A conversation with Seattle
Anyway, what is the problem, again? Rather than create a public utility to deliver fiber-optic internet to city residences, McGinn has instead chosen to pursue a public-private partnership that has customers across the country drooling over its $80-per-month rate for gigabit speed, upstream and down. Continue reading Op-Ed: Seattle Times Editorial Board’s Pitiful Swing at McGinn’s Gigabit Broadband
The company promises its fiber-optic internet will supply residents in the University of Washington West Campus District, First Hill, Capitol Hill, and Central Area by first quarter of 2014, continuing the roll-out to a total of 14 neighborhoods throughout the year. Price for one gigabit-per-second (Gbps), upstream and down? $80 per month. Continue reading Seattle to Get Gigabit-Speed Internet, Through Fiber and Clouds, in 2014
In advance of Gigabit Squared’s Seattle broadband lighting up its fiber optic connections this fall, Comcast has hit hyperspeed on its residential broadband in Washington State (and selected locations nationally), announcing that it’s doubling the download speed of two its plans, while supercharging a third. The catch? It’s not what you think. Continue reading How Fast is Your Comcast Internet Today?
Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn was not in fact dressed like Jedi knight (the most popular alternative faith in the United Kingdom, so it wouldn’t have been weird) when he announced an ultra-fast broadband plan that would capitalize on the city’s excess (or “dark”) fiber optic lines. Continue reading Light the Dark Fiber We Must, Says Robed Mayor McGinn
Crawling along at 1.5 Mbps, I yearned to breathe free, as did a lot of other Seattle DSL customers, equally annoyed by announcements of upgrades untethered to mundane things like timeline and location. Finally, the great day arrived. I got 3 Mbps. Actually, I got a promise of 80 percent of 3 Mbps, which is 2.4 Mbps. Continue reading CenturyLink DSL Strengthens “Over Promise, Under Deliver” Brand Innovated by Qwest