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Sonic.net will likely beat Google in building out gigabit in SF. This megathread has been following their progress in the Sunset (and soon the Richmond) since 2
by blackjack48 11y ago
Sonic.net will likely beat Google in building out gigabit in SF. This megathread has been following their progress in the Sunset (and soon the Richmond) since 2013:
https://forums.sonic.net/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=1085 https://forums.sonic.net/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=1085
According to the CEO, though some of the issues have been related to permitting/bureaucracy, they have also had some contractor-related setbacks as well.
- duren 11y agoThe problem with Sonic is their 12 month contract
- wanderingstan 11y agoFirst month is free, and contract doesn't kick in until after that. For me the math worked: Was paying $100/month for 20Mb Comcast. Now paying $40/month for 30Mb Sonic. Penalty for breaking the 12 month contract early is $150. So after 2.5 months of good service, I'm in the black even if I have to cancel early. Anecdotally, their technicians were the smartest I've ever met. I learned a lot about DSL and how they get 30MB out of 2 lines. I also learned that my 2014 MacBook pro can't even handle more than ~20Mb over wifi. My iPhone 6S is now running at about 27Mb, and I get 35Mb when wired to the router. I'm in the Inner Richmond.
- duren 11y agoAlright, the math makes sense for you. In my case, it would have been $10 cheaper than Comcast, but 1/5 of the speed, and I'd be locked into a year of service.
- lucaspiller 11y agoThe speeds on your equipment are probably due to a poor router. I had no issues maxing out 100mbit over wifi on my Mac and iPhone (then I moved...)
- xenadu02 11y agoThere is no likely; their truck just ran fiber in front my house in sunset. $40/mo for gigabit.