Average cost across USA for 1Gbps up and down fiber?

[DirectorGunner]

So.. got this quote today when researching a business idea.

Is $4,000 a month for 1Gbps up stream / down stream dedicated line average or on the high side? This would be in terms of USA service... I'm stuck with where I'm at. This is a business quote, not a residential quote.

so that's a total liability of $142,380 for a 3 year contract of 1Gbps up / down service, $47,460 a year.

Meanwhile.. Google in Kansas offers this plus 220 channels for $160 a month IIRC. There's a serious problem with these vast cost disparities.

 

[Kortheous]

As tempting as that looks to switch over, I think I am going to stay with my current 150/12 plan with comcast for now.

 

[Karab]

Ah yes... the joys of business SLAs from one of the bigger telco providers...

 

[Plagueis]

Make sure you put in a tornado shelter when you move to Kansas. :P

 

[Printimus]

ew gross....cox is dumb

 

[hardroc77]

Wow. I hope I'm still alive when affordable fiber is available around my neck of the woods, western suburbs of Chicago.

And the hope for 3.0 release.

 

[Stevetank]

That's business 1 Gbps and not residential. The business one would be for a server environment where you need 99.999% uptime for that network. Cox will setup all of those handy routers and fail safes on their end to keep you up and running. They have to meet minimum requirements with that 1 Gbps line and you can call them out on it whenever you want. They're required to bust their donkeys in order to keep that minimum.

Meanwhile... on residential 1 Gbps.... if it fluctuates or fails, then you wait for them to fix it or wait for it to get better. You're not #1 on their list and you may not be in the top 100, so be patient.

Residential is much cheaper though it comes with 0 of the guarantees that the business line comes with.

We have a 500 Mpbs line with Cox at my work. They set up 2 routers for us, a primary and a backup. We lost internet for 3 days because they were dumb enough to not configure the second router, so when the first one failed and went to the secondary, our internet dropped. Fortunately we were not operational at the time, so we didn't lose any money. If we had the full site running, they would have had to deal with more than just my network team yelling at them.

 

[DirectorGunner]

That's business 1 Gbps and not residential.

Actually this quote is to run the business line to my residential property yes.
It's for a private film industry business service that I'm researching prospectively...
I'm sure you know how massive these new red resolution files are.
Needs are:
Private line
Static IP
Guaranteed speed
Extraordinarily fast

Time wasted uploading is expensive, and vis versa for these clients (prospectively). I've worked in the industry, and know others that work in it for rather large companies like Marvel. Universally, time spent uploading or downloading is a workflow choke point for the industry.

 

[Egriz]

There's a big difference between a residential connection and a business connection. While yes, there is also a big cost difference, there is a big difference in the product/service you're getting. That price is on the higher end, but doesn't seem too crazy.

You should be able to get a business 300 Mbps (or in that range) line for way cheaper (hundreds vs thousands). Most places way overestimate their need for external speeds. We have 2x 100 mbps lines for our office of 300 of so, with gigabit and 10G internal connections.

Start with a 1-300 business line and then upgrade in several years when you need it. A small company run out of a house does not have the same upload needs of a large studio like Marvel.

edit: There's also a higher cost involved with needing high upload speeds. For example, we have a third 300/25 circuit which we got for only a couple hundred (<300 I am fairly sure) a month. Whereas a 300/300 would be far more expensive.

 

[Xian-Luc Picard]

Actually this quote is to run the business line to my residential property yes.
It's for a private film industry business service that I'm researching prospectively...
I'm sure you know how massive these new red resolution files are.
Needs are:
Private line
Static IP
Guaranteed speed
Extraordinarily fast

Time wasted uploading is expensive, and vis versa for these clients (prospectively). I've worked in the industry, and know others that work in it for rather large companies like Marvel. Universally, time spent uploading or downloading is a workflow choke point for the industry.

Nice! Those cameras are awesome.

I have a Charter (Spectrum) home connection at 60/4 and I pay $65/mo. It is the only option I have and it sucks. I long for the days when we get fiber in my area.

 

[Han Burgundy]

It's for a private film industry business

Getting into the porno business, eh? I know a guy with a killer mustache...

(I get the same internet deal that Zapp does. Its balls, but apparently could be worse. so, yay?)

 

[ThomSirveaux]

You can always get a residential connection and pay extra for a static IP, though I believe that depends heavily on the provider. Some offer it, some don't.