Minnesota ISP US Internet Offers 2.5 Gbps, 5 Gbps Speeds Already having launched a 10 Gbps fiber to the home service ($400 a month) at the tail end of last year, Minnesota-based US Internet (see our user reviews) says it will soon be launching new 2.5 and 5 Gbps broadband tiers sometime in the first quarter of 2016. Granted there's not much you can do with 2.5 and 5 Gbps that you couldn't do with 1 Gbps, which already is more speed than any conceivable consumer-grade service could utilize.

Still, it's the thought that counts, right? More than a few companies note that while anything at 1 Gbps or higher isn't even technically usable, the marketing for such speeds drives consumers (the majority of which don't actually know what speed they have) to call in and see if it's time to upgrade). In US Internet's case, its 1 Gbps, 2.5 Gbps, 5 Gbps and 10 Gbps tiers will be priced at $65 a month, $100 a month, $200 a month and $400 a month, respectively. The company says there's a $99 installation fee for any fiber service, though the company's website makes no mention of any usage caps. "Our top local goal is to connect with the community and make the City of Minneapolis the most connected city in the United States," said the company in a statement. There's some additional detail over at the There's some additional detail over at the US Internet website and in the company's full press release







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buzz_4_20

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Biddeford, ME 14 recommendations buzz_4_20 Member I'm glad to see this. I'm happy to see companies pushing the limits, pushing others to do the same. It's called progress, and everybody WINS, by having better products and better technology.



I'd personally be quite happy to be able to get 100/100 service. modifiy

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Minneapolis, MN 5 recommendations modifiy Member Love/Hate these posts



I also wish this would push those surrounding areas to this to upgrade their speeds yet never seems to work that way either. Even better when you see those cost comparisons. You would think Centurylink would be able to push this out faster to more areas since they charge nearly double and own a bigger geographical area than US internet. They do seem to do a good job of upgrading only those areas that are competitive though who would have thunk it.



2.5-10gbps is nice, but I'd just settle for 25/10 over my current speeds. I love to see these companies pushing the speed cost barriers, but hate the fact that it always seem to be in such a small area and never my neighborhood. It's so close to me yet so far.. Dang you people who have access to this.I also wish this would push those surrounding areas to this to upgrade their speeds yet never seems to work that way either. Even better when you see those cost comparisons. You would think Centurylink would be able to push this out faster to more areas since they charge nearly double and own a bigger geographical area than US internet. They do seem to do a good job of upgrading only those areas that are competitive though who would have thunk it.2.5-10gbps is nice, but I'd just settle for 25/10 over my current speeds.

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Bethel, CT 4 recommendations camper Premium Member 1 Gbps ... will be priced at $65 a month Sixty-five dollars a month.



That's less than what Comcast charges for 25/5 Mbps service around here. ptb42

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USA 4 recommendations ptb42 Member Nice, but very limited availabiity



»www.scribblemaps.com/map ··· fiberusi



The green section is "live". Purple is "under construction". The rest are future plans for 2016.



This is a niche market. The green parts are heavily gentifried, although they are expanding into some working-class neighborhoods as they grow south and east.



I lived in that area a while back. Perhaps someone else with more recent experience can provide more details. US Internet maintains a map of fiber availability:The green section is "live". Purple is "under construction". The rest are future plans for 2016.This is a niche market. The green parts are heavily gentifried, although they are expanding into some working-class neighborhoods as they grow south and east.I lived in that area a while back. Perhaps someone else with more recent experience can provide more details. mikesco8

join:2006-02-17

Southwick, MA 4 recommendations mikesco8 Member Shows just how much Comcast is over charging. Their 25mbps tier costs less than what Comcast wants to charge additional for unlimited.

Kura

@rgatp.net 2 recommendations Kura Anon Love USI I can't say how much I love my USI service, as soon as they rolled in my neighborhood I dropped comcast ordered a roku and switched to USinternet, their service is great, performance are stellar, and they even warn me when there might be an outage (it has yet to happen, even after their warning)



I hope they keep growing!