How fast is your internet really?

“The Last Neighbor to Switch”

I was probably the last person on our street to switch. First our neighbors across the street got it, then the family next door. Everyone kept telling us how much better their internet was, but ours worked well enough, so I kept putting it off.

When our bill went up again, I finally checked our address and realized Xfinity was already available. After seeing everyone else make the switch, we finally did too. Looking back, I probably should’ve listened to my neighbors sooner.

“Saw the Installation Trucks”

I started noticing Xfinity trucks at different houses around the neighborhood. First one house, then another, then another.

After probably the fourth or fifth installation, I finally asked one of my neighbors what everyone was getting. That’s how I found out new internet service was available here. I checked our address that evening and realized we could get it too.

“Construction Got Me Curious”

For weeks we saw crews working around the neighborhood and honestly didn’t know what was going in. Then we started hearing that new internet service was becoming available.

By that point I was curious enough to check our address. Sure enough, we qualified. It was pretty cool realizing all that work we’d been watching was bringing another internet option right to our neighborhood.

“I Didn’t Know It Was Available”

I genuinely didn’t know we had another option. We’d been with the same internet company for years.

Someone came by and mentioned that new service had become available in the neighborhood. I wasn’t sure I believed it, so I checked our address myself. Sure enough, our house qualified. I probably wouldn’t have known if somebody hadn’t told us.

“I kept saying I wasn’t switching”

I kept saying I wasn’t switching. We’d had the same internet company forever and I didn’t want the hassle of changing anything.

Eventually it seemed like half the neighborhood had switched. When another neighbor told me their installation was easier than they expected, I finally decided to check our address and give it a shot. Turns out I was basically the holdout.

“What Are They Building?”

We kept seeing crews working around the neighborhood and little flags going up everywhere. I honestly had no idea what they were doing.

A few weeks later, somebody told us new internet service was becoming available. We checked our house mostly out of curiosity and found out we qualified. Suddenly all that construction we’d been watching made sense.

“My Neighbor Made Me Run a Speed Test”

My neighbor had just gotten his internet installed and kept telling me how much better it was. I thought he was exaggerating, so we literally ran a speed test standing in his kitchen.

That got my attention. I went home and tested ours, then checked whether the new service was available at our address. Turns out it was. A simple speed test was what finally got me to compare.

“We Just Wanted Someone to Help”

We aren’t huge technology people. We just want the TV to work, our phones to connect and to FaceTime with the grandkids without problems.

Our neighbors told us they’d switched and were happy with their service, so we finally looked into it ourselves. Having someone actually explain everything and help us get set up made the whole process much easier than we expected.

“Everybody Started Switching”

It felt like once the first person switched, everybody started talking about it. Someone would get installed, then another neighbor would ask how they liked it, and pretty soon another house was getting connected.

Eventually there were only a few of us left with our old provider. We finally decided to see what everybody was talking about and checked our address too.