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Review of Solarus

As a resident of Wisconsin Rapids for over 20 year...

As a resident of Wisconsin Rapids for over 20 years, we have used Satellite, Charter, and Solarus for our media needs. Due to the recent "Media Shower" roll out, the quality of their cable TV has improved extensively. It is finally on par with other offerings. If you can deal with the occasional nuisance like a fuzzy channel or a shoddily constructed remote control, you can do much worse than Solarus TV.

Internet is an entirely different story. The price is extremely high for what you're getting. They offer a maximum of 30 mbps and that's only if you shell out the extra cash every month for the extra 20 mbps. Only 10 mbps comes standard which is less than half of what can be considered "high-speed" according to the FCC. Their highest speed is half of Charter's lowest speed. With the prevalence of internet use in our household, everyday internet use becomes more of a headache than a convenience. It feels all the more dubious that they list 10 mbps as a high speed option on their website which is in direct contradiction to the FCC standard of two years ago.

The TV is decent, but the internet never ceases to disappoint.