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lefish wrote:Sonic/Dane:
I'm seeing Sonic and Bronco trucks around Berkeley and hear reports of crews working in the areas formerly held up by permit issues! Congrats on getting past that hurdle.

Now that construction has started again and you've had a couple weeks to reset your planning, wondering if you've got any updated projected dates for these areas that you're able to share? Specifically interested in FDA 27B.

Thanks!
David

This morning, I spotted a Bronco bucket truck working on the pole at Allston & California (LCP for FDA 27C). Don't know whether Bancroft & Cal. (27B) has activity as well, but things are starting to happen in our immediate neighborhood.

This morning, I spotted a Bronco bucket truck working on the pole at Allston & California (LCP for FDA 27C). Don't know whether Bancroft & Cal. (27B) has activity as well, but things are starting to happen in our immediate neighborhood.

Ooooh...great to hear! Thanks ChrisW.

I walk my dog by those poles every night and look up hoping to see a box or some evidence of work. Perhaps tonight there will be something! (BTW, do you by chance know where the LCP is for FDA 27A? Methinks that's the one at Bancroft/Grant but not sure.)

lefish wrote:

This morning, I spotted a Bronco bucket truck working on the pole at Allston & California (LCP for FDA 27C). Don't know whether Bancroft & Cal. (27B) has activity as well, but things are starting to happen in our immediate neighborhood.

Ooooh...great to hear! Thanks ChrisW.

I walk my dog by those poles every night and look up hoping to see a box or some evidence of work. Perhaps tonight there will be something! (BTW, do you by chance know where the LCP is for FDA 27A? Methinks that's the one at Bancroft/Grant but not sure.)

I haven't spotted a notice for 27A, but I know it's not at Bancroft/Grant. As I recall, that's FDA 25 or 26, something like that. And Cal./Carleton is FDA 30.

We've seen several Bronco and Sonic trucks working on the poles around the Chabot Rd/Ross St area over the last couple of weeks, and yesterday found a door tag from LMI offering fiber on the same terms that we were offered from Sonic way back when fiber was first announced.

I understand LMI resells service from Sonic in some areas - is that what's happening here?

My Sonic preorder was cancelled in West Berkeley because Sonic stated they could not build. (Corner of Grayson and San Pablo).

With these new developments does this mean Sonic is once again building to provide us in West Berkeley with gig internet?

Hoowzer wrote:My Sonic preorder was cancelled in West Berkeley because Sonic stated they could not build. (Corner of Grayson and San Pablo).

With these new developments does this mean Sonic is once again building to provide us in West Berkeley with gig internet?

Street View appears to show underground service on that stretch of San Pablo. If the service to your residence is coming up from a conduit, rather than down from a pole, that may be the problem.

Some updated activations in the Berkeley area, details below.

We're back at full speed there now, and I'm happy to see the progress, which some of you are seeing in the field, plus the activations in areas that we've been wrapping up construction. Good stuff!

Newly activated region in the last two weeks:

FDA 13: Roanoke Rd from Manor Crest to Chabot Rd. Chabot Rd from Colver Dr to Golden Gate Ave. Reata Pl. Manor Crest from Roanoke Rd to Chabot Crst. Chabot Crst and Chabolyn Ter from Roslyn Ct to Chabot Rd.

FDA 22C: Panoramic Way from 517/498 Panoramic Way to Dwight Way. Dwight Way from Panoramic Way to Mosswood Rd. Orchard Ln from Arden Rd to Moswood Rd. Mosswood Rd from 37/38 Mosswood Rd to Orchard Ln. Dwight Pl from Dwight Way to 520/545 Dwight Pl.

FDA 5: Raymond St from 66th St to Alcatraz Ave. Alcatraz Ave from Dover St to Racine St. Shattuck Ave from Alcatraz Ave to 66th St. 66th St from Shattuck Ave to Keakin St. 65th St and Fairview St from Shattuck Ave to 656 65th St/6502 Wheeler St.

FDA 10B: 62nd St from Telegraph Ave to Colby St. 61st St from Telegraph Ave to Hillegass Ave. Hillegass Ave from Claremont Ave to 62nd St. Colby St from 62nd St to 60th St. Canning St from 63rd St to 61st St.

FDA 11A: Ayala Ave from Forest St to Mcauley St. Colby St from 60th St to Mcauley St. Mcauley St from Telegraph Ave to Colby St. 60th St from Howell St to Hillegass Ave. Howell St from 59th St to Telegraph Ave. Canning St from 61st St to 59th St.

