Spectrum Cable vs Frontier FiberOptic Internet Service?

[Gooss]

Friends,

What is your opinion of Spectrum cable vs Frontier FiberOptics?

My block of a suburb of LA was the last to get Frontier FiberOptics. I was waiting so long for FIOS that Frontier changed the branding.  I have a sample of two friends who had nothing but problems with FIOS and I am disinclined to consider switching to Frontier.  My Spectrum 1 Gig is working fine. 

If it's not broken, why fix it? 

If all y'all think Frontier is vastly superior, I'll reconsider.

Thanks for your assistance.

Gooss

[Shuffler]

Here in Texas, Frontier is known as the worst fiber company there is.

[SIK1]

I have Spectrum. It's rock solid. I almost never have issues with it, unless the zombie horde tries steeling the wire from the junction boxes. Then it's usually down for the most part of the day. Not really Spectrum's fault.

 
Sik

[nopoop]

Cut the cord. Sling, netflix

[Spikes]

Cut the cord. Sling, netflix

He still needs internet.

[AKIron]

Here in Texas, Frontier is known as the worst fiber company there is.

I switched from Sparklight to Frontier a while back. Wife complained about the streaming music dropping periodically. Found I was dropping pings to the internal interface of the Sagemcom router they provided. They sent me another. Same thing. Bought my own other brand and no more problems.

[Shuffler]

I switched from Sparklight to Frontier a while back. Wife complained about the streaming music dropping periodically. Found I was dropping pings to the internal interface of the Sagemcom router they provided. They sent me another. Same thing. Bought my own other brand and no more problems.

I actually have Xfinity. EZEE Fiber is installing in our area now. I presigned with them. As soon as they go hot, my home will be on fiber.

[AKIron]

I have a fiber to coax convertor in the garage. Then a cable modem in the house connected to what was the Sagemcom router. This was all Frontier installed/supplied. I never would have suspected the Sagemcom itself were it not for all the other equipment. When more than one computer and ethernet cable connected directly drops pings to the internal interface it can only be that device. And it was.

[AKIron]

There's little point in us having 2Gbps up/dn since it's just the two us. Don't have any 2Gbps switches or adapters. It was the same price we were paying Sparklight for half that though so I said why not.

I already had a couple of these except they had only a 1 Gbps port so I added this one. Works great. No more intermittent loss.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B8BBRVVV/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

[DmonSlyr]

They recently installed Fiber and I just ordered At&t fiber and having installed next week. Its almost half the price of what I'm paying xfinity for 500gps

[Randy1]

I just switched back from fiber to Cable here in GA after the hurricane tour up the fiber, pole mounted network. 

Interesting the cable company recently dropped all TV stuff.  It is now only internet.

Both fiber and cable offer 1 gig service.  Both are fast to the local network hub.  The real question though is routing of the signal leaving the local network.  That can be a crap shoot. 

Cable seems to be a bit more stable, but fiber is a few ms faster to AH than cable.

I know this is not LA stuff but the idea here is in terms of technology, cable and fiber are pretty close in speed.  How dependable the company is really the question. 

[Shuffler]

I just switched back from fiber to Cable here in GA after the hurricane tour up the fiber, pole mounted network. 

Interesting the cable company recently dropped all TV stuff.  It is now only internet.

Both fiber and cable offer 1 gig service.  Both are fast to the local network hub.  The real question though is routing of the signal leaving the local network.  That can be a crap shoot. 

Cable seems to be a bit more stable, but fiber is a few ms faster to AH than cable.

I know this is not LA stuff but the idea here is in terms of technology, cable and fiber are pretty close in speed.  How dependable the company is really the question.

With cable, your upload will be much slower. Not necessarily bad, but slower. With fiber, your upload and download are usually about the same.

EZEE offers 1 gig, 2 gig, 5 gig, and 8 gig. From $69 to $119.

[JimmyD3]

We just switched from Spectrum to Frontier, saved  up $60.00 a month with faster download and upload. So far very happy with it.

[icepac]

All the cable companies are headed to data only meaning you watch your TV by streaming to a Xumo, Roku, firestick, or sling.   

When the other foot drops, you will likely be required to pay for "tv service" so your bills will end up what they were soon enough.

[Eagler]

Heard frontier service is horrible

500gb service from spectrum .. no complaints

Dropped their cell service as we had to go consumer cellular for service in country around the in laws..

Dropped their video services and went youtube tv...saving $$$ with both of those moves

Eagler