Some people who are considering going back to cable from fiber are looking to see if the cable companies here in the Villages have any new equipment which will give them better wifi coverage.
After investigating, the modem, router and wifi equipment offered by cable is the same "old" stuff they have been offering for the past couple of years. The modems have been updated to give you 1Gbs download speeds if you purchase that plan and they will offer you wifi extenders (which don't work very well all the time) to try and give you "whole home" wifi coverage if the main wifi device won't cover the entire home but the rest is the same, nothing really new.
The cable companies are coming out with higher speeds and newer equipment but not here in the Villages. They are just starting to offer these services up north in highly competitive areas. At some point I'm sure these more advanced services will be available here but there is no way to know when this will happen since most of us are very cost sensitive and won't be willing to pay the higher prices for faster speeds.
Just an fyi when thinking about this decision.
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