{"id":13945,"date":"2026-02-26T20:52:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T01:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/?p=13945"},"modified":"2026-02-27T10:57:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T15:57:55","slug":"internet-at-the-speed-of-light-making-the-switch-to-frontier-fiber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/2026\/02\/internet-at-the-speed-of-light-making-the-switch-to-frontier-fiber\/","title":{"rendered":"Lightspeed internet: making the switch to Frontier Fiber"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:1,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/en.wikipedia.org\\\/wiki\\\/Verizon_Fios&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20260105034921\\\/https:\\\/\\\/en.wikipedia.org\\\/wiki\\\/Verizon_FiOS&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-10 02:42:29&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-26 23:55:12&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-02 16:17:42&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-05 21:26:04&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-09 13:03:20&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-12 23:40:03&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-16 07:22:51&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-24 20:48:13&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:429},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-29 06:35:33&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:429},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-01 12:36:03&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-06 08:42:24&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-10 14:34:55&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-10 14:34:55&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:2,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.broadbandsearch.net\\\/definitions\\\/optical-network-terminal&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20260210025644\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.broadbandsearch.net\\\/definitions\\\/optical-network-terminal&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-26 23:55:12&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-05 03:21:39&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-08 13:19:31&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-13 08:06:53&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-18 02:36:50&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-18 02:36:50&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:4534,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.tampabay.com\\\/news\\\/business\\\/verizon-sells-its-tampa-bay-tv-internet-landline-phone-services-to-frontier\\\/2216642\\\/v&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:4535,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.financialcontent.com\\\/article\\\/marketminute-2026-1-28-verizons-fiber-gambit-the-20-billion-frontier-acquisition-and-the-new-strategic-reset&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20260227015303\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.financialcontent.com\\\/article\\\/marketminute-2026-1-28-verizons-fiber-gambit-the-20-billion-frontier-acquisition-and-the-new-strategic-reset&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-27 11:52:47&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-03 16:17:59&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-08 01:23:38&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:503}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-08 01:23:38&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:503},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been a RoadRunner\/Brighthouse\/Spectrum cable internet customer since I moved to Florida <a href=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/2001\/07\/roadrunner\/\">back in 2001<\/a>. In 2004, I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/2001\/07\/roadrunner\/#comment-76\">commented<\/a> about <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Verizon_Fios\">Verizon FIOS<\/a> possibly coming into my area but in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/2001\/07\/roadrunner\/#comment-10248\">2013<\/a> I was\u00a0<em>still\u00a0<\/em>waiting. Thirteen years later, Frontier\u00a0<em>finally\u00a0<\/em>laid fiber in my neighborhood late last year and started offering internet service starting at $30\/mo for 500Mbps. My Spectrum service was costing me $115\/mo for 600Mbps so it was a no-brainer to upgrade to 1 gig fiber service at $50\/mo.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Before placing my order I called to ask a few questions (like &#8220;can I use my own router instead of their Eero one?&#8221; (yes) and &#8220;where would the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.broadbandsearch.net\/definitions\/optical-network-terminal\">ONT<\/a> be located?&#8221; (usually outside, possibly in the garage), etc.) and the customer service representative was very friendly and knowledgeable. After that, placing the order was quick and easy (although I did have to temporarily thaw the freeze on my credit report at Equifax so they could complete a credit check).<\/p>\n<p>A few days later, a contractor came out to mark the buried utilities and then a second contractor showed up to run the fiber from the street up to my house near my power meter.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/2026\/02\/internet-at-the-speed-of-light-making-the-switch-to-frontier-fiber\/&quot;}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-13945 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4325-me.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4325-me-150x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"fiber trenched from the street\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-13957\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4325-me-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4325-me-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4325-me-730x548.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4325-me.jpg 792w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"13957\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/2026\/02\/internet-at-the-speed-of-light-making-the-switch-to-frontier-fiber\/img_4325-me\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4325-me.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"792,594\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"fiber trenched from the street\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;fiber trenched from the street&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4325-me.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-13957'>\n\t\t\t\tfiber trenched from the street\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4328-me.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4328-me-112x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"fiber run to the power meter\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-13958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4328-me-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4328-me-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4328-me.jpg 445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" data-attachment-id=\"13958\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/2026\/02\/internet-at-the-speed-of-light-making-the-switch-to-frontier-fiber\/img-4328\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4328-me.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"445,594\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 15 Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1769796074&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.96&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0082644628099174&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG 4328&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"fiber run to the power meter\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;fiber run to the power meter&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4328-me.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-13958'>\n\t\t\t\tfiber run to the power meter\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/2020\/03\/working-from-home-tech\/\">work from home<\/a> and didn&#8217;t want to risk an internet outage during working hours so I scheduled my actual install for a Saturday morning figuring this would give the technician and me plenty of time to get everything situated. Rather than waiting day-of to see if the installer would actually run an ethernet cable from the ONT through the attic to my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_8622-me.jpg\">computer closet<\/a>, I did it myself ahead of time leaving plenty of slack CAT5 in the attic above the garage for the final pull.