[deanna1950]

I have a MacBook and want to know if there is a way to set up WIFI to my home. Does The Village have WIFI I can get hooked up with? I just brought (Alhambra Way) will not be moving till Ohio Home gets sold.

[natickdan]

If you want wifi in your home, you'll have to contract with Comcast or Century Link.

Welcome to TV and good luck with the sale of your home.

[philnpat]

Wifi is available in all the Regional recreation centers as well as many of the eateries in the squares.

[CarGuys]

What are the internet speeds available for TV Comcast or others?

Sorry I am a displaced Fios user. I have been warned that moving to TV is like moving back in time for computer internet speed?

I know we are suppose to slow down in retirement but I like SPEED! It's a CarGuys thing.

Herv

[CatskillBill]

For around $45 3 MPS, $5 more gets you 10 meg with CenturyLink. $5/month to
use their WIFI router, or buy your own for under a $100.

You can log on to the Village's wifi at rec. centers. At Sea Breeze I got 22 meg!

[champion6]

Originally Posted by CarGuys

What are the internet speeds available for TV Comcast or others?

With Comcast, I'm getting about 20Mbps download and 4Mbps upload. This is measured by using Speedtest.net. I own a Motorola cable modem that supports DOCSIS 3.0 which makes a huge difference. The monthly cost is $47.99/mo, I think. I was able to get the first 12 months for $24.99/mo.

[aljetmet]

So Comcast doesn't provice the best modem available for their service?

[champion6]

Originally Posted by aljetmet

So Comcast doesn't provide the best modem available for their service?

I didn't say that. I don't know what modem Comcast provides.

[66vetter]

You will find varied opinions on this. It also depends on the neighborhood I believe after reading other similar posts. I am in Tamaarind Grove where the homes are fiber optic wired.
I use Century link with my own router. I have the 10 MBH download okay for me. With Skype video . You can get 25 if needed.

I had Comcast prior to this move and it was a love -hate relationship. I went Direct Tv and use cell phones.

Good luck. I think it is personal preference and mostly how you are treated by techs and customer service will be a deciding factor in satisfaction.

[dwebb]

You can buy a wifi modem from Bestbuy for around $45 and hook it up yourself. It comes with simple to do instructions.

Bestbuy Model: E1000SKU: 9770315

Up to 300 Mbps data transfer rates; WPA/WPA2 (personal and enterprise) and SPI firewall protection; four 10/100 Mbps Ethernet ports

[CarGuys]

Wow did not know our home was wired with fiber! Now if we only had Verizon Fiber to hook into that! SIGH

I agree- I wounder how the Wife's new IPad2 with wireless and 3G will work?

[CraigAC]

Originally Posted by CarGuys

Wow did not know our home was wired with fiber! Now if we only had Verizon Fiber to hook into that! SIGH

I agree- I wounder how the Wife's new IPad2 with wireless and 3G will work?

I used my iPad w/3G last week during a lifestyle preview -- it wasn't as fast as my home WiFi network.

[CarGuys]

I figured that might be the case.

Thanks-

[jblum315]

Originally Posted by deanna1950

I have a MacBook and want to know if there is a way to set up WIFI to my home. Does The Village have WIFI I can get hooked up with? I just brought (Alhambra Way) will not be moving till Ohio Home gets sold.

I bought a WiFi router at BestBuy and the Geek Squad hooked it up for me, total cost about $100. I have Comcast for internet and there is no monthly charge for WiFi.
My grown children installed WiFi themselves and in fact they even take their router with them to their summer vacation house in Maine and install it there. I expect the time will come when the whole of TV will be a WiFi hotspot, as has already happened in some cities, but then there is a security problem (something like the old-fashioned telephone party line). I dunno. technology is moving way too fast for me.

[CarGuys]

I agree,

Watching Grand Babies twins try to read a magazine or paper while sitting on the floor.

Using their little fingers and attempting to pinch and expand the printed picture thinking it works like a IPad or Cell Phone-

I feel OLD!