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 | | Re: I think cable offers the fastest speeds in the US. Actually there's Paxio in the bay area that offers 1GB symmetrical.
But they are not a mainstream provider like Verizon and I doubt you'll be seeing that kind of speed from FiOS anytime soon. | |
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 | | | Re: I think cable offers the fastest speeds in the US. said by fifty nine:Actually there's Paxio in the bay area that offers 1GB symmetrical. But they are not a mainstream provider like Verizon and I doubt you'll be seeing that kind of speed from FiOS anytime soon. Seems like Paxio uses an all fiber network which makes AstroBoy's point mute. | |
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|  joebarnhartPaxio evangelist
join:2005-12-15
Santa Clara, CA | Right you are. Paxio is all FTTH and offers up to 1000M/1000M. They are, however, only in the S.F. Bay Area at present. They have some footprint in Emeryville, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Brentwood (N. Cal.), San Jose, etc.
Paxio's 100/100 plan is under $95/mo. so it compares very favorable to cable. Plus, it's not "up to" or any such nonsense -- it's full speed, all the time, no excuses.
I wish everybody could get Paxio.
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| | | | Re: I think cable offers the fastest speeds in the US. I inquired with Paxio. They need a "community" to connect before they can hook you up. Not exactly sure what that means. | |
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| | | joebarnhartPaxio evangelist
join:2005-12-15
Santa Clara, CA | Re: I think cable offers the fastest speeds in the US. From what I understand, the "community" aspect is a common group of people who can help fund the building of the network to your home(s). Like a homeowner's association or a condo association who can assess a special fee to connect to the fiber.
Paxio doesn't have the capital to build fiber everywhere so they strike deals with "communities" to bring the fiber out. The up-front money helps construct the fiber and it gets you benefits for x number of years on the back end. When I bought my home, Pulte basically paid the upfront cost to get us connected to fiber during the construction phase.
The toughest case is single family homes with no association. There's no critical mass of users to negotiate with and it makes it very hard to bring a fiber to the neighborhood. | |
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