Ziply Fiber is not a household name. But if your office is in the Northwest, it might be the best deal in your building.
Ziply bought Frontier's old copper lines in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana back in 2020. Then it did something rare. It ripped out the copper and put in fiber. A lot of fiber. That matters for you, because fiber is faster and it does not slow down the way cable does.
Where Ziply actually reaches
Ziply covers a wide chunk of the Northwest. Think Seattle suburbs, Portland, Spokane, and a long list of smaller towns.
Coverage is the first thing to nail down. Fiber is not everywhere yet. Two buildings on the same street can get different answers. So do not trust a map. Put your exact address into the order tool and see what comes back.
If Ziply fiber is lit at your building, you have leverage. Read on.
What the plans cost
Ziply sells symmetric fiber to businesses. Symmetric means your upload speed matches your download speed. Cable does not do that. Comcast will give you a fast download and a slow upload. For a team on video calls all day, the upload is what you feel.
Business fiber pricing runs by speed tier. In fiber cities, 500 Mbps commonly lands in the low hundreds per month. A gig sits higher. And 10G is a different animal.
Speaking of 10G. Our own price data pulled a median of $1,565 a month for 10G across 19 markets. The tails were wild. As low as $895 in NYC. As high as $4,125 in Augusta. So if a Ziply rep quotes you 10G, get a second number before you agree.
The fine print that costs you money
Ziply sells two kinds of connection. Know which one you are buying.
The first is broadband fiber. Fast, cheap, shared. Fine for a small office.
The second is dedicated internet, or DIA. You get the same speed up and down, plus a service guarantee. It costs more. It pencils out when uploads matter or when downtime hurts.
Watch the contract length too. Carriers write renewals so they catch you off guard. The window to negotiate is usually 90 days before your end date. Miss it and you may roll into another year at the same rate. Or a higher one. Put that date in your calendar the day you sign. Most people do not.
How Ziply stacks up
If your building has both Ziply and Comcast fiber lit, you are in a good spot. You have real options.
Here is the play. Get a Ziply quote. Get a Comcast quote for the same floor. Then call each one back with the lower number. That is it. It works. They have room to move.
We ran this exact play for a client in the Northwest and cut their internet spend by 27 percent. Same speed. Same building. Just a better contract.
What to check before you sign
Three things stand out on most Ziply orders.
Check the speed tier against what your team actually uses. A lot of offices buy a gig and use 200 Mbps. That is money on the floor.
Check the install fee and the term. A long term can hide a high monthly rate.
Check for a static IP charge you do not need. Some plans bundle four IPs when you use one.
The short version: Ziply is a strong fiber option in the Northwest, but the list price is a starting point, not the deal.
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