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1 GB FIBER Coming Soon to Wrightwood
« on: May 13, 15, 11:46:34 AM »
Ultimate Internet Access, Inc. (UIA) will bring 1Gbps/1Gbps Broadband to the homes and businesses of the unincorporated community of Wrightwood in the near future.

The project will use Single-mode Fiber directly to the home/business to offer services of 1 Gbps/1 Gbps, no cap, unlimited and no installation fee.
UIA Customer Service Department is one of their strongest assets and located locally with administrative facility in Ontario, CA.

The owner of Ultimate Internet Access, Inc, Wes Zuber lives in Wrightwood.

http://wrightwood.net
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Re: 1 GB FIBER Coming Soon to Wrightwood
« Reply #1 on: May 14, 15, 11:14:46 AM »
I've been trying to wrap my mind on how fast the 1 Gb service will be and had to use a calculator to figure it out.

Based on a speedtest I just ran.
Downloads at 1 Gb will be 162 times faster than 6.15 Mb (fastest service currently offered)
Uploads at 1 Gb would be 1500 times faster than 680 Kb (fastest service currently offered)

Offline TimG

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Re: 1 GB FIBER Coming Soon to Wrightwood
« Reply #2 on: May 14, 15, 11:50:32 AM »
Oh wow is this true???  I keep looking a the calendar, but it's not April 1st ...  Wow!

This seems way too good to be true ... how is it even possible?

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Re: 1 GB FIBER Coming Soon to Wrightwood
« Reply #3 on: May 14, 15, 02:05:52 PM »
I truly hope this is true.  With the "high quality" of service we are receiving from Verizon, this would be a welcome upgrade.

Now, what about pricing?

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Re: 1 GB FIBER Coming Soon to Wrightwood
« Reply #4 on: May 14, 15, 02:19:15 PM »
It looks like Residential should be $70 month - Bundled with Voice $95

Activation and installation (all types): Waived
Modem charge: No monthly residential equipment fee
Voice service includes unlimited calling in United States and Canada

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Re: 1 GB FIBER Coming Soon to Wrightwood
« Reply #5 on: May 14, 15, 02:37:19 PM »
Wow, wish they could extend it to me in Pinon Hills!

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Re: 1 GB FIBER Coming Soon to Wrightwood
« Reply #6 on: May 14, 15, 02:54:27 PM »
It's really true.  We are in the permitting process for using the telephone poles to carry the fiber into your house, so we don't have a time frame at the moment....but we are committed and the plans are under way. 

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Re: 1 GB FIBER Coming Soon to Wrightwood
« Reply #7 on: May 14, 15, 06:16:31 PM »
Will the service be provided to the west side of town?  Specifically in LA County.

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Re: 1 GB FIBER Coming Soon to Wrightwood
« Reply #8 on: May 14, 15, 06:20:07 PM »
Yes.  The Wrightwood Project will extend gigabit high-speed internet service to approximately 1,857 households (or 2,710 housing units) spread over 3.2 square miles in and adjoining the underserved community of Wrightwood, which straddles the border between San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties on the north side of the San Gabriel Mountains.

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Re: 1 GB FIBER Coming Soon to Wrightwood
« Reply #9 on: May 14, 15, 08:01:23 PM »
It's really true.  We are in the permitting process for using the telephone poles to carry the fiber into your house, so we don't have a time frame at the moment....but we are committed and the plans are under way.
What company do you contract your installs out to?

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Re: 1 GB FIBER Coming Soon to Wrightwood
« Reply #10 on: May 14, 15, 08:13:11 PM »
We plan our doing our own installs in-house. 

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Re: 1 GB FIBER Coming Soon to Wrightwood
« Reply #11 on: May 14, 15, 08:14:51 PM »
We do our own installs so we can control the quality.  We provide excellent service and that extends to our installations.  So, yes, we intend to do our own installs.

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Re: 1 GB FIBER Coming Soon to Wrightwood
« Reply #12 on: May 14, 15, 08:33:37 PM »
Whoo Hoo! Sign me up! ..... How do we sign up?

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Re: 1 GB FIBER Coming Soon to Wrightwood
« Reply #13 on: May 14, 15, 08:45:12 PM »
Go to wrightwood.net and sign up for the email updates.  That is the sign up list.  Thanks Scout!

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Re: 1 GB FIBER Coming Soon to Wrightwood
« Reply #14 on: May 14, 15, 09:39:25 PM »
My service is currently with Verizon and I do not want to change my email address because of my business.  How can I keep it and sign up with  you?

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Re: 1 GB FIBER Coming Soon to Wrightwood
« Reply #15 on: May 14, 15, 09:42:12 PM »
Congratulations to Wes Zuber!

Fyi, Wes has been right there with us over the years trying to get Verizon to offer proper high speed internet and service.  Wes attended & offered direction in our meetings with Congressmen (2).  Verizon never did their end so opportunity opens it's door while others snooze.  We need to support Wes and his company.  Wes once mentioned potential speeds but it sounded too good to be true, but turned out not too good to be true.

Hopefully Wes can offer this to other communities that are far worse than we ever experienced.  Communities that Verizon totally ignored.  The Congressman's office saw this failure and also understood that competition is good, and not just for the mega-companies like Verizon.

Can't wait till this starts a fantastic trend of things to come.

Thanks Wes for your tenacity!!

   

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Re: 1 GB FIBER Coming Soon to Wrightwood
« Reply #16 on: May 14, 15, 10:23:33 PM »
Well Chuck, Ultimate Internet may be pulling the fiber through the town, but your tenacity can never be underestimated.  Your ability to see and support the solution and guide us in the right direction is what got us here today.  Thank you so much for all your help.

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Re: 1 GB FIBER Coming Soon to Wrightwood
« Reply #17 on: May 14, 15, 11:48:15 PM »
I am SO excited about this!!!  I run my business from home and the slow internet (especially today) limits me.

Thank you so much, I got on the email list!

I can't wait!!!

Danna

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Re: 1 GB FIBER Coming Soon to Wrightwood
« Reply #18 on: May 15, 15, 05:47:25 AM »
what is this mailing list and how does one get on it?

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Re: 1 GB FIBER Coming Soon to Wrightwood
« Reply #19 on: May 15, 15, 06:03:13 AM »
We will be posting news as progress is being made here: http://www.wrightwood.net

If you want to be notified about any blog posts then sign up for the mailing list there.
It might drive some crazy as they just want to know exactly when it will get to their house, but we think it is better to keep everyone in the loop.



 

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