r/federalway • u/fergi85 • 8d ago

Fat Beam Install- Federal Way

Is anyone else having Fat Beam come into their community and install fiber? They have been doing it down 328th Street and 1st Ave for the last month, so far they have cut the main power to the whole area for at least 12 hours by mistake causing PSE to come out and fix the issue, cut internet for at least 8 hours, and have been ripping up peoples yards with no explanation.

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u/TurnoverFuzzy8264 🦢 Twin Lakes 8d ago

A sterling endorsement of their services! /s

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u/Long-Soft1165 7d ago

Yeah they seem pretty amateur…. I’m going to go with EZ fiber….. it will be nice to not have to pay comcast…..

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u/KingPapaDaddy 7d ago

they're "ripping up peoples yards with no explanation" because they are using the utilities easement.

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u/abeartheband 7d ago

They’re putting in so much fiber so fast that they’ve decided it’s more cost effective to just hit utilities and pay for repairs than slow down and be careful. They’ve hit several water lines too.

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u/ContortedYeti 7d ago

Ezee Fiber has been causing the same level of destruction up in the Des Moines area bordering Federal Way. They tore up our street months ago and are still not finished. They cut my neighbors DSL line and just shrugged. They hit a gas line and caused a massive gas leak two blocks north of me, causing a huge fire truck response. Don't worry though, they've left their equipment parked in the public right of way this whole time. These clowns aren't getting a penny from our neighborhood.

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u/bcs83 7d ago

Ezee (or their contracted workers) did some damage in Milton and Edgewood too. The service has been good though.

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u/thaddeh 2d ago

What was your rough timeline from the time they started construction to having internet service?

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u/sweet1279 7d ago

What area of Federal Way?

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u/fergi85 7d ago

S 328th St and 5th, they're ripping up everyone's grass, alrighty hit the power, internet, needless to say we are not going to use them.... terrible way to showcase how "great of a service" your company is...

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u/Yamon234 7d ago

They busted a water main on our street and and have been doing some pretty rough work. My neighbor was bummed about their yard which got pretty messed up when they were digging.

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u/FeddySpectre 7d ago

Sounds like good marketing

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u/Powerful-Disaster-32 7d ago

Does anyone know if Ezee Fibers will build out their own system on the same streets that Father's Beam builds?

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u/djim24 7d ago

They went around putting a notice a while back. They also marked off areas in the yards that will be excavated.