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Ulmo
join:2005-09-22
San Jose, CA Reviews:
 ·SONIC.NET
| reply to joebarnhart
Re: did they forget something Ok, thanks for that. It's real, for you definately. However, it is not that real, since I just got this email from Paxio (excerpted):
"Your address does not currently have PAXIO service available,"
They then go on to offer applying for a business case to be made to bring it to my address. Of course I consider that the right approach: that's open for business (no losses but willing to consider gains). However, just because it's a reasonable approach doesn't make it "an available option". It just makes it an option in some places.
I spent 15 minutes looking for the time-based coverage map, or any coverage map at all, or any description of its coverage, and found nothing, so there's no indication that its business model = substantial availability growth, except your statement that its footprint is growing. How is it growing?
So, I repeat: AT&T is stuck at 768kbps/384kbps, and the other option is Comcast. There's no Sonic Fusion, Paxio, or anything else I'm aware of. AT&T U-Verse, while available at my address, is restricted to those that meet extremely restrictive credit reporting agency specifications, unlike all the other carriers, so while you can hawk AT&T's business choices all you want, it is therefore unavailable and not reality. That means Comcast is the only game in town, which means it is a monopoly. | |
NormanSPremium,MVM
join:2001-02-14
San Jose, CA
kudos:4 Reviews:
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1 edit | said by Ulmo:That means Comcast is the only game in town, which means it is a monopoly. In your neighborhood, but in in the entire town. | | |
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 joebarnhartPaxio evangelist
join:2005-12-15
Santa Clara, CA | reply to Ulmo
I know that Paxio partnered with Pulte Homes in some San Jose communities. I think one was called Mariana Square. Another was Altura (close to Santa Clara). I live in Talavera, a Santa Clara Pulte community. Paxio has more (non-Pulte) projects in the area as well. I just thought of the Pulte ones off the top of my head.
If you have a Homeowner's Association you can probably get the fiber brought to your area. If you live in an apartment or condo, you can probably get the fiber as well. The hardest area for Paxio to reach is a patch of single-family homes with no HOA because there's no critical mass of people to deal with.
Don't just lie there and let Comcast or AT&T do anything they want to you. Look into that "fiber advocate" stuff and help Paxio get a fiber into your community. Or, the next time you move, look for a place with fiber already installed. | |
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