If you've lived in the Bay Area and survived Comcast or AT&T, you know the bar for internet…read morereliability is somewhere around "please just stay on." Monkeybrains blows that standard out of the water. I've been using Monkeybrains internet for a little over a year now, which feels like the appropriate amount of time to decide whether the internet is good or if it's just pretending. In the past year I can only remember one outage that lasted longer than about five minutes. Compared to my previous providers, that already puts it way ahead. I stream, upload large video files for editing, and occasionally do some online gaming. Those are all situations where bad internet immediately ruins your day. Dropping a connection while uploading a 10GB video or during a dungeon raid is the digital equivalent of stepping on a Lego. Fortunately, Monkeybrains has been very reliable. I actually can't comment on customer service because I've never had to call them. Either I'm lucky, or the service just quietly works. The price has felt worth it and the performance has been consistently solid. Final verdict: the best compliment I can give my internet provider is that I mostly forget it exists.

Why do I get the feeling that anyone who notes they're 'switching to Sonic once it's available in…read moremy neighborhood' is a person who works for Sonic. Anywho, this review is for Monkeybrains. They are a local company (i.e. quick and easy to get someone on the phone if need be) and reasonably priced. You do have to provide your own router, so plan accordingly. Never experienced service interruptions or any other issues in the 2 years I had them as my ISP. Sonic, however, crapped out literally the same day the techs were done installing it. They also have to drill into the infrastructure, so now I have all these bolts sticking out of the walls, uglifying my kitchen space. Thanks, Sonic. (Go with Monkeybrains)

Been a customer for a long time. Got Fiber internet through Sonic in 2021 or so when they made it…read moreto my neighborhood, and love the speed and reliability. They're a small local business who offers Internet responsibly and fairly. Had a recent interaction with Najib K which reminded me how much I appreciate the service as well. Najib was wraping up a service call for another customer, and I happened to catch him on the street with a quick concern I had before he drove away. He was able to give me friendly, professional advice, and gave me his card to follow up if needed. Really appreciate them!

For starters this review would have been a 1-2 star review had it not been for the last tech that…read morewas sent out, Karina T. Another tech by the name of Kokob was also great. I was having issues my first 2weeks having consistent dropped connections and no service at times. I couldn't switch back to my previous provider because the line was cut! Three or 4 techs later Karina shows up. I explained all the trouble we were having and she assured me that she'd take care of it. Karina was very friendly and professional explaining everything she was doing. Two months later, my family and I are happy with the service. There is occasional buffering but for the most part solid service! Thank you again Karina, you did your thing! Give that lady a raise for going above and beyond! Raphael J Monrovia

Thought I should update, especially for those in SF and South Beach/SOMA area. Service remains…read moresolid, with occasional maintenance or unplanned interruptions (thankfully largely outside of work hours). I think the value is still good for the speed and consistency (also discounted if you sign up for the full year), however I would be remiss in not mentioning their are now other fiber internet service providers. In particular "Sail" has been advertising heavily in our building for which I've also heard good things. If you do decide to sign up for WebPass, here's a referral link for a month off: https://webpass.net/signup?code=jerry-107147

Started out well. For the past few weeks there service very intermittent. Systems have been going…read moredown on and off. Called them for help and they purposefully dropped my call and never resolved my issue. Their service was still good when they were Webpass but when they became big and Google, their customer service has declined.

I was talking to Mike today as he had called me back without delay to address the Hi Speed Upgrades…read morethat are expected fairly soon. He runs this Company Flawlessly. You want the Best in Service? And Quick response times? (Great Steady Internet Also) Look No Further! Ditch that Comcast Nightmare!

Raw Bandwidth/Mike is incredibly responsive, dependable, and goes above and beyond. What sets him…read moreapart is his deep knowledge and willingness to help, provide recommendations, and troubleshoot (if needed) until all issues are resolved, ensuring reliable and available speeds -- which is critical if WFH. Unlike other telecom companies, he's easy to reach and provides exceptional support. Highly recommended for reliable service and support.

TL;DR: Solid and reliable…read more Installed 7 months ago, and I guess I forgot to write a review. Performance is consistently better than promised, much faster than we need, an lower latency than our previous service (DSL), and costs less.

They took over a well-oiled machine from Paxio and turned it into a fickle jalopy of internet…read moreservice. I never had this much downtime and maintenance from Paxio. The disruptions are frequent and too many times have made my home server unreachable while traveling. Most of the time the service resumes, but on occasion I've had to have a neighbor or relative enter my home and reset the connection for me. Super effing inconvenient! Also, there is no roadmap for connections faster than 1 Gigabit, even while even more worthless competitors like Xfinity and AT&T offer 2.5 and even 5 Gigabit. And lastly, they increased their rates a few months ago. They offered a discount if you paid for a year in advance, but offered no way to do that online. It wasn't until I contacted customer service, that they gave me the details of how to do so: by writing a physical check and sending it to a physical address, no ACH or Credit Card options (which are available to those who pay monthly). Like, I'm boomer AF, so I still have a few checks laying around, but who else in 2025 still has a checkbook? When it works, I'm grateful, but internet service is binary. I just need it to work. Always. And it doesn't. End of story.

