Cut the Cord

[seoulbrooks]

It’s earnings season, and we are slowly getting a look at the number of TV subscribers each traditional pay-TV service is losing every month. So far, Comcast, AT&T, Spectrum, and Verizon Fios have reported losses totaling 669,000.
According to the earning reports, Verizon Fios lost 151,000 subscribers, Comcast lost 106,000 subscribers, Spectrum lost 66,000 subscribers, and AT&T lost 346,000 subscribers totaling 669,000 subscribers in the third quarter of 2018. This works out to 233,000 Americans canceling traditional pay-TV every month or about 7,700 people canceling cable TV every day. At this rate, just these four pay-TV providers will lose almost 2.8 million subscribers over the next year.

Cord Cutters News - All the news cord cutters need about cord cutting! Covering, Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Netflix, Hulu, & More! (http://www.cordcuttersnews.com)

[Madelaine Amee]

Cord Cutters News - All the news cord cutters need about cord cutting! Covering, Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Netflix, Hulu, & More! (http://www.cordcuttersnews.com)

This link to Cord Cutters News is excellent. I have only just started reading through it, but I am amazed at the amount of easy to understand info it contains. I am into cutting the Cord, however I am running into some real hesitation from the person who shares my life! He needs to turn on the box and have what he wants to watch right in front of him! It is hard to wrap your head around technology if you are not really into it. I shall persevere.:icon_wink:

[seoulbrooks]

Lots of great info.….sometimes people find change difficult......good luck!

[Bay Kid]

I sure can understand cutting the Comcast cord. Worst service ever!

[retiredguy123]

For Comcast, 106,000 cable customers reprsents only 1 in 200 customers. Also, during the same period, they added 363,000 Internet customers. So, I wouldn't count them out just yet. Also, the streaming service companies are providing essentially the same product as the cable companies. The only real difference is the cost. So, the changes noted are just a result of price competition.

[nmpettus]

I just removed my xfinity and replaced it with Century Link fiber 1gb internet service. They gave free install, free modem and router, and $65 per month. I subscribe to Direct TV Now, Netflix, and Prime video. I stream them with an Apple Tv, Amazon Firestick, and a Roku Ultra. Wonderful performance and more than 70 live channels including all locals. The $65 per month is guaranteed to NEVER increase. No contract. Total cost to install $65.

Very happy speeds are somewhere about 300 mbps. I play video games, watch TV, use Alexa, listen to Amazon Music and Pandora, surf the web, get email, etc. No problem buffering or having plenty of bandwidth speed.:a040:

I have three TVs, two Xboxes, Alexa, Google Home, wifi light bulbs and switches, two MacBooks, and an iPad.

Direct TV Now is a streaming service with 65 channels costing $40/month plus Netflix and I am an Amazon Prime customer.

[cappak]

Would love to have you share your experience at the next Villages Cord Cutters Club meeting, Tuesday, March 12th @ 1:00 pm at the Colony Cottage Recreation Center. We have 570+ members that have joined since December. Email me a v3c2018@gmail.com for information.

[billethkid]

I have decided to wait a little while longer to "cut the cord".
All of the different alternatives/options are in their infancy. Like the cable business did, they will get bigger, they will standardize offerings, hence more stuff one doesn't need, new equipment to service the growth all resulting in increasing prices....see Direct TV Now changes.

I am one of those who would like an alternative but have not found any one or combination that offers the convenience of current cable/satellite capability.

It will shake out and the new and better will evolve.

[Big O]

I think I will soon be out of streaming options. I have Amazon Prime, Playstation Vue, and Netflix. In the past week or so, I can only watch 10-20 minutes of any of these before I get a black screen and have to re-set everything. Has anybody else noticed this? I have Comcast Internet.

[jebartle]

I sure can understand cutting the Comcast cord. Worst service ever!

My greatest joy was walking into Comcast with my box of "stuff", with comcast name outside of box with circle around name and giant slash, oh happy day, oh happy day!...Now if I could figure out how to drop their wifi, I'd be a happy camper, unfortunately an antenna is not the answer in our tree lined streets,

[CWGUY]

My greatest joy was walking into Comcast with my box of "stuff", with comcast name outside of box with circle around name and giant slash, oh happy day, oh happy day!...Now if I could figure out how to drop their wifi, I'd be a happy camper, unfortunately an antenna is not the answer in our tree lined streets,

Have you checked with Century Link to see if you have fiber optic on your street?

