Lately I've been getting an ad on Facebook about Monkeybrains, a San Francisco based ISP, offering "galactic speeds" for only $35 (taxes/fees included). Does anyone have any past experience with them or care to explain how their service works and how they compare to Sonic?
Let me preface that i do not have Monkeybrains or Sonic fiber.
According to the web site, it appears that Monkeybrains installs a receiver antenna or dish on your roof, if you live in a single family home. Yelp reviewers states that they receive anywhere from 75Mb to 450Mb/s. I assume our foggy weather can impact the speeds.
My friend does have sonic fiber and actual speeds are consistently around ~900Mb/s. He states that his service and support has been great. If given the choice, he would pay a gladly pay more to have Sonic as his ISP. He highly recommends them.
My personal opinion is that 1Gbp/s is overkill. Netflix streams HD at ~50Mb/s or less. Not many sites actually let you download at such incredible speeds. But given the choice of $35 for 75-450Mb or $60 for ~900Mb, i will undoubtedly choose SONIC just for fiber bragging rights, stable, connection, and stellar support (at least what i've been told)!
But then again, this is a Sonic forum so our opinions might be biased just a little.