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Old 08-03-2014, 01:34 PM
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ArticFox, The economy plus $19 plan is only a 3 Mbps service. Although it's cheap, it's nowhere near enough bandwidth to stream video.

For an extra $10 per month ($29.95) you can get thr 25Mbps performance Internet plan. That's the minimum I would suggest for video streaming.

Like it or not, Comcast is the only game in town for fast reliable Internet video streaming.

Click below...
https://www.google.com/get/videoqualityreport/

Then click "compare providers in your area".
This is pretty good advice. We have had Comcast and now Centurylink and Prism. We had problems with CL internet so they sent me a new modem and everything works great now. Jury is still out on this but so far so good.

Regarding Prism, you have to be careful where you are on the line. I loved Prism but we had to get rid of it because the reception kept splintering so it was unwatchable. The problem is that we are at the end of the "cable" and, as Prism explained, the farther you are, the more potential for problems. If you are in a newer area of the Villages, you might have better cable than we do in Liberty Park (been here 9 years). I wish they would put fiber optic in and then the problems would be solved.
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