| ColonelPanik Dec 25, 2008 10:20 PM EDT |
Lafayette Unveils FTTH Pricing
Symmetrical 10Mbps for $29, 30Mbps for $45, or 50Mbps for $58
10:23AM Wednesday Dec 24 2008 by Karl Bode
The other day we noted that Lafayette, Louisiana was finally getting close to offering municipal fiber to the home, after years of opposition from local incumbents. Though they've been tight lipped on pricing, local papers are now reporting that Lafayette Utilities System will offer triple play bundles ranging from $84.85 to $200, with downstream broadband services ranging from 10Mbps to 50Mbps. Customers on network will communicate with other LUS customers at 100Mbps, notes LUS Director Terry Huval. Here's the complete pricing options, which solidly beat the fastest services offered anywhere (Comcast Wideband and Verizon FiOS), much less what's being offered locally by regional incumbents Cox and AT&T: Basic VIP – 84.85 Triple Play 80 Channels - $39.95 10 Mbps (up/down) 28.95 Phone $15.95 and .05 min LD VIP Silver - $137.21 250 Channels - $63.31 30 Mbps (up/down) - $44.95 Phone w/ extra features - $28.95 VIP Gold - $199.99 250 Channels and Includes HD and Premium Movie Channels (Suites) 45+ HD? - $98.09 50 Mbps (up/down) $57.95 Phone with Unlimited LD - $43.95 |
| ColonelPanik Dec 25, 2008 10:22 PM EDT |
Oops, I forgot to say that this is the very best deal
Anywhere, any time. This is very fair. Oil town. Maybe that helps. |
| montezuma Dec 26, 2008 4:28 PM EDT |
$54 month for 30Mb down and 5Mb up. NY metro area is pretty competitive fortunately. |
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