Anyone here in Knoxville, TN? --- I've got a small question.

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Hello fellow Neowinners ... ( we're all NEOWINNING! )

 

I was wondering if anyone else here might be located in Knoxville, TN?

 

I was wondering if anyone else has KUB Fiber in their area, and if anyone has switched to it?

How is it?

What do you think of it overall?

 

Thank you for your time, and any responses.

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You would probably have more success in any Knoxville subreddit or Facebook group.

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On 13/06/2023 at 10:48, margrave said:

Hello fellow Neowinners ... ( we're all NEOWINNING! )

 

I was wondering if anyone else here might be located in Knoxville, TN?

 

I was wondering if anyone else has KUB Fiber in their area, and if anyone has switched to it?

How is it?

What do you think of it overall?

 

Thank you for your time, and any responses.

its fiber, so it will be good.  everything i've read is good.

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On 14/06/2023 at 08:47, WallyMcClure said:

its fiber, so it will be good.  everything i've read is good.

"its fiber, so it will be good"

ha, ok so the connection to the ISP may be good, but what if they only have peering point? or just two? fiber is only as good as its peering and routing... that's why some actually prefer comcast's HFC network to fiber because they have way way way more peering points then the normal ISP...

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Why not just try it yourself? Is there a contact? Even than you will usually have like 30 days to try it and if it sucks you will qualify for new customer pricing with your original ISP.

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On 14/06/2023 at 11:51, neufuse said:

"its fiber, so it will be good"

ha, ok so the connection to the ISP may be good, but what if they only have peering point? or just two? fiber is only as good as its peering and routing... that's why some actually prefer comcast's HFC network to fiber because they have way way way more peering points then the normal ISP...

People in the knoxville reddit forum that talk about the kub fiber say it is good.  I can't comment about their upstream provider.  

I live in concord/farragut area, so I won't be able to get them.  I've used charter/spectrum for years and its great.

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On 15/06/2023 at 15:18, WallyMcClure said:

People in the knoxville reddit forum that talk about the kub fiber say it is good.  I can't comment about their upstream provider.  

I live in concord/farragut area, so I won't be able to get them.  I've used charter/spectrum for years and its great.

I wish ISP's would have to disclose all their peering... would make choosing an ISP easier

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On 15/06/2023 at 21:11, neufuse said:

I wish ISP's would have to disclose all their peering... would make choosing an ISP easier

Fiber is getting turned on elsewhere.  I saw on wbir this morning that LCUB fiber is going live as well.

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