See post #6

I have it and love it. $45.00 even a month for life. :coolsmiley:

[billethkid]

Have you checked with Century Link to see if you have fiber optic on your street?

See post #6

I have it and love it. $45.00 even a month for life. :coolsmiley:

Checked web site...not available (in our village).

[MSchad]

I think I will soon be out of streaming options. I have Amazon Prime, Playstation Vue, and Netflix. In the past week or so, I can only watch 10-20 minutes of any of these before I get a black screen and have to re-set everything. Has anybody else noticed this? I have Comcast Internet.

We have Comcast and stream YouTubetv, Netflix and Amazon with Chromecast devices and haven’t experienced any problems.

[jebartle]

Have you checked with Century Link to see if you have fiber optic on your street?

See post #6

I have it and love it. $45.00 even a month for life. :coolsmiley:

We can get Century link BUT have been told, speed is slower than comcast.

[CWGUY]

We can get Century link BUT have been told, speed is slower than comcast.

Not Century Link over copper wire..... Century Link Fiber Optics. Big difference! I went from Century Link DSL to Fiber Optics. As it turns out it was on the street already they just had to bring it into our house. Had the land line phone taken out at the same time and the C/L bill went down over $20.00 ( it was unplugged from the wall most of the time anyway.) Tried streaming the next day and liked it. You know what came next..... I made the trip to ComCast with a large box of their equipment and never looked back. :ho:

[Bosoxfan]

Don't know if we're candidates for cutting the cord. We are sports fanatics. We plan our social life around the Red Sox,Bruins & Patriots. From what I understand streaming sports is only available for local teams. Especially NFL games. We have Direct TV and very rarely miss any of these 3 teams when they're playing. Could someone please inform me whether I'm right about sports streaming...Thank You

[CWGUY]

Don't know if we're candidates for cutting the cord. We are sports fanatics. We plan our social life around the Red Sox,Bruins & Patriots. From what I understand streaming sports is only available for local teams. Especially NFL games. We have Direct TV and very rarely miss any of these 3 teams when they're playing. Could someone please inform me whether I'm right about sports streaming...Thank You

:shrug: What channels are you watching your teams on? Check some steaming services and see if they carry those channels. Let us know. :popcorn:

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

My husband is married to The Golf Channel. So if these cord-cutting doodads don't let him watch that ONE channel, the entire deal is off. It's crazy how a single channel can hook someone into a $200 service. We get home phone, 1gb internet, a gazillion channel cable with all the premium options plus netflix. We've had problems recently with these lower-numbered channels - the golf channel only works on one TV but not the one with the HD box and they want to bring someone into the house to check it out. We're not letting them do THAT again - the last time they did it they spent hours and hours poking around our house, and didn't fix what they came for.

We want to cut the cord but he won't ditch the Golf Channel.

I'd be fine with just decent cable internet and old fashioned network TV, with a DVD player we can rent movies with if we really wanted to watch a movie that normally would be on a premium channel. I'm not much of a TV person. I like Survivor, that's about it.

[Nucky]

:shrug: What channels are you watching your teams on? Check some steaming services and see if they carry those channels. Let us know. :popcorn:

Red Sox & Bruins on YouTube TV. We use Phillo as the other paid station. Total $59 a month, Comcast 25 Jiggawatts for sit down, $19.99 a month, I bought my own Router. When the First Year is up we'll open up a new account under one of our Daughter in Laws Maiden Names and start all over for a year if they don't keep us at the Starter rate which I bet they will do. You have to start off that you will quit if they don't do what you need them to do, if you are weak they will roll over you.

Bosox, buy a Roku and experiment while you keep what you have at the very worst you'll add free channels to your library and if you have Prime from Amazon forgetabouit, you'll be set.

Patriots CBS All Access no extra charge. I'll help you if you need a hand. Just feed the pup before I show up! :1rotfl:

[CWGUY]

My husband is married to The Golf Channel. So if these cord-cutting doodads don't let him watch that ONE channel, the entire deal is off. It's crazy how a single channel can hook someone into a $200 service. We get home phone, 1gb internet, a gazillion channel cable with all the premium options plus netflix. We've had problems recently with these lower-numbered channels - the golf channel only works on one TV but not the one with the HD box and they want to bring someone into the house to check it out. We're not letting them do THAT again - the last time they did it they spent hours and hours poking around our house, and didn't fix what they came for.

