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Post by bc2ca on Mar 23, 2022 21:17:11 GMT
Trying to wrap my head around streaming options and data caps, etc., is giving me a headache this afternoon.
Who are you using for an internet only provider?
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Post by brenda89 on Mar 23, 2022 21:19:10 GMT
Windstream/Kinetic in SW Iowa (for me anyway, there's a cable co option in town also but phone co is cheaper)
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Post by Megan on Mar 23, 2022 21:28:56 GMT
It's going to differ based on your location. We use WOW.
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Post by compeateropeator on Mar 23, 2022 21:31:48 GMT
Xfinity/Comcast
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Post by huskermom98 on Mar 23, 2022 21:37:42 GMT
Other--local phone company.
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Post by Tearisci on Mar 23, 2022 21:43:03 GMT
Spectrum
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Mar 23, 2022 21:55:31 GMT
Comcast/Xfinity makes the claim that they do... Very spotty..
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peabay
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Post by peabay on Mar 23, 2022 21:58:09 GMT
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Post by Ryann on Mar 23, 2022 22:02:20 GMT
Cox (in San Diego county).
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Post by monklady123 on Mar 23, 2022 22:06:05 GMT
Is Verizon a "cable company" or an "other"?  Probably a dumb question but I don't know anything about any of this. I just know that we've had Verizon FIOS forever and through that we get TV, phone, and internet. |
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Post by bc2ca on Mar 23, 2022 22:29:39 GMT
It's going to differ based on your location. We use WOW. The specific cable/satellite/other will vary for sure. I'm more interested in whether people are shifting to satellite over cable or some other option.  What kind of service is WOW? |
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Mar 23, 2022 23:03:44 GMT
Mine is through the phone company.
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Post by freecharlie on Mar 23, 2022 23:09:41 GMT
We use TDS, but I don't know if they are just around here.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Mar 23, 2022 23:29:33 GMT
We just switched. Fiber finally came through and we dumped Cox. Fiber with Century Link (which has shitty, shitty customer service) but speeds blow away Cox and we’re locked into $60/mo for life.
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moodyblue
Drama Llama
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Location: Western Illinois
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Post by moodyblue on Mar 23, 2022 23:45:34 GMT
Tomorrow is my install of MetroNet, which is fiber optic.
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Post by Linda on Mar 24, 2022 0:15:52 GMT
Comcast - we've had no problems with it - fast enough for streaming even with multiple devices connected
Previous house (we moved Feb 2021) - we have ATT Uverse - also fine - we did have to upgrade as the kids got older and there were more phones/laptops connected. I don't care much for AT&T's customer service (at a previous house we ended up having to call the PUC to resolve an issue) but we really didn't have a problem with Uverse.
to be honest in my area - it depends on where you live in the county...some areas are served by Comcast, some are served by AT&T, many don't have any internet service at all.
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Post by MichyM on Mar 24, 2022 0:19:02 GMT
Comcast/Xfinity for internet (I don't have cable). I am about to switch to Google Fiber though. They finally came to our building and for about $5 less a month I can go from (up to) 100mps DL to 1g.
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Post by littlemama on Mar 24, 2022 0:26:23 GMT
Comcast. I hate them a lot less now that I only have internet through them. They really do have the best speed and connectivity.
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Post by cmpeter on Mar 24, 2022 0:28:32 GMT
Xfinity/Comcast. No complaints.
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Post by christine58 on Mar 24, 2022 0:48:27 GMT
Frontier.old phone company
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garcia5050
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Location: So. Calif.
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Post by garcia5050 on Mar 24, 2022 0:57:33 GMT
Spectrum for internet only. We don’t use them for cable. I was very tempted to switch to Verizon FIOS, but hubby didn’t think there was a need.
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Mar 24, 2022 1:37:54 GMT
Spectrum
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Post by chaosisapony on Mar 24, 2022 2:10:56 GMT
I'm in a rural area so no typical options are available to me. I was lucky enough to get Starlink last year and it's been huge, a complete game changer for country living.
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Mar 24, 2022 2:33:36 GMT
AT&T Fiber. No issues once they buried the fiber line properly. No cable in the last 7 years, streaming only.
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Post by Merge on Mar 24, 2022 2:54:24 GMT
Also AT&T fiber. Good stuff.
Older DD has a Verizon hot spot in her apartment and she’s very happy with it.
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Post by worrywart on Mar 24, 2022 3:18:47 GMT
Spectrum. It’s been reliable and speedy.
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iowgirl
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Post by iowgirl on Mar 24, 2022 3:34:24 GMT
I am rural, so no cable option. The phone company does not send internet out as far as I live, so my options have always been limited. I used satellite internet for a while - do NOT do this. It is awful.
I now have a semi-local company that covers my area with a radio type signal. It is a 'line of sight' type service. The signal gets sent from their offices quite a ways north of me an bounces through various stations until it gets to the closest town to me. I have line of sight to the grain elevator and the signal is sent from on top of that to a dish in my yard.
Unlimited data and it is fairly fast (for what we can normally get) and the service is 100% impeccable. They are top notch!
$100/month.
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Post by bothmykidsrbrats on Mar 24, 2022 4:22:00 GMT
Cox is our only option other than satellite, which is insanely expensive in comparison to our Cox package. Fiber is making its way to our neighborhood, at a glacial pace.
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*Marjorie*
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Location: Hawaii
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Post by *Marjorie* on Mar 24, 2022 4:24:49 GMT
Spectrum. Only choice I have and I hate paying 75.00 a month for it.
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anaterra
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Location: Texas
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Post by anaterra on Mar 24, 2022 7:25:49 GMT
We are rural... we have satellite....
VGI... i don't know who the parent company is... we have a few satellite or phone companies we can get... we used to have hughesnet... but they sucked for us.. at 4 pm everything would buffer to no signal...it was no bueno...
I am happy with vgi
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Probably a dumb question but I don't know anything about any of this. I just know that we've had Verizon FIOS forever and through that we get TV, phone, and internet. 
