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Originally Posted by Nucky
Our Comcast Service has been better than it was last time I made an oath to never use them again. We have 4 TV'S, 2 Desktop Computers, 2 Smart Phones, 2 iPads and two extenders that go to Cameras I have set up. Everything works fine when we are home alone. As the Oldest Son, His Wifey and the Two Oldest Grandkids arrived last week they all asked for the Wi-Fi code for their phones and Tablets. System Overload. Not ComCraps fault, my fault because I get a kick out of getting a bargain. I have the Starter setup and it works fine when it just us.
I know I'm going to be sorry for saying this but I am herby promoting Comcrap to Comcast at the sound of the ding. DING. They have been fine for over a year. No good deed goes unpunished so let's see what happens now???  I should have kept my mouf shut!  |
Yup. For straight internet with no "bundles" Comcast beats all, hands down. It's when you try adding TV to it that you start running into trouble. And empty pockets.
Our final decision for initial setup:
Roku Streaming+ which is on sale at Staples for only $39.99. I have a $17 rewards credit, so I'll actually only pay $22.99 out of pocket.
We'll start out with Pluto TV just so we can learn how everything works.
We're choosing the "better than basic" because we NEED to have the volume control on the remote. Buying the basic and adding the remote would cost an extra $19.99 just for the remote with the volume control alone, so we might as well just upgrade and get the better deal.
We have the 50mbps/(bumped free to 100mbps which I haven't bothered to set on my router) because I do a bit of gaming and it was only $10/month more than the crappy cheap option that you can only run 2 devices on before everything starts feeling like sludge.
The concern at this point, which is easily solved, is whether or not the router's range is strong enough for the Roku to pick up the signal. It's on the other side of another room. If it's not close enough I'll just move the router to the other room, no biggie. I figure if I can connect to the internet with my laptop on the lanai, certainly I should be able to connect to the TV in a room closer than that.