Based on the numbers, 5G is getting a lot more subscribers then who is leaving the cable companies, I assume it is those leaving the dsl type services for 5G, doubtful it is rural areas because of the lack of towers ( myself included).
T-Mobile has expanded out into rural/small town areas a lot the past few years. I think a decent chunk of their fixed wireless subs are rural folks who had no other option (aside from maybe DSL, as you say). Some of those are getting T-Mo's fixed 4G and some are lucky enough to get their fixed 5G.
As I said before, I am in a Rural Area, where they did not have Broadband till 2018 ( moved here in 2020), the only reason why it is available is Charter took the money from Florida and the US Government.
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I don't think all that much of the federal infrastructure money is going to fixed wireless. I've read that the federal rules strongly prefer a wired fiber or coax connection. But to the extent money is flowing for fixed wireless, it's absolutely to expand the existing network out into previously unserved areas, not to subsidize operations of existing 5G towers.
Yep, thats me........Our cable internet is a joke, and dealing with them like a root canal! Now my T-Mobile sure isnt worth $50 because of the never knowing what speed you will get. But its the only thing that has worked semi decent.
My modem is the one that Spectrum sent to us in the mail. I am going to call and ask them about whether the modem makes any difference with the speeds. We also use their wi-fi tower. I can always downgrade to the lower speed and price since I am not getting the full 500 anyway.
Definitely 5G services and also fiber. i know a bunch of people in my town have abandoned Comcast for ATT Fiber or Sonic. Some have tried 5G, but fiber is so cheap, 5G is pretty price par.
Is Verizon even actively selling Fios TV anymore?
They are still slowly expanding in limited areas:
It wouldn't require a service call. Could get them to drop me back to just the lower starter price that gives you lower speed of 200 mpbs. Or they could renew my current deal for $60.00 for another year and I would get 500mpbs( but still only 300 mpbs for some reason). Hell Spectrum Cable when they came out the last two times - when I had a neighbor cut through the cable in the ground on their property , wouldn't even bury the new coax. I had to do it both times which was not fun. My neighbor on the end of the street still has orange coax all over his back utility area that was never buried. They wonder why people are dropping them.
Not necessarily. I have orange coax going to my house from Spectrum, and it is definitely just regular coax with an orange sheath. My brother, who had fiber service from Spectrum, had a black fiber running to his house
Yep, doing a bit of research shows me you are correct. It’s been 15 years since I was in that business so things might have changed.
They actually quietly introduced a new version, called Fios TV+, that's distributed as managed IPTV, not traditional QAM like regular Fios TV. It comes with a customized Android TV box. Verizon's long-term plan is reportedly to completely phase out QAM and go all-IP (as Comcast, Charter and Cox all appear set to do as well).
You know I have seen Spectrum use orange coax before and I know that ATT fiber uses it too. I wonder if he is using ATT fiber instead? Either way that coax has been not buried going back to last summer.
Altice ( formerly Cablevision) lost 78,000 video subs ( also has losses in broadband).
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