Trevor Larson
Writing at Fiber Picks
About
I'm a 39-year-old IT systems consultant in suburban Kansas City. In 2018 I moved from Chicago, which meant shopping for internet in a new market with no existing opinions. Good position for collecting real data. The next five years covered two addresses and six providers: fiber from the local utility, two cable providers at different addresses, a brief overlap during a move, three months on DSL during a service gap, and satellite for one stretch when nothing else reached the second address quickly enough.
Upload speed and jitter matter in my work. Zoom, Teams, and VPN are on every day. I started keeping a speed log when I noticed the gap between 7 AM readings and 6 PM readings. The install tech for the fiber upgrade was named Marcus. He left the modem blinking amber. The manual said amber was normal; it wasn't. Three weeks of support calls and a unit replacement later, I started logging install-day notes too.
No network engineering credentials, no certifications. Just someone who has paid for internet at six different addresses and kept a log of what happened each time.
Recent posts by Trevor Larson
- Brightspeed Fiber Review for Reliable Video Conferencing in Suburbs
- Verizon 5G Home Internet Review for Suburban Households After Testing
- Brightspeed vs Spectrum for Suburban Kansas City Home Offices
- Why High Upload Speed Matters for Zoom Calls and Remote Work
- How to Test Home Internet Speed and Jitter for Zoom Calls
- Spectrum Internet Review for Households Avoiding Long Term Contracts
- Why HughesNet Satellite Internet is My Last Resort for Rural Backup
- AT&T Fiber vs Spectrum Cable for Kansas City Remote Workers
- Quantum Fiber Billing Transparency and What I Noticed After Switching
- Fiber vs Cable Internet for IT Professionals Working from Home
- Brightspeed Internet Review 2026: Is Fiber Finally Better Than Your Old DSL?
- Frontier Fiber Internet Review: Why Symmetrical Speed is the Only Metric I Care About in 2026
- Verizon Home Internet vs Spectrum Cable: My 2026 Suburban Performance Log
- Brightspeed vs Quantum Fiber: Which Internet Service is Faster?
- The Hidden Cost of 'Up To': My Six-Year Journey Through the Fine Print of Kansas City ISPs
Disclosure
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