KingStronghand t1_j6xtjck wrote on February 2, 2023 at 5:33 PM

Reply to comment by DBDude in Cord Cutting Is Hitting Comcast Harder Than Ever by speckz

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 on February 2, 2023 at 6:35 PM

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 on February 2, 2023 at 8:15 PM

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 on February 2, 2023 at 8:29 PM

That's good news. Glad to see at least one of the landline companies is actually serving its customers.

KingStronghand t1_j6yydkh wrote on February 2, 2023 at 9:46 PM

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 on February 3, 2023 at 2:23 AM

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 on February 3, 2023 at 3:23 PM

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