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Re: Seattle to deploy Gigabit fiber network

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Post by jspthrowaway2 »

veidr wrote: post #12
octaveguin wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That and the transportation. Otherwise, Seattle is probably the place I like to live in the states the most. The traffic and lack of good public transport options is a serious negative :(

Depends what kind of transportation, though; when I lived there, I made use of the great bicycle infrastructure[1] every day, and really loved how much better that was than any other US city I'd lived in. But yeah, the other forms of transportation (including plodding your own car through the traffic) kinda suck. [1]: https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&msa=...

Well, the Bay Area has pretty abysmal traffic as well.

Re: Seattle to deploy Gigabit fiber network

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Post by zacs »

phinnaeus wrote: post #3

I'm moving to Seattle in January and was already planning to sign up with CondoInternet. Seeing as my to-be neighborhood is one of those they say this will be offered in, I'm now wondering when this will be rolled out. Awesome news though. Edit: "Gigabit Squared will be aggressively building, with eyes towards beginning services in the Fall of 2013."

Just a friendly mention that if your would-be neighborhood is Belltown or SLU, you may want to investigate some other options (unless of course you already have, in which case please ignore me!). Belltown has become worse and worse for crime (unless Phoenix Jones happens by to save you from being mugged). SLU, while nice and pristine and new, is now very overpriced due to Amazon's recent relocation there. Both neighborhoods absolutely have their positives as well, but I wouldn't move to them just for CondoInternet. :)

Re: Seattle to deploy Gigabit fiber network

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Post by majorlazer »

btilly wrote: post #16
dmishe wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Private health insurance sucks ass in WA, but other than that it does look good :)

Personally I don't want to live in Seattle because of the earthquake risk that nobody is prepared for. See http://discovermagazine.com/2012/extreme-earth/01-big-one-ea... if you don't know what I'm talking about.

I think almost every region in the country is overdue for some disaster that is predicted to happen any day now.

Re: Seattle to deploy Gigabit fiber network

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Post by stephengillie »

btilly wrote: post #16
dmishe wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Private health insurance sucks ass in WA, but other than that it does look good :)

Personally I don't want to live in Seattle because of the earthquake risk that nobody is prepared for. See http://discovermagazine.com/2012/extreme-earth/01-big-one-ea... if you don't know what I'm talking about.

We've been prepping for "the big one" for generations. Many have become complacent. We're more worried about earthquakes causing a "lahar" mud slide off Rainier and plowing through lowlands. Evacuation drills are down to about 4.5 minutes.

Earthquakes are a good reason not to live anywhere on the Pacific coast. Hurricanes are a good reason not to live in the southeast, or apparently, New Jersey. And I don't want to live in "tornado alley"...

Edit: That article is just more FUD, designed to be fed to people who enjoy being afraid. There's no new knowledge there.

Re: Seattle to deploy Gigabit fiber network

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Post by majorlazer »

octaveguin wrote: post #10
dmishe wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Private health insurance sucks ass in WA, but other than that it does look good :)

That and the transportation. Otherwise, Seattle is probably the place I like to live in the states the most. The traffic and lack of good public transport options is a serious negative :(

That and the horrible weather. If the northwest's weather didn't suck so much, I would never have moved back down to the bay area.

Re: Seattle to deploy Gigabit fiber network

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Post by elteto »

hoka wrote: post #24
amckenna wrote: post #5

it is just getting better and better to live here in Seattle. Legalization of weed, same-sex marriage, and now high-speed internet

Fix that whole rain thing and I'll be there tomorrow.

Better start packing up then! See this: http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2012/12/does-it-really-rain-al...

Re: Seattle to deploy Gigabit fiber network

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Post by stephengillie »

majorlazer wrote: post #27
octaveguin wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That and the transportation. Otherwise, Seattle is probably the place I like to live in the states the most. The traffic and lack of good public transport options is a serious negative :(

That and the horrible weather. If the northwest's weather didn't suck so much, I would never have moved back down to the bay area.

Our summers are glorious :)

Don't you get bored with the constant sunshine?

Re: Seattle to deploy Gigabit fiber network

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Post by cpeterso »

elteto wrote: post #28
hoka wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Fix that whole rain thing and I'll be there tomorrow.

Better start packing up then! See this: http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2012/12/does-it-really-rain-al...

It doesn't rain all the time in Seattle, but it rains almost every day most of the year. When I lived in Seattle, I remember some months when the sky was gray 24/7. Crushing, relentless gray. It felt like living inside a concrete dome. :\
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