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====== High Speed Internet ======
===== Fiber Internet =====

==== Comparison Between AT&T Fiber and Metronet Fiber ====
Both services have several types of plans offering different internet speeds. For the sake of simplicity, we are
only comparing their 1 Gig plans. 

|last updated 3/19/24        |**AT&T Fiber**            |**Metronet Fiber**        |
|Plan Name                   |Internet 1000 (aka 1 Gig) |1 Gig                 |
|Monthly Pricing (as of 3/19/24) for 1st Year     |$80/mo (w/o AT&T cellular plan), $60/mo (w/AT&T cellular plan)  |Months 1-12: $66.90 (including "Tech Assure")  |
|Contract Length             |"No annual contract"      |1 year price lock     |
|Interesting Articles        |[[https://www.homeowner.com/connectivity/att-fiber|homeowner.com’s article on AT&T Fiber]]     |         |
|Installation Fees           |$99 (Sometimes Waived)    |$50                   |
|Equipment Fee               |Fee Included (All-Fi Wi-Fi 6 Gateway, I believe?)  |Includes eero wireless router  |
|Optional Equipment Upgrades |+$10/mo for AT&T Mesh Wi-Fi Extenders (up to 5)  |+$9.95/mo for WholeHome WiFi by eero, +$10/mo for "eero Plus"  |


==== Notes Regarding the Monthly Fees  ====
In theory, AT&T's "no annual contract" means that the price could go up at any time. AT&T seems to want to sell this 
as "no price increase at 12 months", but that seems like a weird selling point if the price could go up at any time 
before or after that (with no indication as to how much an increase would be). After some digging on the internet, 
I found some discussions regarding price increases (examples [[https://forums.att.com/conversations/att-internet-plans/another-price-increase/64b158637dcef70fb73bf761|here]], 
[[https://forums.att.com/conversations/att-fiber-account/price-hike/63c18c07862f79110df6ecfc|here]], 
[[https://www.reddit.com/r/ATTFiber/comments/w01war/anybody_else_receive_the_latest_rate_increase/|here]], 
[[https://www.reddit.com/r/ATT/comments/15a785d/att_fiber_internet_price_increase/|here]], 
and [[https://9to5mac.com/2022/05/03/att-price-increase/|here]]), which seem to 
happen in $5 increments, somewhat randomly.

On the other side, Metronet's monthly fee tends to vary depending on when you sign up. In early March 2024, there 
were two 1 Gig plans advertised: a 6 mo price lock plan for $60/mo and a 2 yr price lock plan for $70/mo (not 
including tech assure fee). A mailer from 9/2024 advertised $49.95/mo for the 1 Gig plan and offered a $100 gift 
card (promotion ends 9/30/24). People claim to have had luck negotiating lower prices after the initial year. 
([[https://www.reddit.com/r/Metronet/comments/12w6nhx/does_metronet_negotiate/|Metronet renegotiation discussion]])

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