We want to cut the cord but he won't ditch the Golf Channel.

I'd be fine with just decent cable internet and old fashioned network TV, with a DVD player we can rent movies with if we really wanted to watch a movie that normally would be on a premium channel. I'm not much of a TV person. I like Survivor, that's about it.

:popcorn: I have the Golf Channel on DirectTVNow. $65 Plan. 105 channels.

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[MSchad]

My husband is married to The Golf Channel. So if these cord-cutting doodads don't let him watch that ONE channel, the entire deal is off. It's crazy how a single channel can hook someone into a $200 service. We get home phone, 1gb internet, a gazillion channel cable with all the premium options plus netflix. We've had problems recently with these lower-numbered channels - the golf channel only works on one TV but not the one with the HD box and they want to bring someone into the house to check it out. We're not letting them do THAT again - the last time they did it they spent hours and hours poking around our house, and didn't fix what they came for.

We want to cut the cord but he won't ditch the Golf Channel.

I'd be fine with just decent cable internet and old fashioned network TV, with a DVD player we can rent movies with if we really wanted to watch a movie that normally would be on a premium channel. I'm not much of a TV person. I like Survivor, that's about it.
Golf channel is on YouTubeTv, $45.00 month.

[jebartle]

Golf channel is on YouTubeTv, $45.00 month.

Also hulu

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

:popcorn: I have the Golf Channel on DirectTVNow. $65 Plan. 105 channels.

DIRECTV NOW Packages & Pricing | Plans Start at $40 (https://www.directvnow.com/tv-packages?source=EaYEPS00SZoBRD12P&WT.srch=1&wtExtndSource=directv+now&&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI9ufP9Mj74AIVyFcNCh2LvQZfEAAYASAB EgJtbvD_BwE)

Right. But as I said, the package I have includes 1gb cable internet and landline. It also means access to any xfinity hotspot in the country - which means if I'm not home, and my home phone rings, and I'm in an xfinity hotspot, I can answer my home phone with any wifi-capable device I happen to have with me (cell phone, laptop, or tablet - I have all three).

You can't do that with just a TV package. I'm looking to compare the costs and options of the entire thing, not one piece of it to the whole.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Followup on previous post since it might not be clear:

How much are y'all paying for the COMBINATION of TV that includes the Golf Channel, PLUS high-speed internet, PLUS landline phone and national wifi access? (which also means if I'm not home in front of my Roku TV set, but I'm in a wifi zone I can watch that TV streaming on my laptop or tablet)

[Misky1951]

I have decided to wait a little while longer to "cut the cord".
All of the different alternatives/options are in their infancy. Like the cable business did, they will get bigger, they will standardize offerings, hence more stuff one doesn't need, new equipment to service the growth all resulting in increasing prices....see Direct TV Now changes.

I am one of those who would like an alternative but have not found any one or combination that offers the convenience of current cable/satellite capability.

It will shake out and the new and better will evolve.


I agree that things will change with cable and streaming. Instead of waiting, I cut the cord and went with DirectTvNow. Even with their proposed $10 month increase, I'm saving $80 month over cable. There's no contract with the streamers, so I can cancel at any time. So I can easily go to another streamer or back to cable if their costs drop. In the meantime, I'm saving a lot of money.

[JoelJohnson]

If you get a Firestick, go to Do It Yourself Tech Projects For Home & Small Business (http://WWW.TROYPOINT.COM). He shows how to put apps on the Firestick.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

So I took a look at Centurylink, DirectTV, and xfinity. With the criteria: MINIMUM 150mbps internet speed, TV lineup must include golf channel and all network stations, and voice phone service.

Turns out if I "cut the cord" and get DirectTV, then add internet and voice elsewhere (since DirectTV doesn't offer either of them), I'll be paying more than I would for the xfinity triple-play service in the Villages. Here in Connecticut this service is over $200 after fees and taxes. Down in the villages it'll be $139.99 plus fees and taxes, so likely around $165 after all is said and done. That's for TV, internet, and voice combined.

