[Cialug] Dumped Mediacom, feels good

[Nicolai]

On Thu, Feb 05, 2015 at 03:03:36PM -0600, Justin Richeson wrote:
> Seconded...who is this ISP?  They sound too good to exist.

Unfortunately my new ISP doesn't provide service to Des Moines.  But
anyway, having a terrible ISP can distort one's conception of what is
"too good to exist."  Think about it: 15KB/s * 50x improvement is less
than 1/4 of the FCC's new definition of broadband.

Centurylink apparently offers 10mbps for $35?  That's faster than what I
have.  Google Fiber does 1gbps for $70.  Much faster.  US Internet does
1gbps for $65 and is now offering 10gbps service.  Basement datacenter!

http://www.startribune.com/local/minneapolis/286680241.html

10gbps is real, even if hyper-localized to an area of Minneapolis.  So
1/4 of broadband speed is pretty far from "too good to exist."

Nicolai
BRB moving to Minneapolis