We are building one of the world’s fastest most reliable fiber optic networks throughout East Hartford, which also enables Smart City applications, economic growth and helps to close the digital divide. Read on to find out more!
East Hartford FiberCity® is more than just a superfast fiber connection to homes and businesses. It will futureproof your city for generations to come, boost its economy and enable Smart City applications to make for a great place to live, work and play.
East Hartford FiberCity® is being built citywide, meaning we pass each and every home and business, enabling every household opportunity to connect, closing the digital divide.
East Hartford FiberCity® is providing residents and businesses throughout the city with an exceptional Internet Service Provider, Flume Internet, who prides itself on delivering the best internet service possible. You can find out more about Flume Internet below.
SiFi Networks is an international network developer, who funds, builds and operates community wide state of the art fiber networks enabling Internet Service Providers to deliver next generation applications including superfast internet, video and phone.
No, SiFi Networks is not the Internet Service Provider we partner with exceptional Internet Service Providers who have excellent customer service and competitive pricing.
Flume Internet is your internet service provider. Flume will offer excellent customer service levels, competitive prices and a wide selection of product offerings. Find out more about Flume here www.flumeinternet.com/cities/east-hartford-ct
They will be offering a range of different services from 100MB to 10G. You will be able to choose from internet only to triple play (internet, video and Phone).
You can pre-subscribe to service now with Flume Internet at www.flumeinternet.com/cities/east-hartford-ct
You’ll see fiber cable being buried in either a small incision at the side of the roadway, or in the green space behind the curb or next to the sidewalk.
Unfortunately, we are unable to offer this service as it is not a city restoration project.
No you can continue to use your existing TV and computer.
Yes, as long as the area isn’t coned off with orange cones. If it is then there is still an activity that needs to be completed.
No. This is a privately funded project with no tax payer’s dollars used.
You can get in touch directly with your Internet Service Provider Flume www.flumeinternet.com/cities/east-hartford-ct
No we will not be building on your property.
You can find out what packages are available with your internet service provider Flume Internet https://www.flumeinternet.com/cities/east-hartford-ct
Construction will move through your street quickly and efficiently. We will lay the fiber and reinstate the street and greenspace. All of this will take just a few days.
SiFi Networks doesn’t control pricing but the Internet Service Provider www.flumeinternet.com/cities/east-hartford-ct will be competitively priced and provide more choice to East Hartford.
Once the network is complete fiber will be available to every neighborhood in East Hartford, closing the digital divide. If you live in a private development your housing association or landlord may need to provide us with additional permissions before we can bring services in.
If you are a tenant it is important that you notify your landlord/property manager to let them know you want fiber. Get your neighbors involved too and create demand!
We will need to speak to the landlord/property manager to get their permission to bring fiber to your building Visit our tenant page for more information.
Your Internet Service Provider will inform you as soon as service is available and an install team will contact you to find out a suitable time to install the equipment.
Yes there must be someone over the age of 18 at home at the time of installation. Install teams will call you to schedule a time that is convenient for you to come and install your equipment. Installation takes approximately between 90 minutes to 2 hours.