[biker1]

Why do you have a requirement for 150 megabits per second? 1080p streaming uses about 5 megabits per second of bandwidth. 4k streaming uses about 20 megabits per second of bandwidth. Compared with a lower bandwidth, say 40 megabits per second, web pages with extensive graphics may load slightly, perhaps imperceptibly, faster. When we first moved here 5 years ago, we started out with 10 megabits per second (download) and had no issues streaming 1080p to two sets simultaneously. We now have 80 megabits per second (download) because it hits a sweet spot in the CenturyLink pricing structure (one price for life for $45 total per month). It is way more bandwidth than we can use. I suspect most people overpay for more bandwidth than they could ever use.

So I took a look at Centurylink, DirectTV, and xfinity. With the criteria: MINIMUM 150mbps internet speed, TV lineup must include golf channel and all network stations, and voice phone service.

Turns out if I "cut the cord" and get DirectTV, then add internet and voice elsewhere (since DirectTV doesn't offer either of them), I'll be paying more than I would for the xfinity triple-play service in the Villages. Here in Connecticut this service is over $200 after fees and taxes. Down in the villages it'll be $139.99 plus fees and taxes, so likely around $165 after all is said and done. That's for TV, internet, and voice combined.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

It really doesn't matter why. That is my criteria.

[biker1]

That means you don’t have a requirement. Whatever, sorry to bother you with a logical question.

It really doesn't matter why. That is my criteria.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Why do you need television at all? Or HBO? You can cut the cord and not get any of those things, and just watch the local network subsidiary station. You don't need all those other channels.

Or - maybe you have criteria and want certain things. Does it matter WHY you want those certain things? Would the reason change the outcome? I want 150mb minimum because I want 150mb minimum.

[CWGUY]

Why do you need television at all? Or HBO? You can cut the cord and not get any of those things, and just watch the local network subsidiary station. You don't need all those other channels.

Or - maybe you have criteria and want certain things. Does it matter WHY you want those certain things? Would the reason change the outcome? I want 150mb minimum because I want 150mb minimum.

:ohdear:

[biker1]

Whatever. I don’t see a need for you to obsess over this. I asked a question and you don’t have an answer. I suggest you just let it go.

Why do you need television at all? Or HBO? You can cut the cord and not get any of those things, and just watch the local network subsidiary station. You don't need all those other channels.

Or - maybe you have criteria and want certain things. Does it matter WHY you want those certain things? Would the reason change the outcome? I want 150mb minimum because I want 150mb minimum.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Here's your answer: because I don't need the 1gb that I'm currently getting. 150mb is sufficient, and that seems to be the speed that is the most cost-efficient when looking at various bundles and plans on various internet company websites. My computer can do far greater than that, and so can my gaming laptop. But I'm not married to gig speed. I had frontier DSL at one point, and the speed was 25mb, and it was so slow and clunky and nothing synced properly. When I switched to xfnity, it immediately bumped to 80mg and I saw a vast improvement. Then they bumped me to 150, which was even more improved than that. They kept bumping me up to higher speeds but I couldn't notice any particular difference in viewing ability between the 150 and the 250, the 400, or the 1gb. And so - 150 is the speed I want.

Now - do you have an actual answer to my question, or are you just being incredibly nosey?

[CWGUY]

:oops: Told ya!

[justjim]

We have Spectrum here in TV for both television and internet. At our second home, we have Direct TV and At&T for the internet. At&T is our provider for our cell phones. Of course we can put cable and internet on vacation when we are not using the location of the service. This setup works for us and is very convenient. We get sports for me and movie channels that wife enjoys. Could we save a few dollars by “cutting the cord”,yes, would it be as convenient or would we have all the various options we have now, No. Most of us have some sort of budget which determines our spending practices. Some live in expensive large houses for just two people, some drive expensive cars, some have other expensive toys like boats, fancy golf carts, and others spend their dollars on travel etc. etc. Finally, some like to figure out a “better way” to get their television program options by “streaming”. Good for them.

[rick2071]

Is your devices behind the tv? If so they heat up and start to act up

[rustyp]

Just got notification from DirecTV Now. Live a little package being eliminated. If you have it now you can keep it but the price rises $10/ month next month. They have only two new packages and eliminated all others. Both have less channels than the live a little a little package however HBO is included - a $50 and a $70/month package. My package has increased from $35/month to $50/month since June 2018. There are some very obvious channels being left out of the new line up - example Discovery and HGTV.

