Growing skeptical of those 'no-residential' policies some ISPs push

Back in 2010 when I started, the company said those fiber splicers were too tricky for house jobs, so we ran copper to every home. Then I watched a competitor install fiber in a neighborhood outside Portland for the same price, and it worked great for 4 years running. Has anyone else seen those restrictions just protect old equipment instead of customers?

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barbara3992d ago

You know, I used to think those policies were just smart business. Figured residential installs would be too much trouble for the crews they had. Then my own internet started acting up every rainy evening, and the tech told me they had copper running to my house from a box three blocks away, while fiber was sitting two streets over. The company said upgrading my street wasn't worth it because of some old agreement about not mixing the two networks. That made me realize those restrictions are just excuses to keep using old gear instead of fixing the real problem.

julia8432d ago

Wait, you had fiber two streets over and they still wouldn't hook you up? That's wild. I always figured those network rules were about keeping things simple and not wasting money, but hearing how they just left you hanging with old copper makes me see it differently. Honestly, it sounds like they use those agreements to avoid spending the cash on upgrading stuff that's already outdated.