Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Wifi
I have a MacBook and want to know if there is a way to set up WIFI to my home. Does The Village have WIFI I can get hooked up with? I just brought (Alhambra Way) will not be moving till Ohio Home gets sold.
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If you want wifi in your home, you'll have to contract with Comcast or Century Link.
Welcome to TV and good luck with the sale of your home.
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Regards: Dan Natick, MA Village of Buttonwood 1/12/11 |
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Wifi is available in all the Regional recreation centers as well as many of the eateries in the squares.
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Speed
What are the internet speeds available for TV Comcast or others?
Sorry I am a displaced Fios user. I have been warned that moving to TV is like moving back in time for computer internet speed? I know we are suppose to slow down in retirement but I like SPEED! It's a CarGuys thing. Herv |
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For around $45 3 MPS, $5 more gets you 10 meg with CenturyLink. $5/month to
use their WIFI router, or buy your own for under a $100. You can log on to the Village's wifi at rec. centers. At Sea Breeze I got 22 meg! |
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With Comcast, I'm getting about 20Mbps download and 4Mbps upload. This is measured by using Speedtest.net. I own a Motorola cable modem that supports DOCSIS 3.0 which makes a huge difference. The monthly cost is $47.99/mo, I think. I was able to get the first 12 months for $24.99/mo.
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internet modem
So Comcast doesn't provice the best modem available for their service?
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I didn't say that. I don't know what modem Comcast provides.
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You will find varied opinions on this. It also depends on the neighborhood I believe after reading other similar posts. I am in Tamaarind Grove where the homes are fiber optic wired.
I use Century link with my own router. I have the 10 MBH download okay for me. With Skype video . You can get 25 if needed. I had Comcast prior to this move and it was a love -hate relationship. I went Direct Tv and use cell phones. Good luck. I think it is personal preference and mostly how you are treated by techs and customer service will be a deciding factor in satisfaction.
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Kokomo, Noblesville, In Tamarind Grove, The Villages, Fl |
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Modem
You can buy a wifi modem from Bestbuy for around $45 and hook it up yourself. It comes with simple to do instructions.
Bestbuy Model: E1000SKU: 9770315 Up to 300 Mbps data transfer rates; WPA/WPA2 (personal and enterprise) and SPI firewall protection; four 10/100 Mbps Ethernet ports |
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Tamarind
Wow did not know our home was wired with fiber! Now if we only had Verizon Fiber to hook into that! SIGH
I agree- I wounder how the Wife's new IPad2 with wireless and 3G will work? |
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I used my iPad w/3G last week during a lifestyle preview -- it wasn't as fast as my home WiFi network.
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Wireless
I figured that might be the case.
Thanks- |
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My grown children installed WiFi themselves and in fact they even take their router with them to their summer vacation house in Maine and install it there. I expect the time will come when the whole of TV will be a WiFi hotspot, as has already happened in some cities, but then there is a security problem (something like the old-fashioned telephone party line). I dunno. technology is moving way too fast for me.
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. . .there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to enjoy themselves, and also that everyone should eat and drink, and find enjoyment in all his toil. . . Ecclesiasites 3:12 |
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Technology
I agree,
Watching Grand Babies twins try to read a magazine or paper while sitting on the floor. Using their little fingers and attempting to pinch and expand the printed picture thinking it works like a IPad or Cell Phone- I feel OLD! |
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