[Nucky]

Just got notification from DirecTV Now. Live a little package being eliminated. If you have it now you can keep it but the price rises $10/ month next month. They have only two new packages and eliminated all others. Both have less channels than the live a little a little package however HBO is included - a $50 and a $70/month package. My package has increased from $35/month to $50/month since June 2018. There are some very obvious channels being left out of the new line up - example Discovery and HGTV.

Rusty, Youtube & Philo total $60 and give you Discovery, HGTV, History, Local, Sports. I'm happy with it and hope it helps you out. Good Luck. I'm extra impressed with Youtube TV, Unlimited storage on recording stuff. :clap2: No HBO though. We changed to Netflix and found it is way better Than HBO unless you are following one show.

I share the Youtube with my son and he shares his Netflix with me all legit but of course, I'm paying for the higher priced of the two. We also get Showtime when Ray Donavan is on, what a show, reminds me of the old home.

[CWGUY]

Just got notification from DirecTV Now. Live a little package being eliminated. If you have it now you can keep it but the price rises $10/ month next month. They have only two new packages and eliminated all others. Both have less channels than the live a little a little package however HBO is included - a $50 and a $70/month package. My package has increased from $35/month to $50/month since June 2018. There are some very obvious channels being left out of the new line up - example Discovery and HGTV.

:shocked: Hard to believe someone can make COMCRAP start to look good..... but DirecTV Now is trying. I'm POed. :boxing2:

[CWGUY]

Rusty, Youtube & Philo total $60 and give you Discovery, HGTV, History, Local, Sports. I'm happy with it and hope it helps you out. Good Luck. I'm extra impressed with Youtube TV, Unlimited storage on recording stuff. :clap2: No HBO though. We changed to Netflix and found it is way better Than HBO unless you are following one show.

I share the Youtube with my son and he shares his Netflix with me all legit but of course, I'm paying for the higher priced of the two. We also get Showtime when Ray Donavan is on, what a show, reminds me of the old home.

Nucky - I might be asking for some info. when I decide what I will be doing with DirecTV Now. Thanks. :ho:

[rustyp]

Update - looking what DirecTV Now has removed is unbelievable. I love streaming and love the cost more. For a year now I have been bragging about how cheap it is compared to cable and satellite. DirecTv Now has just totally removed Discovery, HGTV, A&E, AMC, Comedy Central, Food Network, Hallmark Movies, History, Lifetime and many others from any of their packages. Great to have no contracts but if this is a sign of the times to come I'm leary we are heading right back to same old bait and switch games.

[Nucky]

Nucky - I might be asking for some info. when I decide what I will be doing with DirecTV Now. Thanks. :ho:

The Student (Me) helping the teacher. I would love to help you. When I stopped dealing with DirecTV through the satellite service and then used them for streaming the first month there were too many similarities when trying to solve problems with billing and getting help with technical assistance.

The really great thing about YouTube TV is knock on wood there are no service issues. I love it. At twice the price I would probably keep it.

Tomorrow my new Fire Tv Stick is supposed to arrive. I have the first edition from years ago and it works but now that I have a clue I want to have better up to date equipment.

Just got a friend from somewhere around $220 or $240 a month for the Triple Package with Comcast down to $90 including his Comcast internet charge and it will be less when we hook up his Motorola router.

Just let me know. Give Cord Cutters a shot on the internet. They send valuable info that helps you to make good decisions on what service is best for you.

If it wasn't for you I wouldn't have gotten into this, thanks CW! :bigbow:

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

The Student (Me) helping the teacher. I would love to help you. When I stopped dealing with DirecTV through the satellite service and then used them for streaming the first month there were too many similarities when trying to solve problems with billing and getting help with technical assistance.

The really great thing about YouTube TV is knock on wood there are no service issues. I love it. At twice the price I would probably keep it.

Tomorrow my new Fire Tv Stick is supposed to arrive. I have the first edition from years ago and it works but now that I have a clue I want to have better up to date equipment.

Just got a friend from somewhere around $220 or $240 a month for the Triple Package with Comcast down to $90 including his Comcast internet charge and it will be less when we hook up his Motorola router.

