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I've seen Google Fiber open up a station in Charlotte NC and they're able to set up their internet service for you pretty much anywhere withing 2 hours of the city. A friend of mine in San Francisco was even able to get it while the store was located all the way in San Jose!
I think maybe because of the amount of Northerners moving down, as well as students relying on the internet more to get their school work done, the demand for faster internet is approaching, and Google Fiber is INSANELY fast, compared to almost any other internet service provider in the US.
They're also planning on opening a Google Fiber in Charleston sometime in early 2017.
Charter is doing a pretty good job on their own, pricing themselves out of the market. I would imagine that they would sink faster if they didn't almost hold a monopoly on the region.
Not really too sure about that. Their non promo prices are pretty much on par with the national average of 60-70 a month. Even in places that have FIOS pricing is pretty much the same. A duopoly really isn't that much better than a monopoly. Unfornately AT&Ts hit or miss uverse coverage makes it difficult for a lot of upstaters to promo hop for broadband.
I think Charter would quickly go bankrupt if AT&T offered Internet as fast as Charter.
Not that I like Charter, but no amount of speed would ever convince me to give AT&T any of my money ever again. Worst company in the world. Makes Charter/Time Warner/etc look like saints.
Not really too sure about that. Their non promo prices are pretty much on par with the national average of 60-70 a month. Even in places that have FIOS pricing is pretty much the same. A duopoly really isn't that much better than a monopoly. Unfornately AT&Ts hit or miss uverse coverage makes it difficult for a lot of upstaters to promo hop for broadband.
My Charter internet is only $50 for 60Mbit and I actually get 80Mbit. I've been paying $50/mo for Charter for like 10 years, so not sure how they're suddenly 'pricing themselves out of the market'.
My Charter internet is only $50 for 60Mbit and I actually get 80Mbit. I've been paying $50/mo for Charter for like 10 years, so not sure how they're suddenly 'pricing themselves out of the market'.
Is that $50 per month just for Internet? Because my Charter Internet-only package was $50/month, then about a year or two ago they went to o$55, and then a few months later went to $60.
I have absolutely not complaints about the speed though - I also get around 80mbps while the package is quoted as 60mbps.
I've seen Google Fiber open up a station in Charlotte NC and they're able to set up their internet service for you pretty much anywhere withing 2 hours of the city. A friend of mine in San Francisco was even able to get it while the store was located all the way in San Jose!
I think maybe because of the amount of Northerners moving down, as well as students relying on the internet more to get their school work done, the demand for faster internet is approaching, and Google Fiber is INSANELY fast, compared to almost any other internet service provider in the US.
They're also planning on opening a Google Fiber in Charleston sometime in early 2017.
That's very interesting. Is there anyone links to where you found the Google fiber Charleston info?
Not sure if this is related or how much truth there is, but some family members noticed lines being run along Reid School Rd. in Taylors, from Wade Hampton. They talked to the workers who said it's for a new cell network (I guess going to Paris Mtn?) that is supposedly going to destroy the big cell companies that are here already.
Not sure if this is related or how much truth there is, but some family members noticed lines being run along Reid School Rd. in Taylors, from Wade Hampton. They talked to the workers who said it's for a new cell network (I guess going to Paris Mtn?) that is supposedly going to destroy the big cell companies that are here already.
Why would a cell network (wireless technology) be laying ground lines? On the surface, that doesn't seem to make sense.
Hopefully it's a new broadband network that will bring some competition to the market and cause the existing players to improve service level at a lower price.
Why would a cell network (wireless technology) be laying ground lines? On the surface, that doesn't seem to make sense.
Hopefully it's a new broadband network that will bring some competition to the market and cause the existing players to improve service level at a lower price.
The wireless signal has to be broadcast from somewhere (i.e. towers on Paris Mountain) and I assume those towers would use ground lines. Again, not saying that's what all the new lines are, just something I heard.
The wireless signal has to be broadcast from somewhere (i.e. towers on Paris Mountain) and I assume those towers would use ground lines. Again, not saying that's what all the new lines are, just something I heard.
Thats correct. Cell phone towers generally have a wired connection, though some use wireless backhauls.
That being said I have my doubts about it running to paris mtn. Most cell towers are only a few miles apart in any sort of populated area, even closer in densely populated areas. It could be some implementation of WiMax or something similar which has a greater range in which case Paris Mtn could make sense.
If it is some sort of new entrant to the market. I would guess we would have heard something about it by now.
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