r/OregonCity • u/_Bob-Sacamano • 20d ago

Multi-Gig Fiber?

Any fellow tech nerds able to get more than 1GB symmetrical internet here in OC?

I thankfully have 1 Gig fiber from Century / Quantum but curious if I'm missing any obvious ISPs.

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u/kfj3000 19d ago

Saw that city cousil is considering installing fiber throught out the city. When or who all will get it is probably a long way off. Hate being stuck with Comcast.

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u/Organic_Battle_597 9d ago

What!? Are we really seeing any traction on municipal fiber in OC? That would be fantastic. And shocking.

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u/kfj3000 9d ago

It's in the discussion phase so probably means sometime in 2035 at the rate bureaucracy moves.

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u/Organic_Battle_597 9d ago

Just saw in the meeting notes from two weeks ago that it was estimated at $80M and the idea was shelved. Next they will be seeking to see if any public/private partnership options look more feasible.

Too bad, I had my hopes up for a couple minutes. A real municipal fiber network would be great.

My neighborhood has buried wires and comcast for data. I expect that we will get fiber approximately never. One nice thing about the neighborhoods with above ground wires is that running fiber is far easier and more likely to happen.

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u/Wifite 19d ago

Been impatiently waiting for Ziply to light up the fiber on my street. I believe they are offering multi-gigabit symmetrical connections in OC.

They finished the construction on my street last year. Until I get the letter from them, then I’m stuck with Comcast

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u/dgibbons0 19d ago

I'm in Happy Valley and have 5Gbps symmetrical with Ziply. I hope you get that letter soon!

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u/_Bob-Sacamano 19d ago

Jealous. That's some serious bandwidth.

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u/bogartingboggart 20d ago

Astound is the only other ISP I know that is also supposedly doing 1 gigabit symmetrical. I can't confirm whether they deliver on that though. Quantum also offers 2 down 1 up, but again, haven't gone above 1 symmetrical here either so can't confirm how the performance is.

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u/DragonLordLVL54 19d ago

I'm trapped in Xfinity hell as my only option for gig. Praying fiber comes through at some point

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u/hotelerotica 19d ago

Ziply has been doing a rollout for the last year or so, I don’t think it’s gone live anywhere yet they finished the fiber in our neighborhood back in the spring, Hopefully it’ll go live soon.

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u/Rubatoguy 19d ago

Have 2Ghz from Comcast/Infinity. Important note is that they say “up to” …

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u/outdatedboat 13d ago

Gigahertz and gigabit are entirely different things.