We have LMI.net for many years and the internet speed is getting worse…read more It has been so slow in the past few weeks and completely down today!! We called and left messages, sent emails, logged a ticket online, and NOTHING happened after all these frustrating hours! I know today is a holiday and they are closed. But as an internet service provider, they don't even have one on call staff?! Unacceptable!

This company is the best! Great Internet, great employees, great dogs in the lobby, and they even…read moresponsor a rescue pig named Wisteria. They resell Sonic, so you can easily switch to them, get a month free, and support a wonderful local business.

I usually don't leave reviews... but this quite literally was some of the best customer experience…read moreI've had, just in general. Obviously it's annoying to get there and they say you're 4th in line and you have to sit around. But then I was taken over to Dominic, who was so helpful. He helped me replace my internet router with no issue at all. Let me know I needed to return the old one within 15 days. Then I told him I felt like I was paying too much for cable and internet and he walked me through the options for some different plans. I ended up getting a new router, a better deal on my cable and internet and in the new plan there was an iPad included. If you even go to this location, try to get hooked up with Dominic. He's literally the best. And also, he started helping me at around 6:50 when the store closed at 7. He was patient and worked with me until after the closed. Please give this guy a raise. He was literally the best!

It's really sad how we have so many different ways to recycle set up in San Francisco, yet you can…read morereturn a product like this. This product can't be recycled without having to go to the dump. When you call the store they won't even taken the item back for free to properly dispose of it. It works 100% fine, and simply for discontinued service they won't help you even DISPOSE OF THE ITEM PROPERLY. It goes to show no matter how much you do as an individual that recycling and garbage will always be pointless in the grand scheme of things because of these evil corporations. A harsh reality to residents of this city who do so much to keep it clean, yet are forced to live at the mercy of these corporations.

We have been using Fiber Internet Center for our small business for about 8 years now and the up…read moretime is truly amazing. If you need carrier grade fiber connectivity, FIC is the company to trust. Once the account was set up and all the connections were routed correctly and tested we have not had one day of outage. They are very responsive if you have a question and the prices are the best around for the bandwidth you receive. Vs Comcast, I cannot think of one reason that you would not go with Fiber Internet Center. Fiber Internet Center is reliable, fast, and has superior customer service. So to Fiber Internet Center, thank you for taking care of our business.

WORST SERVICE EVER. unreliable. their customer-facing website often down. phone waiting times…read moreunbearable. phone reps don't always speak english. comcast mysteriously changed my address. then they changed my billing preference, so of course i incurred late fees. WORST SERVICE EVER.

After six years of being an Unwired customer, I've come to realize it is the gold standard for an…read moreISP, especially with respect to service. A recent story: my internet died. Of course, I called Unwired, to see if the network was down. They quickly determined that the problem was NOT on their end. BUT, instead of hanging up the phone, Unwired helped me solve my problem... on my side. This is a rare and wonderful company. If I could give six stars, I would.

Unwired has saved my Berkeley Hills home from terrible cable internet! For more than a decade other…read morecompanies have refused to extend their data lines and I have lived at 0.1mbs download speeds. No company could offer better because they all claimed that my house was just out of reach of their last node. Unwired solved that problem in less than a week, and even with their least expensive plan our internet speeds are amazing. They were very responsive to emails and calls, and their installation crew was incredibly kind and careful. They helped us set up the router (we purchased) and in less than three hours an age old obstacle to the internet had been removed. Thank you very much Unwired!

I can say without any reservation that Suntech is the best security company in the Bay Area, and…read moreI've consulted with nearly all of them. Mike and his team were absolutely incredible from start to finish while installing my full home NVR system. Suntech stands out above the rest with their unparalleled technical expertise and exceptional value for the quality delivered. When choosing a company for something as important as your family's safety, it's crucial to pick one that really understands the technology inside and out and how to optimally utilize it to secure your home. During my consultations with various security companies, I kept going back to Suntech because I just felt like Mike was the sharpest out of them all. He fully understood my situation and grasped the entire NVR ecosystem more fluently than all the others, and he has an excellent memory too! On top of that, I feel that Mike truly cares about his clients- he's not in the business only to make money, but rather to make a truly positive impact in his clients' lives. The actual installation went smoothly and it feels so much better knowing that my whole house is now covered both inside and out at every angle with 24/7 continuous surveillance. Having that peace of mind is priceless and I'm so thankful to Mike and the Suntech team for it!

Excellent service. Completed the job quickly and were very careful not to be disruptive while…read moreworking at my home. Their pricing was fair and straightforward. Recommended.