Fiber is Always going to be the most reliable since it's all fiber optic light wave.
The difference between fiber and cable is the technology. Cable's old copper network is not maintained for capacity anymore here in the Villages so depending on where you live you may get buffering at peak times because you are sharing the cable with all your neighbors. With cable you get the advertised download speed, most of the time but you only get 20-30mbs upload. No option. Limitation of the cable technology. With Fiber you get your own dedicated conection, no sharing to the ISP, and you get the same full download and upload speeds. Fiber is not suseptible to lightning or power surges like cable and is all light wave so when we have power outages, you don't have to worry about a hub not getting power in your area like you do with cable which needs power at several points.
Since you live in Fenney, you can get Quantum fiber. as low as $40, no contract, no tax, no fees, no promotion, and the equipment is included. If you are interested, I can help just reach out to me.
If you live south of Fenney, then Centric fiber is installed when the homes are built and they are also very reliable.
If you can't get fiber, I tend to like Spectrum cable.
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