No matter what anyone recommends, here is the bottom line when it comes to internet providers.
All cable companies provide TV content and that content costs them money and the cost changes when their contracts with the content providers such as ESPN, NBC, CBS, etc., expire and renew. When this happens they have no choice but to pass those increases on to their customers.
Fiber internet companies such as Quantum and Centric who serve parts of the Villages do not offer TV content. They only offer Internet services so there are no costs for content, no contracts and very little on-going business cost increases so their pricing remains relatively constant.
All this said, if your home is serviced by Quantum or Centric, and all you want is internet so you can stream YouTube TV, Netflix, Prime, etc, then you should definetly get fiber internet. If you go with a cable company, no matter how good the service, I happen to like Spectrum, you will always have price increases happening due to increased costs for them to provide TV content. It's always been that way and it's never going to change.
Just be aware that not all areas have fiber internet. I recently learned that Richmond and probably the surrounding villages don't have fiber. You just have a choice of Spectrum and Xfinity.
Finally, the other choice is wireless internet provided by T-Mobile and Verizon. These are emerging technologis which work but do have their limitations. If you were to go with one of these wireless services I would make sure you can try it and if it doesn't work for you, be able to cancel. Wireless is the future but it's not 100% there yet.
Hope this helps.
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