[zcaveman]

I have had ClearLink - which became Comcast since I moved to Springdale back in 2001. We are just down the road from Briar Meadow. I have only had a couple of problems that have been fixed with a quick online chat with Comcast.

With the exception of an outage during one if the hurricanes in 2004(?), I cannot think of more than a couple of any outages in the entire time. I am not happy with the DTA boxes but I understand with Direct TV you need a receiver for each TV. Not sure about CenturyLink's Prism.

I do upgrade my cable box annually to make sure I have the latest technology. It takes about two hours. That includes the trip to the Comcast office in Summerfield to exchange the box.

I used to do the same with the cable modem but since I bundled in the telephone I am not sure what is required sine the cable modem works the telephone also.

I have had several neighbors switch to Direct TV and or CenturyLink but have switched back to Comcast. There are others that have switched to Direct TV and CenturyLink and never looked back.