Oh my gosh, they are out there string the fiber on the poles right now!!! I was expecting to wait until august as Dane said, but the guy says it's going to be soon =). I'm gonna go with the Pace router for year one, since it's a wash with the promo, but wondering if my Belkin 900AC gigabit router will work with sonic fiber - I would use it after the first year assuming the connection gave me an equivalent wireless signal. Any reason it wouldn't work?
Don't get too excited: the fiber they are placing will reach the homes, but the interconnection to the Berkeley CO is dependent upon permits which we have not yet received. Your neighborhood's interconnection is via the Berkeley central office, which is South of the UC campus - and reached via the region we're still waiting for approval for.
So, the August date is likely to be a best-case, assuming that issue is resolved. And it could slip, if the issue isn't resolved soon.
This is also the situation stalling a couple other FDAs in Northern Berkeley, for example the region around Creston, and also Keith Ave/Tamalpais Rd/Shasta Rd.
We are working closely with the City, and hope to have this resolved soon. Please do not contact the City, I think that would just add confusion and potentially further delay us.