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Originally Posted by PennBF
I have a question as to a recommendation regarding the options for a Internet purchase. I have been told by Comcast (Current Provider) that my rental will go up to $65 in May and if don't accept the increase in my rate then it will go from $49 to $80. They said for the additional $15 they will give me about 15 channels which I don't need as I have them all with my Direct TV. I then checked with Century Link and they will give me the Internet for $45 with never increasing the rate. Simple business question..If you have Comcast or Century Link what does your experience say to do. One last consideration Comcast says they deliver 100 Data rate vs Century Link at 25. Century asserts the 100 from Comcast is shared among many homes so the actual rate is how many are on their systems. Ceuntry Link say their 25 is only for the home and is not shared
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I have CenturyLink Internet $45/MO. for about 3 months. And that is what I get charged. I also purchased the Modem instead of leasing it. It has worked well since I changed over from my cable supplier. I do not get any TV from CenturyLink. I use a Roku box and subscribe to Directv Now. It supplies my cable channels and local channels via the Roku Box, no contracts. I purchased the $35/Mo. package which with the fees comes out to be about $38. All via the Internet and Roku. There are a number of providers, DirecTV Now, Play Station Vue, Hulu, and I think there are a few more. They all work through the Roku. You pay for what you want. No contracts and most of these will give you a free period to check it out. Cancel anytime. When I go North for the Summer I use the same package and approach. Up North I have Spectrum. As for speeds. If you had a few teenagers living with you I would recommend faster is better. However if its just two people, unless you are doing something really strange, the CenturyLink 25Mbps is more then you'll use in Bandwidth. People sometimes see slow downs and attribute it to the ISP Provider but in fact its the server on the other end is the problem. You could have 2Gbps and would not make a difference. Data Flows at the rate the server can supply it. I had 10 Mbps for years and I could watch an HD Movie and the wife could still use her computer. So its up to you, both services will get the job done. Don't listen to the hype, look at the price. Also even through CenturyLink advertises 25Mbps, I'm getting 29Mbps. That's not to say you will get the same thing. However they will get you as close as they can to 25. Remember I used to have 10 and things worked fine.