That’s true for most of the country — it’s either the phone company (DSL/fiber) or cable (coaxial). Google Fiber is a good product with some concerns:
(1) I don’t like giving Mtn View even more control of the Internet
(2) Right now, they’re well-behaved, but who’s to say they won’t use their status as an ISP to push Google’s service to the detriment of competitors?
(3) They seem to want to go with a sort of wireless hybrid system in future vs bringing fiber to everyone’s doorstep. Fiber is nearly 100% reliable, wireless Internet … less so.

On the other hand, they seem less Kentish than most ISPs about permitting home servers and serverlike devices.

Careful what you wish for … Verizon is awful. It has reneged on commitments to expand its fiber network to cover NYC (with city support) and threatened to cut service for users with water-damaged copper circuits entirely vs upgrading the areas to FiOS. It took a lawsuit to force them to replace copper with fiber, as opposed to giving customers a glorified MiFi box.

This isn’t VZW, this is land-line Verizon. Problem was that they took public subsidies in NY and NJ and then didn’t deliver, so you might in fact be worse off, since your taxes would have gone to subsidize a boondoggle.

4G wireless was suppose to provide a competitive alternative to wired broadband.

The only problem. Is that, technology limitations asside, the same providers of wired broadband are also the same providers of 4G. Verizon, Att, etc.

I am not convinced it will get any better with 5G

Original cable here was $15/mo for 2/1, upped to 6/1 (or maybe 10/1 now). So I’m grandfathered on TWC’s $15/mo plan in the rental.

I’m surprised that you’re paying Cawks $38/mo for 5 mbps. As far as I know, TWC is $35/mo for 50/10 service pretty much nationwide.

Hookers about 4k. I mean who cares? You need either a huge TV or a magnifying glass to get any real benefit from 4k. Human vision makes it irrelevant.

TWC in SD was 2/1 for $15. Upped to 3/1. Too slow for streaming.
Next level 10/1 is $30.

Cox has even less competition in Vegas so prices are higher. But they do provide gigabit speeds in new neighborhoods.

4K TV is nice even without content. I will get an ultra slim one. TVs are getting so big now that you need a whole wall. People who have nooks or above fireplace TVs will need to remodel.

[quote=no_such_reality][quote=flu]We really need ISP competition in san diego.

Now, the only real choices is between ATT and cable companies.

That is all.[/quote]

Um, didn’t the news just announce the “mega-merger” AT&T buyout of Time Warner.[/quote]

I thought that was for the TW cable company, which is separate from their Ethernet (which is now Spectrum).

BTW, just switched over to Spectrum from ATT and am very happy. I have download speeds of up to 100 MBPS (recent clock test was 60 MBPS) for only $39.99. No contracts and cable box rental fee are required.

Only downside from ATT is due to the drag wireless has on the download speeds. I’m not sure if this is because it’s cable vs. dsl. Either way, wasn’t affected since my home has DSL ports installed in most rooms which go to my main hub downstairs.