I don't know which Villages you are in. For the areas south of 466A, you have a choice of 5 vendors for TV:
Comcast
CenturyLink
Dish
DirectTV
Spectrum (aka Brighthouse)
and 3 vendors for internet:
Comcast
CenturyLink
Spectrum
plus cellular networks if you are inclined to go that way.
If you switch, you will wind up with a "new customer deal". You can also call up Comcast and tell them you want "the new customer deal".
You can also "cut the TV cord" and receive the network affiliates from Orlando via an antenna and stream other material from Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, etc. for lower cost. You obviously need internet access for that.
For phone service, buy a Voice-over-IP box such as Ooma if you can't get by with just cellphones. The monthly charge will be about $4.
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Originally Posted by Richard1366
Moved to The Villages about 4 years ago. For Internet/TV/Phone, subscribed to Comcast for their bundle for 2 years. Price seemed reasonable although I that the price would increase. Don't remember the monthly price, but it was approx. $120.
In the beginning of 2015 the price was $162 per month, in 2016 it was $191 per month, in 2017 it was $216 and now in Feb. 2017 it has been raised to $249 per month.
Note that I have the very same service today that I had when I first signed up. The price since 2015 has increased over 50%, outlandish!!! As part of my service I have two extra outlets, not boxes, simply connectors, originally I was charged $1.99 each, per month, now they are charging $5.99 each per month, a 300% increase.
I understand that if you are unhappy with the bill that if you call, they will discount it somewhat, that is no way to run a business. Unfortunately, there is little or no competition and we are all stuck with a monopoly gone wild.
I'm sure that other Int./TV/phone companies are doing the same thing, I'd appreciate any of you providing your experiences.
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