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, Gabriel, my Frontier technician, showed up just after 9am. I showed him where the fiber cable was on the side of the house but then he was looking for the <em>cable\u00a0<\/em>connection (which was on the opposite side of the house). It turns out they typically use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/2016\/12\/actiontec-ecb6200-moca-adapters\/\">MoCA<\/a> and piggyback on the existing coax. I explained to him I wanted to use a direct ethernet connection to my router (no Eero setup) and had already pulled the cable through the attic. Once I showed him the location of everything, he gave me the thumbs up and got right to work.<\/p>\n<p>First he drilled a hole through the wall of my garage and ran the power wiring for the ONT to a nearby outlet. Then he mounted the plastic cabinet for the ONT on the outside wall of the garage and connected the fiber, power, and ground wires. Finally, he went up into the attic over the garage and fished my pre-run ethernet cable through the soffit and down the outside wall of the house to the ONT cabinet. With everything connected and powered up, he explained he needed to go &#8220;enable&#8221; the connection at the main switch a few blocks away and disappeared for about an hour. While he was gone I tidied up the attic wiring, took some initial documentation photos, and added the connector the other end of the ethernet cable in my computer closet.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/2026\/02\/internet-at-the-speed-of-light-making-the-switch-to-frontier-fiber\/&quot;}' id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-13945 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4521-me.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4521-me-150x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"running power wire through the garage wall\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-13981\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4521-me-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4521-me-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4521-me-730x548.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4521-me.jpg 792w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"13981\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/2026\/02\/internet-at-the-speed-of-light-making-the-switch-to-frontier-fiber\/img-4521\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4521-me.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"792,594\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 15 Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1770456028&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.96&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0083333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG 4521&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"running power wire through the garage wall\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;running power wire through the garage wall&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4521-me.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-13981'>\n\t\t\t\trunning power wire through the garage wall\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4523-me.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4523-me-112x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-13985\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4523-me-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4523-me-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4523-me.jpg 445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" data-attachment-id=\"13985\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/2026\/02\/internet-at-the-speed-of-light-making-the-switch-to-frontier-fiber\/img-4523\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4523-me.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"445,594\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 15 Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;power brick for ONT&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1770456445&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.96&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG 4523&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"power brick for ONT\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;power brick for ONT&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4523-me.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-13985'>\n\t\t\t\tpower brick for ONT\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4525-me.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4525-me-112x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"ONT cabinet with fiber\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-13982\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4525-me-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4525-me-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4525-me.jpg 445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" data-attachment-id=\"13982\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/2026\/02\/internet-at-the-speed-of-light-making-the-switch-to-frontier-fiber\/img-4525\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4525-me.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"445,594\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 15 Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1770456887&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;1.54&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01010101010101&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG 4525&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ONT cabinet with fiber\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;ONT cabinet with fiber&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4525-me.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-13982'>\n\t\t\t\tONT cabinet with fiber\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4531-me.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4531-me-150x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"ONT powered up\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-13983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4531-me-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4531-me-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4531-me-730x548.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4531-me.jpg 792w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"13983\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/2026\/02\/internet-at-the-speed-of-light-making-the-switch-to-frontier-fiber\/img-4531\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4531-me.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"792,594\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;ONT&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG 4531&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ONT powered up\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;ONT powered up&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4531-me.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-13983'>\n\t\t\t\tONT powered up\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4527-me.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4527-me-150x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"ethernet cable through attic out to soffit\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-13986\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4527-me-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4527-me-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4527-me-730x548.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4527-me.jpg 792w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"13986\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/2026\/02\/internet-at-the-speed-of-light-making-the-switch-to-frontier-fiber\/img-4527\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4527-me.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"792,594\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 15 Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;CAT5 network cable through attic out through soffit to outside&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1770457499&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.96&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG 4527&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ethernet cable through attic out to soffit\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;ethernet cable through attic out to soffit&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4527-me.