Submitted by speckz t3_10rq6ml in technology
DBDude t1_j6xblsb wrote
Starlink is going to hurt them even more for their rural expansion. "Sure, we'll run a cable 500 feet to your house, for $10K." "Fuck you, I'm going satellite."
29681b04005089e5ccb4 t1_j6xgmbt wrote
Meanwhile rural co-ops are running fiber hundreds of feet from the road to houses at no cost (with a 3 year service commitment)
DBDude t1_j6xqjoo wrote
The fun part about that is the coop running the river is probably hooked up to Comcast anyway.
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400921FB54442D18 t1_j6xgwm7 wrote
Which is why big ISPs and conservative voters hate municipal and co-op ISPs.
4077 t1_j6xwbf2 wrote
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KingStronghand t1_j6xttux wrote
Windstream is running fiber for no cost and no contract commitment I believe. If you can get fiber through them I recommend it. We are working our way down the east coast installing fiber infrastructure in rural areas.
jmatach t1_j6z7da2 wrote
Because fiber cost next to nothing for hundreds of feet. Coax cost $80,000 per mile. 500 feet with all the electrical components would cost approximately $7500. Then it’s about $150 to the install (labor for tech roll) $200 for the modem and wire and another 150 to bury the new service drop. So the cable company would have to spend 8 grand to get $60 a month. And who’s to say the new customer wouldn’t cancel after 3 months?
29681b04005089e5ccb4 t1_j6z9kf9 wrote
Perhaps Comcast should work harder on switching everything over to fiber in that case so they can remain competitive in the ISP market.
jmatach t1_j6zdsju wrote
Agreed, my company is doing it they should too
KingStronghand t1_j6xtjck wrote
I work for Windstream and we are running fiber to rural areas for free. Windstream seems like they are trying to fix their horrible reputation. I've had the fiber at my house for over a year and it's been great. I get 1gb speed download and upload. If you can get fiber through Windstream Kinetic I recommend. 1gb is around $90 a month I believe in my area. It's not a fiber fed copper system either. It's actually true fiber.
This is with no contract either I believe. If you don't like it then you can cancel it.
DBDude t1_j6y3nzg wrote
Say we have a person living on his property, and his house is half a mile from your nearest Windstream connection. If you run fiber to him, he's going to be the only one on that service. Windstream will actually spend that money to run the line for free? That is amazing.
The only time I've seen free runs is when a bunch of unserved households together ask for the service, so that the ISP knows it'll get a greater income for that expense.
KingStronghand t1_j6yjlhj wrote
In my area yes. We will get you service as long as you are within 2000 to 3000 ft of the nearest fiber terminal. Now if you are way out there AND you do not feel like waiting to get fiber then I'm sure you can buy your way up to the top of the list. That's way above my pay grade though.
After Covid hit alot of government money went to ISP to expand the fiber network. The government wants as many ppl on a high speed network in case we have to lock down again. So Windstream isn't exactly spending the money if that makes sense. Windstream isn't the only company to receive money. If your ISP is garbage, start calling the PUC on these assholes. I can tell you from being a technician and a lineman for Windstream, though they have listened to complaints over the years and they want to build a better reputation. I used to hate Windstream internet with a passion. I wouldn't recommend our DSL/Copper service to anyone. I'll tell you to go to Comcast if you can't get fiber through Windstream. Personally i would go without internet rather than give comcast another cent.
Windstream fiber>everything else I have seen so far. Especially for the price.
You can get 1GB upload and down for a little over $90 a month.
DBDude t1_j6ylvd9 wrote
That's good news. Glad to see at least one of the landline companies is actually serving its customers.
KingStronghand t1_j6yydkh wrote
Yeah Windstream is trying right alot of wrongs they committed. They have a long way to go but I highly recommend them if you can get fiber.
Yoyo805 t1_j701bir wrote
So, I live out in the boonies and WS is the only option. We're currently on 30mbps and I can't check to see if fiber is available at my location on their website because we're... already their customers. Odd decision, but okay.
I start hammering in random addresses also on my street to find one it lets me work with and we're locked into either 15 or 30, and we already have 30.
Who at WS should we contact for fiber expansion to see when/if they plan on rolling it out here?
KingStronghand t1_j726qch wrote
If you call into the retail store for your area/state they should be able to tell you.if you Google Windstream retail store for your state you may be able to skip the 1800 number and go straight to them. If not the 1800 number is your best bet but I'm not a big fan of the 1-800 number. I think the retail stores provide better customer service. Feel free to DM me if you need help. It may take me a little while to respond since I'm working at the moment. I'll ask my boss if I can't answer your questions.
AEN-K0NG-S3X1 is my referral code for ws. You may be able to get a deal or promotion if you mention the code. I do commission from the code. The fiber builds are supposed to go on for the next 10 years I believe. So don't give up hope if it isn't there yet.
And no i didn't pick the sexy Kong referral code lol. WS randomly generated it. I like to think our programmers have a sense of humor lmao
dirtyjose t1_j6xcpnv wrote
Hope you live in a rural area without trees or weather then lol
DBDude t1_j6xqno0 wrote
They work great in bad weather, and as far as trees go, put it on your house.
dirtyjose t1_j6xqsg3 wrote
Ah yes, certainly no tall trees in rural areas.
DBDude t1_j6xybz3 wrote
I have lots of tall trees around me, but the clearing around the house allows plenty of line of sight to the sky. If the trees were closer I’d put it on the house.
This isn’t like traditional satellite. You can have multiple satellites in view and it’ll pick the best one.
dirtyjose t1_j6xzft2 wrote
Glad you've had better luck with it than residents here.
DBDude t1_j6y4h34 wrote
I don't need it, but I certainly have plenty of places to put a dish.
Also, remember that Starlink isn't fully built out yet, many more to come. They've already launched four batches just this year, over 200 of them.
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