Ziply Fiber — Pacific Northwest Fiber, Real 2026 Pricing + Head-to-Head vs Xfinity, CenturyLink
Ziply Fiber — Kirkland WA based — spun out of Frontier's Pacific Northwest assets in 2020 and has been on an aggressive fiber-buildout trajectory across Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana. They started with Frontier's aging copper DSL network and have been overbuilding it with XGS-PON fiber. The 2026 fiber footprint reaches ~1 million homes passed and growing. Symmetric multi-gig, no contracts, flat pricing.
The short version
- Who: Ziply Fiber — PNW regional fiber operator. Owned by WaveDivision Capital + Searchlight Capital (private equity, but stable).
- Footprint: WA, OR, ID, MT — ~1M homes passed on fiber as of 2026, expanding rural.
- Tech: Symmetric XGS-PON fiber (in newly-built ZIPs) + legacy Frontier DSL where they haven't overbuilt yet.
- Pricing: $40-300/mo across 4 tiers.
- Contract: None. No data caps. $0 install.
- Recommendation: 🟢 GREEN — if they've overbuilt your address with fiber. 🟡 YELLOW if you're still on legacy DSL — different product entirely.
Ziply speed tiers + real 2026 pricing
Verified at ziplyfiber.com May 2026. Fiber tier only — DSL not covered here.
| Tier | Speed (down/up) | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 100 Mbps | 100 / 100 Mbps | $40/mo |
| 1 Gig | 1,000 / 1,000 Mbps | $60/mo |
| 2 Gig | 2,000 / 2,000 Mbps | $80/mo |
| 10 Gig | 10,000 / 10,000 Mbps | $300/mo |
All plans: symmetric, no data caps, no contracts, equipment included, $0 install. Ziply was one of the first US ISPs to offer 10 Gig residential.
How Ziply compares to PNW incumbents
| Provider | 1 Gbps plan | Upload | Contract | Data cap | Price after Y1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ziply Fiber | $60/mo | 1,000 Mbps symmetric | No | No | $60 (flat) |
| Xfinity | $80 promo / $115 retail | 35 Mbps | Promo Y2 jump | 1.2 TB | $130/mo |
| CenturyLink/Quantum Fiber | $75 | 940 Mbps symmetric | No | No | $75 (flat) |
| Spectrum (limited PNW) | $80 promo / $115 retail | 35 Mbps | None advertised | No | $120/mo |
| T-Mobile 5G Home | $50 | 15-50 Mbps | No | Deprioritized 1.2 TB | $50 (flat) |
The honest read: Ziply at $60 is cheaper than Xfinity, AT&T, and Quantum Fiber. Beats Xfinity by 28x on upload. T-Mobile 5G is the only thing close on price — but you give up 15-20x on upload speed.
Rick's installer take
Ziply is what Frontier should have been if Frontier hadn't been mismanaged into bankruptcy. Same physical territory, same opportunity, different leadership. Five years in, Ziply has overbuilt large portions of the PNW with real fiber and prices it competitively. If they've reached your address, switch immediately.
One nuance: if you're still on Ziply DSL (the legacy Frontier copper network), it's the same product Frontier had — slow upload, weather-affected, generally bad. Ziply is replacing it ZIP by ZIP. Check if your address has been fiber-overbuilt before signing up.
How to check your address
- Visit ziplyfiber.com/check-availability.
- Confirm the result shows "Fiber" — not DSL. If DSL, hold for the fiber overbuild.
- Cross-reference with our Coverage Grid.