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Old 04-10-2021, 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by tuccillo View Post
I am not sure who you are using for internet now but CenturyLink is available in your area via fiber optic cable to the house. You can get 100 megabits per second for $49 per month with CenturyLink's one-price-for-life offering (your costs will not change unless you change the service level). Given that a proven technology is available for less cost I am not sure I see the advantage of being an early adopter of 5G internet service. If you don't have any other options then I can see the point.
I have Century Link in addition to the T-Mobile service. There is no fiber optic to most of the homes in TV. In Belvedere, where I am, the Fiber only goes to the swimming pool, then goes to the homes via POTS copper, two bonded pairs.

T-Mobile beats it pretty good and the CenturyLink modem I have to reset daily as my service goes from about 85 down to about 20. It is nerve-wracking. When it was installed I got about 140, but the installer said they'll never let me keep that. Sure enough, within a day I was down to about 85, which is all they 'guarantee; with the 100G service.