FDA 11B: Vicente St from 58th St to 57th St. Hermann St and from 58th St to Ayala Ave. Ayala Ave from 57th St to Forest St. Howell St from Ayala Ave to 59th St. 58th St from Telegraph Ave to Howell St. 57th St from Telegraph Ave to Ayala Ave.

Yay!

Hi Dane,

I'm excited to finally get Sonic fiber! Seems like FDA 13 is very close to me, but it is not quite far enough West. Any update on the area bordered by Chabot to the North, Miles to the South, and west of Clover. You have been doing a ton of work in that area, and there is a large new piece of equipment on Chabot and Presley, so I imagine it has to be close. Thanks in advance, and we really appreciate your updates on here. It says alot about Sonic's approach to customer service.

Lance

dane wrote:Some updated activations in the Berkeley area, details below.

We're back at full speed there now, and I'm happy to see the progress, which some of you are seeing in the field, plus the activations in areas that we've been wrapping up construction. Good stuff!

Newly activated region in the last two weeks:

FDA 13: Roanoke Rd from Manor Crest to Chabot Rd. Chabot Rd from Colver Dr to Golden Gate Ave. Reata Pl. Manor Crest from Roanoke Rd to Chabot Crst. Chabot Crst and Chabolyn Ter from Roslyn Ct to Chabot Rd.

FDA 22C: Panoramic Way from 517/498 Panoramic Way to Dwight Way. Dwight Way from Panoramic Way to Mosswood Rd. Orchard Ln from Arden Rd to Moswood Rd. Mosswood Rd from 37/38 Mosswood Rd to Orchard Ln. Dwight Pl from Dwight Way to 520/545 Dwight Pl.

FDA 5: Raymond St from 66th St to Alcatraz Ave. Alcatraz Ave from Dover St to Racine St. Shattuck Ave from Alcatraz Ave to 66th St. 66th St from Shattuck Ave to Keakin St. 65th St and Fairview St from Shattuck Ave to 656 65th St/6502 Wheeler St.

FDA 10B: 62nd St from Telegraph Ave to Colby St. 61st St from Telegraph Ave to Hillegass Ave. Hillegass Ave from Claremont Ave to 62nd St. Colby St from 62nd St to 60th St. Canning St from 63rd St to 61st St.

FDA 11A: Ayala Ave from Forest St to Mcauley St. Colby St from 60th St to Mcauley St. Mcauley St from Telegraph Ave to Colby St. 60th St from Howell St to Hillegass Ave. Howell St from 59th St to Telegraph Ave. Canning St from 61st St to 59th St.

FDA 11B: Vicente St from 58th St to 57th St. Hermann St and from 58th St to Ayala Ave. Ayala Ave from 57th St to Forest St. Howell St from Ayala Ave to 59th St. 58th St from Telegraph Ave to Howell St. 57th St from Telegraph Ave to Ayala Ave.

Yay!

Lance wrote:Hi Dane,

I'm excited to finally get Sonic fiber! Seems like FDA 13 is very close to me, but it is not quite far enough West. Any update on the area bordered by Chabot to the North, Miles to the South, and west of Clover. You have been doing a ton of work in that area, and there is a large new piece of equipment on Chabot and Presley, so I imagine it has to be close. Thanks in advance, and we really appreciate your updates on here. It says alot about Sonic's approach to customer service.

Lance

I don't have any specifics for the area you are in, where we were stalled on construction while waiting for permits. As you can see from all of the trucks and construction activity, we're moving fast there now, and we'll get everyone connected as fast as we possibly can!

Ok, I appreciate the update. We are actually in Oakland, so I didn’t realize we were subject to the same permitting issues as Berkeley. Can you please advise the FDA that we are part of at least? I’m less than a quarter mile west of FDA 13 (and East of College) if that helps.

dane wrote:

Lance wrote:Hi Dane,

I'm excited to finally get Sonic fiber! Seems like FDA 13 is very close to me, but it is not quite far enough West. Any update on the area bordered by Chabot to the North, Miles to the South, and west of Clover. You have been doing a ton of work in that area, and there is a large new piece of equipment on Chabot and Presley, so I imagine it has to be close. Thanks in advance, and we really appreciate your updates on here. It says alot about Sonic's approach to customer service.

Lance

I don't have any specifics for the area you are in, where we were stalled on construction while waiting for permits. As you can see from all of the trucks and construction activity, we're moving fast there now, and we'll get everyone connected as fast as we possibly can!