![]() ![]() Residents of Bolivar, Missouri, for example, may only be eligible for speeds of up to 15Mbps starting at $45 per month, while those in Albemarle, North Carolina, may be eligible for the full 50Mbps starting at $27. For DSL service, it's possible that only a speed of less than 50Mbps will be all that's available and, even though you're getting less than the max speed offered in the plan, it may not be available for the lowest possible price ($27 per month). The Kinetic plan you can get, and the cost of said plan, will depend on your address. That feels like an overly complicated way to do it, but I suppose it works from a company standpoint when you have multiple speeds available across many small and large markets. For $10 more per month, you could get speeds of 400Mbps or 500Mbps for an added $20 per month and gig speeds for $30 more per month. That's because higher speed tiers are upgrades to the base plan, not separate plans themselves.įor example, if Kinetic 200 is the offered plan in your area, you may have the option to upgrade to faster speeds for an added monthly fee. You'll notice there's no official gig plan listed there, even though gig service is available from Kinetic, nor are there faster speeds listed for DSL service. Whether you can get DSL or fiber service from Kinetic will also play a significant role in available speeds and plan pricing, but even then, plans are subject to change from one market to the next. In that case, much of that will include rural and potentially underserved suburban areas, so kudos to Windstream for investing in fiber service where other providers have not, even if it takes more than a few years to do it.Īs fiber access improves, more Kinetic customers will have access to faster speeds, but for now, available speeds vary widely by location. ![]() Suppose Windstream runs fiber lines to 50% of its footprint. A Windstream spokesperson tells CNET that the company is "currently involved in a multiyear $2 billion fiber investment and rollout across the 18-state footprint" and that "by 2027, 50% of the network will have fiber available." That seems like a long way off - and for the rural residents waiting for it, it probably is - but running fiber lines isn't easy or cheap, which is why fiber is primarily reserved for areas with higher population densities. ![]()
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