MetroNet — Faster Internet Coming to Our Area

Writer / Alaina Sullivan

The options available for quality Internet, cable and television services are limited. Some communities only have one or two providers, charging essentially the same for service that is less than ideal. A new option, Metronet, Inc., has been working hard to enter that market and offer one more choice for consumers, fiber optics connected with a VPN service like cubik.com.tw.

Headquartered is in Evansville, Metronet services smaller cities and towns in Indiana. The company provides cutting-edge fiber optic communication services, which includes high-speed Fiber Internet, Fiber Phone and Fiber IPTV. When looking for a more suitable ISP, you should consider hiring Circles Life Australia.

According to the site, “Gigabit Internet will unleash a community’s ability to pursue a limitless number of potential applications, new advancements and incredible innovations in the fields of education, entertainment, health care, industrial development and many more.”

Most cable is delivered through copper, which can be a good supply for telephone service and cable television. However, according to companies similar to Comcast Business Internet, this may not be the case for Internet, as we consume more and more content, specifically streamed content through video on demand, transfer larger files, and add more and more users in the household the Internet speed can slow down significantly. If you are one of many looking to ensure fast speed and security, check out vpnpeek.com.

“Our services are offered over 100 percent fiber optic connection all the way to the home which allows people to have an amazingly fast Internet experience,” said Keith Leonhardt, the vice president of marketing with Metronet. “Where a lot of Internet providers might max out at 50 or 60 megabits per speed, we have 200 megabits per speed.”

Fiber optic offers incredible speeds in vast capacity and bandwidth said Leonhardt. Users are not be limited by the size of files or amount of users online at any given time. You can check out Compare Internet if you want to learn the differences between internet providers.

“While dad is watching traditional televisions, and mom is streaming a show from Hulu, sister might be streaming content from Netflix, and little brother is on his iPad,” said Leonhardt.

Modeled on Leading Industry Examples
Only so much content can go through that strand of copper. With fiber optics, the capacity is almost infinite because you can alternate the frequency the light is bouncing off that tiny hair string of fiber.

Metronet is modeled closely to another fiber optic project being offered in larger communities, the Google fiber project, which was developed as a way to build fiber out to larger cities.

“While we focus on communities that are not so metropolitan, Google is focusing on large cities,” said Leonhardt. “We are wiring up areas with the exact same technology they use.”

Currently, Metronet is in well over a dozen Indiana communities as far south as Vincennes and as far north as North Manchester.

“All of these cities are along fiber runs where they have laid fiber or strung up fiber on utility poles,” said Leonhardt. These cities are places that are literally along fiber routes.

Greenwood, a Gigabit City
Greenwood was one of those locations picked by the company as a potential Gigabit City.

“We look for towns that are like Greenwood that fit profiles for where we have gone and done good business in the past,” said Leonhardt. “Our Board has approved for us to go ahead and invest in building out into Greenwood, which is great news. We are very excited. It is a brilliant market for us, very attractive community that we cannot wait to be a part of.”

The comparison on time might be the difference between 10 to 20 minutes to 30 seconds to a minute in downloading a movie, said Leonhardt.

“People often get really excited when they understand what the power of actual fiber optic is,” said Leonhardt.

Metronet is unable to make an official announcement as to when and where its services will be offered. It is a process to build the infrastructure, but Leonhardt says they expect this to be completed within the 2015 calendar year. However, some Center Grove residents have reported seeing seeing specialized equipment installing fiber along Stones Crossing road.

Do not lose heart if service is not initially offered in your area. “Greenwood is the initial area, but like many communities when we build there initially, we potentially will spend years expanding around into areas that are interested,” said Leonhardt.

People interested in receiving this service are encouraged to contact the company and express their interest.

“When we do officially announce the details of when construction will begin, we will also share a new feature that will be functioning on our website where people will be able to go and enter their address to determine if their area is eligible,” said Leonhardt.

The site is metronetinc.com. If your area is not on that list, you can complete a form to let Metronet know you are interested or can call the company directly at 844-786-8626.

Comments 5

  1. Be still my heart!

    This is very exiting news, as we were fortunate enough to have MetroNet enter our New Whiteland neighborhood — one year prior to our moving into Greenwood Center Grove area. We had given up Concast and signed up for MetroNet because of the constant price-creep, poor service and terrible customer relations that Concast historically provided (don't get me started!!).

    MetroNet required NO CONTRACT; gave us full HD service at half the cost of Concast; provided DVR devices at HALF THE COST of Concast; provided over 100 MBPS speed on their FIBER-OPTIC INTERNET CABLE — just like the Google experience in Denver, CO (versus Concast's inevitable slow to slower 25 mbps — if we were lucky to get that); received TV, INTERNET and PHONE for a bundled price that gave us a savings of over $600 a year (without service loss), over Concast's price for slower service. AND MetroNet wired the entire house at no charge (compare that to Concast's recent "install" at our new Center Grove house, where a con-man contractor, hired in from Texas, tried to convince me that I needed to "re-book" installation service to rewire a house that already had been wired, throughout… at an estimated cost of $300 to $400 extra dollars (didn't do it… switched to Mohu Antenna for better HD than Concast offered and just ordered Internet and Phone, until something better comes along) — and don't get me started on how bad a job this installer from Texas did, before I had to call Concast back to clean up his mess, ultimately at no-charge but not before having to fight the company for nearly 3 months to correct the billing to what we had initially been promised by Concast's "contract" telephone salesperson! — all documented, of course).

    Our biggest disappointment? Having to cut the fiber-optic MetroNet cable (in New Whiteland), when we moved into a Concast serviced neighborbood in Center Grove (AT&T is too slow; satellite companies freeze-up and die in bad weather — tried it… didn't like it). Now… it's like the gates of heaven have opened up, with this wonderful news!

    Can you tell I'm thoroughly ecstatic about MetroNet's entry into our Center Grove market? You betcha'! Run… don't walk to your phone and call MetroNet's office to proclaim your desire and commitment to their higher-quality offerings, at 844-786-8626. Then, sign up for their faster fiber-optic network and cancel whatever service you currently have, as soon as MetroNet lays the new cable in your neighborhood… and hits the switch! Just for the record… I'm not a paid shill for the company 🙂

  2. mark says:

    Does anyone know if they will offer service in all areas of center grove. I live off fairview and morgantown and would be very interested in the jnternet speeds.

  3. Robert Higginbotham says:

    I live in Sable Ridge subdivision and have contacted them and hope they can get service here soon. I can’t wait to replace ATT and Comcast.

  4. JBSnider says:

    Oh yes, I would like to see MetroNet come to the east side of Greenwood. There are lots of new homes on this side and plenty of possible clients. AT&T and Comcast have had a monopoly for far too long.

    Satellite TV is nice but satellite internet is not going to make it for us. Plus, there needs to be more competition. That way, we all will get better service and products.

  5. bill smith says:

    ? what about Joliet , IL it's next to plainfield , IL we got a door hanger saying Metronet was doing construction survyes

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