It appears that the recipients of the high speed broadband from AT&T in Austin are not getting what they are being promised. If AT&T cannot deliver on their advertised and billed 300 Mbps, what makes home users believe they will deliver on promises of 1 Gbps speeds?
AT&T’s 1 Gbps “Gigapower” product is currently only available in a portion of one market: Austin, Texas. At the moment users pay $70 ($100 if you don’t want AT&T monetizing your browsing habits) for 300 Mbps, though AT&T insists users will be able to get 1 Gbps service later this year. But some users in Austin say that Gigapower currently struggles to offer even 300 Mbps, much less the 1 Gbps AT&T is promising in a bevy of promotional material.
via Users Complain AT&T ‘GigaPower’ is Nowhere Close to 1 Gbps.
This is not the only major ISP that promises something without delivering on its commitments to users and government leaders. Verizon was recently in the news getting a pass from New Jersey after receiving tax breaks for their promise to deliver fiber to homes across the state and not delivering after many years.
Dayton needs real gigabit broadband and not more hype from major ISPs. Extra Mile Fiber is planning to deliver 1 Gbps service to Dayton area homes.
Leigh Sandy is the founder of Extra Mile Fiber and has been building and operating networks connected to the Internet since 1995.