What are you paying for "internet only"?

[BRN_RI_FL]

I realize there are a lot of threads on this but I can't really find what I'm looking for. Here in RI we recently cut the cable and now stream our tv shows through directv now ($35 a month). That way we are not renting equipment at $40+ every month plus the cable tv charge. I don't miss cable tv at all. We still pay $70 a month up here for internet, however. We move our stuff (from Sarasota) into the Villages on July 8th. I called Comcast xfinity and century link and they will charge $70 and $60 a month, respectively. I was wondering who has internet only and what they are paying. We will be in Woodbury and I'm not sure if there are any other internet service providers in the area. Thanks in advance.

[biker1]

Internet only via CenturyLink (fiber to the house) for $35/month (total, all taxes and fees included) for 40 megabits/sec download and 20 megabits/sec upload. I have my own router. We are south of 466A.

I realize there are a lot of threads on this but I can't really find what I'm looking for. Here in RI we recently cut the cable and now stream our tv shows through directv now ($35 a month). That way we are not renting equipment at $40+ every month plus the cable tv charge. I don't miss cable tv at all. We still pay $70 a month up here for internet, however. We move our stuff (from Sarasota) into the Villages on July 8th. I called Comcast xfinity and century link and they will charge $70 and $60 a month, respectively. I was wondering who has internet only and what they are paying. We will be in Woodbury and I'm not sure if there are any other internet service providers in the area. Thanks in advance.

[Carla B]

$65 a month for Comcast 25 mgbs with our own router. Can't get over 10 mgbs with Century Link, the only other option in our location.

[dewilson58]

Brighthouse / Spectrum..............$39 (one year special), $59 after special............60Mbps.

Tested the speed and it's true.

[retiredguy123]

I considered buying my own router to use with my Comcast internet service. The router costs 200 dollars and I pay Comcast 10 dollars per month to rent their router. I concluded that renting the router is a better way to go, primarily because, if my service goes out, and Comcast says the router is defective, they won't do anything to restore my service if I own the router. And, they may be wrong that the router is defective. I could be stuck with no service for a long time. So, I really like having Comcast responsible for repairing their equipment when my service goes out.

[Lottoguy]

Yes, I pay the exact amount with Centurylink.

[Midvale]

$49/month Comcast 10mb/sec internet only.

[Nucky]

$33.75 CenturyLink and I bought their Router for a $100 on day one. Good service, no problems. A few billing issues like all of them but straightened out now.

[BRN_RI_FL]

Internet only via CenturyLink (fiber to the house) for $35/month (total, all taxes and fees included) for 40 megabits/sec download and 20 megabits/sec upload. I have my own router. We are south of 466A.
Good price!
I'll have to try them again.

[biker1]

That price is with "Autopay" to a credit card and my own router (otherwise they will charge you about $10/month to lease their router). It is essentially the "new customer" price which you can get them to keep extending. We have had that price for essentially 3 years now.

Good price!
I'll have to try them again.

[dewilson58]

That price is with "Autopay" to a credit card and my own router (otherwise they will charge you about $10/month to lease their router). It is essentially the "new customer" price which you can get them to keep extending. We have had that price for essentially 3 years now.

You negotiate like my Bride.


:BigApplause:

[JGVillages]

Two years ago Comcast was going to charge me $65 for internet only. I called and after awhile of continuing to tell them I was leaving since I could get service for $25 ot less they gave me one year at $24.99/mo. I live on the north side of The Villages so Comcast is my only "Cable provider" available, but their customer service doesn't seem to know that when I told them I had numerous other options. When that expired I again said I would leave unless a similar deal was available. This year I pay $19.99/mo with auto pay on my credit card. I will negotiate again when this contract is up. Streaming Amazon and Netflix with no problems. Just re-negotiated my SiriusXM contract from an already negotiated $99/yr last year to $25 for a 5 month contract. Today complained enough about my DirecTV (been with them for 10+years) NFL Package of $46.99/mo for 6 months so they gave me enough in credits for the next year to get me to a cost of about $10 (not per month!TOTAL!) for the entire NFL Package. None of these providers want to loose your business so if you have the intestinal fortitude to spend some time breaking through their layers of customer service there is good money to be saved.

[chuckinca]

Usta be able to get internet for free by using neighbors signal.

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[BRN_RI_FL]

Two years ago Comcast was going to charge me $65 for internet only. I called and after awhile of continuing to tell them I was leaving since I could get service for $25 ot less they gave me one year at $24.99/mo. I live on the north side of The Villages so Comcast is my only "Cable provider" available, but their customer service doesn't seem to know that when I told them I had numerous other options. When that expired I again said I would leave unless a similar deal was available. This year I pay $19.99/mo with auto pay on my credit card. I will negotiate again when this contract is up. Streaming Amazon and Netflix with no problems. Just re-negotiated my SiriusXM contract from an already negotiated $99/yr last year to $25 for a 5 month contract. Today complained enough about my DirecTV (been with them for 10+years) NFL Package of $46.99/mo for 6 months so they gave me enough in credits for the next year to get me to a cost of about $10 (not per month!TOTAL!) for the entire NFL Package. None of these providers want to loose your business so if you have the intestinal fortitude to spend some time breaking through their layers of customer service there is good money to be saved.

