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Re: Minneapolis Fiber
I don't know... it could be coincidence, but that map looks to me like Google's not that interested in dealing with snowy cities. (SLC gets snow, I know, but I'm assuming proximity to Provo has something to do with their inclusion.)
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Re: Minneapolis Fiber
They are also favoring states with a very light, quick regulatory delay (excluding San Jose, CA, which ultimately is adjacent to Google HQ). I think the "snowy" avoidance is complete coincidence.
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Re: Minneapolis Fiber
The sense I got from my conversation is that the people in the city looking at this aren't too enthused about Google. They certainly know what Google is doing.
Re: Minneapolis Fiber
Yeah, I'd definitely prefer a citywide rollout of USI fiber over Google. Or even FiOS. You can't convince me that Google won't eventually require a G+ account for Google Fiber.
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Re: Minneapolis Fiber
I'd definitely prefer Google over anything Verizon, not that it matters because Verizon has been very clear it will not be expanding FiOS
Re: Minneapolis Fiber
Actually, you do have to have a Google account to sign up for the service, but that's par for the course since you have to have an account set up for any service you subscribe to. With Google Fiber, you also get an option to ditch you cable or satellite provider to go with Google's Fiber TV option. If you don't require the speeds fiber offers, Google has a free option which gives you 5 Mbps download & 1 Mbps upload speeds for 7 years as long as you pay the $300 installation fee.Yeah, I'd definitely prefer a citywide rollout of USI fiber over Google. Or even FiOS. You can't convince me that Google won't eventually require a G+ account for Google Fiber.
I'm sure UIS is a great company, but it doesn't look like they are too interested in investing a lot of money to compete directly with Comcast as this point.
Re: Minneapolis Fiber
I work at USI (but only till the end of the week, getting a new job), and just updated the coverage areas on the order form a couple days ago: https://my.usinternet.com/fiber/
Now that the ground is thawed we will start burying more fiber again soon. Most of this year's planned expansion is in the Lowry Hill, East Isles, and Whittier neighborhoods.
Now that the ground is thawed we will start burying more fiber again soon. Most of this year's planned expansion is in the Lowry Hill, East Isles, and Whittier neighborhoods.
Re: Minneapolis Fiber
You should totally throw some last week weight around and include the tip of the wedge in there... it doesn't make sense to exclude us lolI work at USI (but only till the end of the week, getting a new job), and just updated the coverage areas on the order form a couple days ago: https://my.usinternet.com/fiber/
Now that the ground is thawed we will start burying more fiber again soon. Most of this year's planned expansion is in the Lowry Hill, East Isles, and Whittier neighborhoods.
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Re: Minneapolis Fiber
And all those apartment buildings between Lake and 29th St -- between zone 3 and zones 4/2! Really glad to see the continued expansion though
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Re: Minneapolis Fiber
I can almost *see* Columbus Ave from my place. I really hope the goal is to fill in the gap between there and Pillsbury. Mmm...delicious fiber.
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Re: Minneapolis Fiber
Yeah, what's up with skipping all of the big new apartment complexes?
Re: Minneapolis Fiber
It's not uncommon for apartment buildings to lock in long term contracts with a service provider when they open up, so it may not be worth extending lines to an area where there are no potential customers.
Re: Minneapolis Fiber
I know that Lime offers both MultiBand and Comcast... unfortunately, we went with MultiBand and it's AWFUL! Stuck in a contract now of course.It's not uncommon for apartment buildings to lock in long term contracts with a service provider when they open up, so it may not be worth extending lines to an area where there are no potential customers.
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Re: Minneapolis Fiber
Yes! I don't know why we weren't included.
You should totally throw some last week weight around and include the tip of the wedge in there... it doesn't make sense to exclude us lol
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Re: Minneapolis Fiber
Sweet, they're across 35W. Keep heading east!
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Re: Minneapolis Fiber
Not having ISP options is only going to become more of a deal breaker for potential renters going forward. One of the main reasons I haven't moved from uptown to downtown, as I want to, is because all the places I've looked at downtown only have Comcast, who i refuse to do business with, as an option for any internet faster than 10 Mbps, which I consider the bare minimum acceptable speed in 2014. Whereas I get 40 Mbps down 20 Mbps up from CenturyLink in uptown. I really hope these fiber to the home options continue to expandIt's not uncommon for apartment buildings to lock in long term contracts with a service provider when they open up, so it may not be worth extending lines to an area where there are no potential customers.
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Re: Minneapolis Fiber
I'm surprised we don't see a co-op model for multiple dwelling unit complexes and Internet... I'm sure there are vendors who would be happy provide the infrastructure to bring in a trunk line and serve all the units at a low cost. The concept of the ISP seems rather dated.
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Re: Minneapolis Fiber
I'm surprised we don't see a co-op model for multiple dwelling unit complexes and Internet... I'm sure there are vendors who would be happy provide the infrastructure to bring in a trunk line and serve all the units at a low cost. The concept of the ISP seems rather dated.
Re: Minneapolis Fiber
Back in the '90s, I remember people talking about the concept of pulling fiber, and at least at that time you were likely to get reamed by the phone company, even if you were going between two isolated sites, because you had to rent space on their telephone poles.
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