Just let me know. Give Cord Cutters a shot on the internet. They send valuable info that helps you to make good decisions on what service is best for you.

If it wasn't for you I wouldn't have gotten into this, thanks CW! :bigbow:

The bolded is what I was asking about previously. The gateway/router for the wifi has to be connected via a phone jack, so that means he'd also need his phone service.

And then instead of the Triple Play with TV, he'd get just the wifi and phone through Xfinity (Comcast), and swap out the cable TV with the Firestick or Roku or whichever else, which turns his normal HDTV set into an internet video streaming monitor? Am I understanding this right?

[mhonard]

To cord cut I still want to receive local channels especially NBC WESH, band VHF, virtual channel 02.1, DTV channel 11. By using an appropriate VHF antenna nad booster I can get a good signal heading ~107 degrees 75 percent of the time. This is not acceptable. Has anyone had any better luck with this channel?

[seoulbrooks]

YouTube TV provides the major local channels.

[Carla B]

We can get Century link BUT have been told, speed is slower than comcast.

Yes, we tried to get Century Link one time. Only DSL is available for us and only 10 mbps. So we are still married to Comcast, the only other provider, for internet only. For the past four years we've relied on an antenna in the attic, Roku, Ooma for "land line," and a Netflix subscription. Not unhappy but I wish Century Link would install fiber optic in the central Villages.

[Blessed2BNTV]

We have been trying streaming for the past month and like it, however we just got a notice that we have used 90% of our data plan of 1024 FB. It would cost another $50 for next level up which would negate any savings.

We do stream pandora during the day when we are here. We have Comcast.

What are others doing to get around high data usage....other than turn the TV off.

We are new to cordcutting so we might be missing something.

[villagetinker]

In another thread there was a mention of repeater antennas in Ocala, so I moved my antenna from the back of the house to the side of the house, and aimed for Ocala. I can get about 10 channels, seems to be all of the time so far (Note i have not had a chance to try during a storm). I am using the same Db4e that I tried for Orlando with the same amplifier.

[biker1]

We use CenturyLink for internet only and if there is a monthly data limit I am not aware of it. We stream everything and typically consume about 600 gigabytes per month. We do make a point of hitting the "home" button on our Rokus when we turn off the TV otherwise it will continue to stream whatever we were watching, and consume bandwidth. Our CenturyLink plan cost $45 per month including all taxes and fees for 80 megabits per second download/40 megabits per second upload. We cut the cord with an Over-the-Air antenna (pretty much not used anymore in favor of the excellent YouTubeTV service) and Roku boxes about 7 years ago.

We have been trying streaming for the past month and like it, however we just got a notice that we have used 90% of our data plan of 1024 FB. It would cost another $50 for next level up which would negate any savings.

We do stream pandora during the day when we are here. We have Comcast.

What are others doing to get around high data usage....other than turn the TV off.

We are new to cordcutting so we might be missing something.

[Nucky]

On the Roku Remote hit the Home Button 5 times then the Rewind button 3 times then the Fast Forward button 2 times. From the dropdown menu select 3.5 instead of 12 MBPS. This maneuver plus the hitting of the Home Button Like Biker1 said will cut the usage way down. Our usage was off the hook the first month but once we did these two things our usage dropped way under the limit. Streaming Pandora uses very little data. It's all worth it once you get these little things down.

I subscribe to Cord Cutters and get a helpful email from the daily.

We have Roku & a Fire Stick. I prefer the Roku by a mile. Today Apple released something new. Haven't had time to check it out yet but it's gotta be great.

[Nucky]

Yes, we tried to get Century Link one time. Only DSL is available for us and only 10 mbps. So we are still married to Comcast, the only other provider, for internet only. For the past four years we've relied on an antenna in the attic, Roku, Ooma for "land line," and a Netflix subscription. Not unhappy but I wish Century Link would install fiber optic in the central Villages.

I was told about a year ago by CenturyLink that they offer 20 MBPS on DSL. I ordered it and they turned off my service the next morning on a Tuesday to prepared for a Friday installation of the faster service. Against my better judgment and out of anger I went to Comcast for the Starter Package at $32 a month. I bought a Motorola Router and the bill is $19.99 a month now. Due to renew shortly it should be interesting. The Comcast Service has been fine! Fingers crossed. :clap2: