[Bill1701]

Originally Posted by Keninches

Comcast/Xfinity is the best voice remote/ internet by far superior. Ours is $176. You will probably get a deal as a new customer. Plus you don’t lose it with the rain storms. Good luck.

We dumped Xfinity for Spectrum and are much happier. Xfinity kept increasing their price ( yes, I know Spectrum will do the same) and their service was crap. We live in Pine Ridge and had several, unexplained outages. Calling them did no good as we could never actually talk to anyone. You just get referred to their website. Try to access that when your internet is down.
Once Spectrum increases our price in about a year, we may just keep their internet and go with YouTube TV. We already have Roku sticks and love them but have found some buffering issues unless your TV is close to your router.

[Malsua]

Originally Posted by Bill1701

We already have Roku sticks and love them but have found some buffering issues unless your TV is close to your router.

Just as a note, most 2.4ghz routers default to channel 6, if there are a lot of routers nearby all sitting on channel 6, you'll have that. Setting your router down to channel 1 or 11 will help a lot. 2.4ghz channels bleed a lot so that's why going to either end helps.

If you're on 5ghz, most of the channels are discreet, so it's less of a problem, just change it off of the default. Range is also smaller, so there is less interference. At this time though, most older TVs and such aren't on 5ghz. That's usually limited to recent phones and tablets.

[gettingby]

We are in Bradford and have both Comcast and Spectrum. We had Spectrum installed, one tv, 100 meg internet with over 100 channels including HBO and Showtime (both included in the price) no home phone for $146 per month for one year. It goes up $20 after that.

[KRM0614]

Originally Posted by jabacon6669

Good morning,
My wife and I will be moving to the villages right after Christmas. My question has to do with cable and internet service. We have a dish on the side of the house. What's the best way to go, and what's the approx. cost. Up north we have Comcast, but it is very expensive, over $250/month. Regards.

It will eventually cost that much right now is the honeymoon period initial install.

Do not sign a contract
Do not do autopay
Comcast is very expensive here
Spectrum you get a discount for first year - all services here have a lot of taxes

Get your own router use spectrum and you will need premium like showtime right now HBO sucks

It will be $145 then up to $190 after first year for 1 TV and that’s 50mbps

Your cell will go up due to all the taxes and experience drop calls

[aallbrand]

I would call Marc with Sky Sat 20 He gets great prices with all the carriers and has 40 years experience in the The Villages. I have been dealing with him for 20 years and have recommended friends and neighbors . You can reach him at 352 775 1152 . Tell him Rich the airline pilot recommend him .

[aallbrand]

With all due respect.
Not signing a contract and not paying with auto pay is bad advice. Most people in the Villages will pay cable until the day they die or move out of the house. Not having a contract and having 2 to 3 price increases every year is foolish. Its not how long you have to keep cable its getting the lowest price for as long as you can.

[Dgodin]

Originally Posted by jabacon6669

Good morning,
My wife and I will be moving to the villages right after Christmas. My question has to do with cable and internet service. We have a dish on the side of the house. What's the best way to go, and what's the approx. cost. Up north we have Comcast, but it is very expensive, over $250/month. Regards.

Northern villages. Xfinity internet (medium speed) plus Very basic cable (local channels no dvr), using discounts for electronic billing. No complaints in 2 years. Less than $80/month.

We also get HULU ($14/mo) and NETFLIX (free, we are a user on sons account), Amazon prime (comes with amazon prime shipping)

[rogerk]

We live south of the Turnpike and have Comcast for Internet (over 200mps), a decent selection of channels and a line line I use only for fax. The cost is about $175/month.

For the record I moved from the northern end of TV. I paid about the same.

[Gobragh]

My xfinity Comcast bill is $125 ...
1 tv, internet blast, I bought my own modem. No problems at all.
Welcome to the villages.

[Scbang]

Do Century and Spectrum require different connection than Xfinity ( existing cable )?

[camaguey48]

Originally Posted by jabacon6669

Good morning,
My wife and I will be moving to the villages right after Christmas. My question has to do with cable and internet service. We have a dish on the side of the house. What's the best way to go, and what's the approx. cost. Up north we have Comcast, but it is very expensive, over $250/month. Regards.

Went to channel master as I got rid of the cable. I get local channels and I have Amazon fire stick. A friend still uses cable and continues to pay over $300.00 a month to watch his "favorite" channels. All four of them. How crazy is that?

[pro200]

Originally Posted by jabacon6669

Good morning,
My wife and I will be moving to the villages right after Christmas. My question has to do with cable and internet service. We have a dish on the side of the house. What's the best way to go, and what's the approx. cost. Up north we have Comcast, but it is very expensive, over $250/month. Regards.

I have blast speed plus dvd and other room dvd receiver.
my own modem (netgear router all in one)
150 channels
hd service
2 rooms only
total with tax 130 a month
no alarm normal 1.2 terebyte limit.
no add one's

also have fire stick 2 rooms
fire tv 24 inch
basic stuff 13 devices sharing modem

[brakey]

We are also in Hadley so you are stuck with Comcast Infinity, Prices are astronomical. We have the very basic service with internet and only local stations (about 10). Internet is always sporadic. We have tried all the streaming services and have found that they can't keep their prices in check and they keep going up. We finally settled on Sling Blue and have been very happy with it. Rarely have any problems with it and its only $35 a month. Our combined cable and streaming bill is less than $100 per month.
Depends on your viewing requirements and whats available in your wallet.

[jabacon6669]

Hi All,
Thanks for all the info. So, in conclusion, we went to our local Comcast office, and they put us on seasonal, $50. This in itself is a scam, for what, just prevents me from having to return the equipment. And, an additional $20 to keep my internet, so I can see my cameras. So, $70 in total. Oh well, better than $255. Which I will address when we return in May. Now, in Florida, we are going to go with Comcast. It appears, we will be able to get good internet speed and television package for around $150. Hopefully, I'll be ahead of the game by about $35/month.Thanks again.

[scottiesrgreat@gmail.com]

I have moved a lot in the past few years - so I have had just about every internet/ TV service out there. I am sure everyone has pros and cons re: each one. I will share mine. When my closing papers for the Villages told me that my provider - was ‘Comcast’ - my heart literally sank :-(. I had Comcast before - service wasn’t that bad - but when I moved - despite not having Comcast at my destination - I had to pay out the remainder of my “Comcast Contract” - it really sucked. My last provider was Spectrum (before I moved here) - not perfect - but I loved the channel line-up and ALL of the additional LOCAL channels included (I love the old shows!!) - and Spectrum did not require a contract - plus, I loved their STREAMING TV ( no cable box) - easy to navigate. Anyway - I stopped at the Spectrum store - and they said I was eligible for their service in my newly built home!!! Most amazing - day of closing I went to meet the Spectrum installer at my new home - he was already there - he just needed to come in the home to plug in the router/modem - maybe 5 minutes at the most - and I was set to go!!!!! Best ever!!