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-13986'>\n\t\t\t\tethernet cable through attic out to soffit\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Gabriel finally returned, apologizing for the delay and explaining that he had to visit two different switch locations but finally had my fiber run &#8220;lit up.&#8221; At this point he gave me the go-ahead to connect my router so I went inside, disconnected the cable from my Spectrum cable modem to the WAN port of my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/2016\/08\/ubiquiti-edgerouter-x\/\">ER-X<\/a> and replaced it with the new ethernet cable from the ONT. A quick power cycle of the router and &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>I had a new IP address! And my first speed test:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13987\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fiber-speedtest.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13987\" data-attachment-id=\"13987\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/2026\/02\/internet-at-the-speed-of-light-making-the-switch-to-frontier-fiber\/fiber-speedtest\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fiber-speedtest.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1285,447\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Spectrum cable vs. Frontier fiber\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Spectrum cable vs. Frontier fiber&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Spectrum cable vs. Frontier fiber&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fiber-speedtest-1024x356.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-13987 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fiber-speedtest-1024x356.jpg\" alt=\"Spectrum cable vs. Frontier fiber\" width=\"730\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fiber-speedtest-1024x356.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fiber-speedtest-300x104.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fiber-speedtest-150x52.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fiber-speedtest-730x254.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fiber-speedtest.jpg 1285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13987\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spectrum cable vs. Frontier fiber<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Nice! I did some other quick checks to make sure my dynamic DNS settings had updated my Cloudflare domains and ran a few other speed tests (I can&#8217;t believe I actually got the ethernet cable terminated properly on the first try \ud83d\ude42 ). Outside, I told Gabriel everything looked good and he finished up &#8230; he never even had to come into the house (except for the garage attic). Start to finish the install took almost exactly two hours (and I probably saved a lot of time by pulling that ethernet cable run beforehand!).<\/p>\n<p>With Gabriel gone, I finished cleaning up my computer closet wiring and updating my documentation (network diagram, labelling components, etc.). Out in the garage, I added a small UPS and connected the ONT power brick to it for battery backup. Finally, I added some conduit around the ethernet cable on the outside of the house and painted it:<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/2026\/02\/internet-at-the-speed-of-light-making-the-switch-to-frontier-fiber\/&quot;}' id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-13945 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4533-me.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4533-me-112x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"before\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-13984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4533-me-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4533-me-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4533-me.jpg 445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" data-attachment-id=\"13984\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/2026\/02\/internet-at-the-speed-of-light-making-the-switch-to-frontier-fiber\/img-4533\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4533-me.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"445,594\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG 4533&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"before\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;before&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4533-me.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-13984'>\n\t\t\t\tbefore\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4563-me.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4563-me-112x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"after\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-13988\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4563-me-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4563-me-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4563-me.jpg 445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px\" data-attachment-id=\"13988\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/2026\/02\/internet-at-the-speed-of-light-making-the-switch-to-frontier-fiber\/img-4563\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4563-me.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"445,594\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 15 Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1770558658&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;1.54&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0050251256281407&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG 4563&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"after\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;after&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;after&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4563-me.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-13988'>\n\t\t\t\tafter\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Later in the afternoon, I had the &#8220;pleasure&#8221; of calling Spectrum to cancel my service. As expected, I got the hard retention sell despite the fact I explained I already had new service (&#8220;we can offer you fiber service &#8230;&#8221; In my neighborhood? I doubt that. &#8220;we can offer you a discounted rate&#8221; No thanks, I&#8217;m already saving $65\/month I doubt you can beat that). I also cancelled my home phone service since we didn&#8217;t really need\/use the landline anymore, saving an additional $30\/month. With my service finally cancelled, I returned my cable modem to the local store and am now officially done with Spectrum.<\/p>\n<p>Funny side note: In the 22 years I&#8217;ve been waiting for fiber service in my neighborhood, Verizon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/business\/verizon-sells-its-tampa-bay-tv-internet-landline-phone-services-to-frontier\/2216642\/v\">sold its FIOS service<\/a> to Frontier in 2015, and now just last month Verizon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.financialcontent.com\/article\/marketminute-2026-1-28-verizons-fiber-gambit-the-20-billion-frontier-acquisition-and-the-new-strategic-reset\">closed its deal to buy Frontier<\/a>, getting FIOS <em>back <\/em>(although it&#8217;s not called that anymore) so technically I&#8217;m now a Verizon customer (they are already hitting me up to switch to their mobile service). I still have to deal with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/2020\/02\/switching-to-youtube-tv-bye-bye-tivo\/\">YouTubeTV<\/a> for TV but maybe now I can afford some other streaming subscriptions with the money I&#8217;m saving.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been a RoadRunner\/Brighthouse\/Spectrum cable internet customer since I moved to Florida back in 2001. In 2004, I commented about Verizon FIOS possibly coming into my area but in 2013 I was\u00a0still\u00a0waiting. Thirteen years later, Frontier\u00a0finally\u00a0laid fiber in my neighborhood late last year and started offering internet service starting at $30\/mo for 500Mbps. My Spectrum &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/2026\/02\/internet-at-the-speed-of-light-making-the-switch-to-frontier-fiber\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading &lsquo;Lightspeed internet: making the switch to Frontier Fiber&rsquo; &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[100,9,15,4],"tags":[25,86,44],"class_list":["post-13945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hardware","category-reviews","category-software","category-tech","tag-customer-service","tag-internet","tag-network"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13945","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13945"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13945\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.windracer.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}