Talk of The Villages Florida

Talk of The Villages Florida (https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/)
-   Contractors and Services (https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/contractors-services-91/)
-   -   Century Link vs. Comcast (https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/contractors-services-91/century-link-vs-comcast-54226/)

Lovey2 12-14-2013 08:02 AM

Had it in SW Florida and carried it with us here. No issues at all down there, a few weeks of the freezing thing here when we first got it. Now, no issues! Love it, less expensive, no losing picture in thunderstorms...big issue in summer in SW FL.

rp001 12-14-2013 04:19 PM

First time I've ever heard anything good about Century Link's customer service. I believe it to be far worst than Comcast and that isn't saying much for Comcast either. I now have Dish and love it. still looking for an internet provider as century link is slow and again, their service stinks.

swimdawg 12-14-2013 04:57 PM

Comcast
 
I recently had Comcast discontinue my phone service and remove a DVR in Swimdawg South. It took the serviceman 2 1/2 hours for something Time-Warner could have done in 15 minutes at Swimdawg North. I called Comcast the night before to confirm my appointment. After being on hold for 44 minutes, I had to leave. It is soooo frustrating dealing with Comcast. :grumpy:

My next door neighbors at Swimdawg South have Century Link. He likes it; she doesn't.

TV needs Time-Warner.....and Wegman's.....and how can I resist?.....an INDOOR pool! I couldn't help it! :)

ladila2 01-17-2014 04:45 PM

Century Link and Comcast....personally I feel that they are both inadequate. Seems like they have a monopoly in The Villages. Prices compared to where I am from (upstate NY) are absolutely ludicrous. For the size of The Villages, the villagers should have more selection available to them. Comcast....expect an increase at least once, if not twice a year. Good Luck!

jeanoh 01-17-2014 05:54 PM

Quote:

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 have not switched services from Comcast, since those who did in our area have now either switched back to Comcast or over to Direct TV, since the HD picture on Prism/Century Link was so bad. FYI!

Steve & Deanna 01-17-2014 06:24 PM

I would watch out for, first, signing a contract for a year or two and second, are you getting a special promotional price for three or six months and then...surprise, surprise, surprise. We've signed you up and you have either six months plus of much higher than expected rates. I would do all the homework first and get things in writing if you are contracted for any length of time.

big guy 01-17-2014 08:59 PM

Century Link vs Comcast
 
Quote:

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.

Same thing happened to us in Sunset Pointe. It was irritating to the point that we went back to Comcast.

WanderingFinches 01-18-2014 05:59 AM

Just recently switch from CenturyLink to Comcast. I think comcast throttles their internet though

Finallyfree 01-18-2014 11:28 AM

Have you considered Brighthouse? All services are available. We have had them for 1 1/2 years with no problems with TV or internet (we dont have a house phone). They are only south of 466A. Good luck

jgetv 01-18-2014 05:18 PM

Quote:

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 live south of 466A. We switched from Comcast to Brighthouse for TV, Internet and land line. Cost $140 a month. Internet speed is impressive. We continue to use Verizon for our Wireless cell Phones. BH has an office on 301. Take 44 and make a right on 301 for a block and it is on the right.
Hope that helps.

cookies 01-19-2014 07:42 PM

We are also going back to Comcast. We have had Century Link for 2 years and periodically we go freezing episodes on the tv with generally aggravating long sessions on the phone with techs who are frequently clueless. Don't even try to stream a pay for view movie you will never be able to watch it for all the choppiness. They just don't have enough bandwidth. It's about time for a price increase so we are bailing before we pay even more for the questionable service.


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:09 PM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Search Engine Optimisation provided by DragonByte SEO v2.0.32 (Pro) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2025 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.