Will you call for me?:D

[Lucas]

Does CenturyLink have tv ?

[biker1]

Yes, they do. It is called Prism. I believe it is available in most (all??) of the The Villages. There could be some areas still using DSL that are too far from a switching station to have enough bandwidth to support TV. A call to CenturyLink will let you know for sure.

Does CenturyLink have tv ?

[VIN574]

We got Comcast/Infinity internet only for 19.99 a month (w/auto pay) for the first 12 months, through Tom at the VillagesAV.com (http://villagesav.com/). Give him a call if you have any questions.

After the 12 months, Infinity asked for 69.99 a month. No big deal I knew it was going up. When I told them to turn it off they gave it to me for 39.99 w/local TV (not HD) and HBO. We know they all play that game. It's just the cost of play to pay.

Tom put an antenna in for us too, so we don't use their TV service at all. We do use the HBO on our Roku because it's part of our Infinity service.

YMMV

[champion6]

CenturyLink has begun advertising Internet-only Price For Life - no contract, no hidden fees, no increase in cost as long as you keep it.

The television ad says up to 25 Mbps for $45/month. A mailer I received this week says up to 60 Mbps for $55/month.

Since I pay Comcast $49.95/month for 10 Mbps, I'm interested.

[Fred R]

I considered buying my own router to use with my Comcast internet service. The router costs 200 dollars and I pay Comcast 10 dollars per month to rent their router. I concluded that renting the router is a better way to go, primarily because, if my service goes out, and Comcast says the router is defective, they won't do anything to restore my service if I own the router. And, they may be wrong that the router is defective. I could be stuck with no service for a long time. So, I really like having Comcast responsible for repairing their equipment when my service goes out.

200.00 for a Router!!!! Mine cost $69.00 and if there is a problem Comcast checks their own equipment before they try to blame mine.

[BRN_RI_FL]

CenturyLink has begun advertising Internet-only Price For Life - no contract, no hidden fees, no increase in cost as long as you keep it.

The television ad says up to 25 Mbps for $45/month. A mailer I received this week says up to 60 Mbps for $55/month.

Since I pay Comcast $49.95/month for 10 Mbps, I'm interested.

We're paying $45 a month for 25mbps through that deal(?) with centurylink. I also bought a router at Best Buy so we don't have to pay the monthly rental. After it was installed I heard I could have gotten Comcast for $25 a month for the first year, same 25mbps. Not sure if I'll switch since there is no contract with centurylink. We've presently got "directv now" to stream tv.

[retiredguy123]

200.00 for a Router!!!! Mine cost $69.00 and if there is a problem Comcast checks their own equipment before they try to blame mine.
The 200 dollar router is the price at Best Buy for the same router used by Comcast. Does your 69 dollar router have a landline connection for a phone? Also, I don't understand how Comcast can check their equipment while talking to you on the phone. And, if you have a defective router that is under warranty, how long are you going to be without internet service while you try to enforce the warranty?

[VIN574]

Paid $55 on Amazon for our Motorola (Comcast compatible) router two years ago. Never a problem.

$200 from best buy or $10 a month from Comcast. You do the math.


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[retiredguy123]

Paid $55 on Amazon for our Motorola (Comcast compatible) router two years ago. Never a problem.

$200 from best buy or $10 a month from Comcast. You do the math.


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Do these cheaper modems have a phone connection? My phone connects to the back of the modem.

[VIN574]

Do these cheaper modems have a phone connection? My phone connects to the back of the modem.

Yes, and you can find a list of approved modems on the Xfinity web site. Then shop the web.

Best

[JohnN]

I'm dropping Comcast ($75) for 25 mbps and switching to CenturyLink ($45, same speed).

[logdog]

I was paying $30 per month for 25 Mbps through Comcast. Just renegotiated with them for $40 per month for 75 Mbps for the next 12 months. I call every year to find their best deal and have never paid more than $40. For a couple of years I was getting the 75 Mbps for $20. My modem costs $60 and is certified for Comcast and it supports my Ooma VoIP home phone.

[logdog]

Well, I just got my Comcast bill and my $40 per month plan turned into $50 per month. Seems they added HBO and other streaming TV services to my internet plan without telling me it would cost an extra 10 bucks.

I called today and complained about deceptive practices and got them to sell me 25 Mbps service for $30 per month for the next 12 months.