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Down Sized 07-23-2012 07:40 PM

I had an appointment 7-21 for century link installation tv & Internet. The tech was telling me about all the freezing. So I changed my mind and didn't go thru with the installation. Have since contracted with Direct tv. Now I have to decide on Internet. Only choice I have is Century link or Comcast. I KEEP FLIPPING THE COIN???? Still undecided.:undecided:

mrdills 07-24-2012 11:47 AM

One thing about Comcast, if you are out of service for a few hours they give you credit, see if Century link does that.

Bruiser1 07-24-2012 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by cchase (Post 499926)
We are looking into the possibility of switching from Comcast (bundled service) to Century Link. We were provided information from a Century Link rep about the advantages of CL over Comcast. We are in a fiber optics area, (Buttonwood) and would appreciate any input from anyone who has switched services.

We had Comcast but jumped to Century Link with Prism TV . It works great at a better price than Comcast.

But we sold the house (in three days) and moved 6 blocks north only to discover we would not have the Centurylink bundle. The fiber optics were in the vicinity of Co RD 472. Fiber is good for you! You are fortunate to have adequate fiber.:gc:

INHO Centurylink is the better of the two by far.

JC and John 07-24-2012 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by borjo (Post 500131)
Have CenturyLink and love it EXCEPT....frequent freezing (every other day) but wait 10 minutes and it'll come back. Irritating when I'm on the internet though.

We have Century Link for phone and internet only. We don't have freezing on our internet. The reason we don't have freezing could be that we live in a newly developed area, Sanibel, with new cable lines and we don't have the addition of prism TV. The internet sevice we have is great and works well with our DirecTV service. We chose not to bundle Century Link with DirecTV as we are long time DirecTV customers and brought our boxes with us from VA.

SoccerCoach 07-24-2012 03:51 PM

Switched from Directv to Centurylink Prism TV and Internet. No problems. They will all have a brief interuption during a storm. Great service, NO CONTRACT NECESSARY. Excellent pricing. I think they are fiber optic to a point and DSL from there to the home.

buzzy 07-24-2012 04:20 PM

How do you determine whether or not you have fiber optic phone cable? We are in Pennecamp, the neighborhood is 2-3 yrs old.

animal lover 08-05-2012 09:45 AM

We also switched to Century Link last week. I am now having trouble getting Comcast to cancel us out. How did you cancel your Comcast service?

joycenemetz 08-05-2012 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by animal lover;53***8
We also switched to Century Link last week. I am now having trouble getting Comcast to cancel us out. How did you cancel your Comcast service?

Very easy - called to cancel. Then we had a week to return the equipment. Went to the Comcast office in Leesburg on a Saturday morning, they gave me a receipt and we were done with Comcast!

ARTHUR BRADFORD 11-15-2012 12:02 AM

Prism vs xfinity
 
Ok both of the services have their ups and downs but overall that have to say Centrelink. For a cup for a couple of reasons it really depends on your taste if your for the prize goto Comcast if your for the quality go to Centrelink. This isnt that old embark type centurylink theyve upgraded to a fiber optic backbone... And privides service for one household at a time instead of a shared network.. But on the otherhand if your not big on hd n dvr n fancy stuff then try comcast.. You can beat tha price with comcast but its just a headach... U almost gotta threaten to leave for another company...

jebartle 11-15-2012 04:18 AM

We dropped our comcast phone
 
went with Magic Jack, $20 a year, comcast $50 a month, unlimited calls nationwide, no brainer and easy to install.



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Originally Posted by Buffalo (Post 520067)
We've lost our Comcast telephone six times in three months. They just can't seem to get it working correctly. Thought about switching to Century Link but the Rep told us
they don't service our area (for TV-Phone-Internet). We're in St. James. Does anyone
have a Century Link bundle in our area ??


mulligan 11-15-2012 06:46 AM

Quite a few of us have it in Tamarind Grove, right next door.

Jhooman 11-15-2012 07:54 AM

We love Century Link. Had so many problems with Comcast.

jblum315 11-15-2012 08:06 AM

Comcast with phone, internet and TV was costing me roughly twice as much as Century Link costs now, and I'm happy with all 3 services. I was never happy with Comcast.

John1 03-27-2013 05:47 PM

comcast vs century link
 
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Originally Posted by IndianaSam (Post 500129)
We switched from Comcast to Centurylink about a month ago and love it! Great service!

what village are you in? We are moning to fernandina in a couple of weeks.

gerryann 03-27-2013 07:14 PM

I have fiber optics and I have century link prism. First the TV and Internet would freeze. 10 times a day. Came by and after many visits the TV stopped freezing. Well now for the past 3 months, the Internet stops working a couple times a day. I have to re-boot each time. That's it..I'm done. I don't even want to see them again. I don't even want to give them the chance to fix it...DONE! Plus..after my 6 month promotions are over, my last bill is $178 a month. That's just too much!

So now, I'm gonna try Direct for TV, don't know who for Internet.


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