A Cajun-Asian View

I am now running off of LUSFiber Internet. We picked out the top tier with its 50 Mbps symmetrical connection1. Of course, after getting it setup, I couldn't help but run some speed tests on it from speedtest.net2:

... I thought I was on 50 Mbps symmetrical? Oh well, I'll take it!3

1. 1. with 100 Mbps to connections inside the LUS fiber loop
2. 2. the system seems to want you to pick the Baton Rouge server, but I couldn't get the speeds past 5 Mbps down or up there. The Dallas, TX server, on the other hand...
3. 3. This definitely is strange, unless that particular server is considered to be within the "100 Mbps" local loop for some reason...

Closeup of some LUSFiber equipment. Note the orange LUS tag on it.

Picture of the equipment install for LUS fiber drops to nearby houses. These were installed every 2-3 poles down the street.

Emails from LUS1 announces that Fiber service may be starting this month. I can't wait.

On Monday this week, some work crews came by to install some fiber equipment on the telephone pole in front of my house2 and on poles down the street. Here's a couple of pictures of the equipment they installed, that I could tell:

1. 1. Awww... why didn't I get one yet? I guess my greylisting filter is delaying the email?
2. 2. And I gladly let them park their trucks on our driveway.

I've set the bar for myself to leave the house some time over the weekend1 and attend Lafayette CampFiber tomorrow. I've been getting a bit down and burnt out lately; hopefully this might get me out of that funk and maybe get me some ideas.

1. 1. instead of getting stuck at home playing certain video games or wasting time on the internet

According to the Daily Advertiser, LUS has announced their roll-out plan. Here's what looks to be the roll-out map:

Looks like where I'm living in is in the Phase I area. Can't wait till I can get it!

UPDATE: Of course, John St. Julien has more info...

Buildout map for LUS fiber optics plan. Retrieved from the Daily Advertiser.

I had recent come from a public forum so that people can present ideas for the future Lafayette Utilities Systems (LUS) residential fiber optics plan.

LUS already has fiber run all over the city of Lafayette, LA for resale to businesses and to hook up the local schools. To say the truth, I was rather hesitant to let a publicly owned utility company which already provides power to the city to also provide Internet access, phone service, and cable. I was envisioning something more along lines of the UTOPIA project, where the public utility owns the fiber optic lines and end customers have a choice of multiple internet providers. Politically, I'm one of those small-government Libertarian freaks who would prefer competition in the market to provide services as much as possible, with governments taking care of the infrastructure for society (like roads, schooling, utilities like water, basically stuff where the private market will be very inefficient at).