[RoadToad]

Originally Posted by Marylynn

Comcast has a offer for seniors of $50/month for internet. You probably have to call them to get it because you won’t find it on their website. It’s for a year then after a year you have to call them again. We’ve been doing this since we cut the cord and bought a Roku stick and stream. YouTube TV, Amazon Prime, Netflix, HBO, and basic Hulu (which we never use because of the commercials and should drop) satisfy our viewing desires. $150 a month including internet. We're probably different because we don’t watch any commercial TV except the Food Network, jeapordy, and The Tonight Show. But, those we record so we can speed past the commercials. We dislike commercials.

Not a good offer..Performance starter is more than adequate for vast majority of TV consumers.

Here are their current offerings... (Google it!)

Xfinity from Comcast Internet Pricing
Internet Package Download Speeds Up to Introductory Price
Performance Starter+ 25 Mbps $29.99/mo.*
Performance Select 100 Mbps $34.99/mo.*
Performance Pro+ 200 Mbps $49.99/mo.*
Blast! 300 Mbps $64.99/mo.*

[mlmarr1]

amazon fire stick, antenna .. head to Marion market to check it out..

[RoadToad]

Originally Posted by RosemarySoso

Thank you everyone. So if my service is sufficient for internet but seems slow, maybe the router or modem ( what’s the difference) needs to be upgraded?

In all probability, a Router upgrade would be advisable.

(You can learn all this by Googling for it.)

How it works:

The Modem (Modulator/Demodulator) is the very 1st box the cable service attaches to upon entry to the house, it is Coax cable input and Cat-5 cable output.

The Router is the next box in the flowchart.

The Cat-5 output of the Modem is fed to the input Jack of the Router using a Cat-5 "Patch cord".
The Router provides (commonly) 4 "Intranet" (not Internet) ports and also Wireless connectivity.
These 4 ports provide "Hardwired" connectivity; the Wireless is, obviously, your Wireless connectivitey. Modern Routers usually have 2 wireless "bands" (different frequencies) a 2.4Ghz band and a 5Ghz band.

Some internet providers supply a rental Modem/Router combo for these functions.
You are better off buying your own.
Not only is it more cost effective, but that rental box is (usually) also a shared access point for the service provider to allow public access points via YOUR rental box. That can cause speed issues for you.

[prntxpresn]

Have Century Link 2 yr contract $35/year. They usually have specials

[Dust Bunny]

Go on line and type in xfinityspeedtest.com in the browser bar. It will give you upload and download speeds. I only pay for the standard Internet $93. They have business class but much more expensive. I do not have cable TV.

[vermonster]

Originally Posted by John_W

Century Link is $49 a month for life for speeds up to 100 mbps. I've had it for 9 years and had one outage, and that was due to a lightning strike.

Internet Service - Affordable High-Speed Internet | CenturyLink

The fine print says speeds up to 100 mbps. In the northern parts of The Villages, the $49 price gets you a speed up to 20 mbps. They claim they can increase that to 40 mbps, but only if you pay them $100 to have a technician come out. That is discriminatory, and should be investigated. It is too bad that internet service is not treated as a public utility like electric and gas service, which oversees the quality and pricing of these utilities. Isn't internet service the twenty-first century equivalent of those other twentieth century utlities?

[biker1]

Some parts of The Villages have the older DSL protocol over copper wires from CenturyLink and the bandwidth is limited by the distance from the local switching station. Many other parts have the newer fiber optic-to-the-house technology and the supported download speeds are higher. If you are in an older area not support by fiber-to-the-house you may be better off with a different vendor. CenturyLink is a publicly traded company and they may not see a point in upgrading some of the areas from DSL to fiber. There may be significant cost involved with the installation of new capabilities and there may not be the customer base to support the investment. This does not mean they are discriminating. Again, you have other choices.

Originally Posted by vermonster

The fine print says speeds up to 100 mbps. In the northern parts of The Villages, the $49 price gets you a speed up to 20 mbps. They claim they can increase that to 40 mbps, but only if you pay them $100 to have a technician come out. That is discriminatory, and should be investigated. It is too bad that internet service is not treated as a public utility like electric and gas service, which oversees the quality and pricing of these utilities. Isn't internet service the twenty-first century equivalent of those other twentieth century utlities?

[royr]

Originally Posted by RosemarySoso

I am trying to find an alternative to paying $187/month for Comcast. I like what I hear about HULU but I still need internet. Comcast monthly charge for internet only is $93. Are there any viable alternatives to that? Thanks for any help you can give.

Hopefully it won’t be long before we all can get 5G from Elon Musk’s communication satellites. Then Comcast and the others can shove it.

[Viperguy]

Mine has been perfect for two years and lightning fast. You have something wrong with the install or modem

[FromDC]

Originally Posted by Andyb

Century Link is $50 for internet, be sure you get fiber not DSL, get Roku, stream YouTube TV.

We have Century Link coming out next week to do an install. Could you please explain what you mean by.......be sure you get fiber not DSL. Do I need to talk to the installer about this? I live in Collier.

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by FromDC

We have Century Link coming out next week to do an install. Could you please explain what you mean by.......be sure you get fiber not DSL. Do I need to talk to the installer about this? I live in Collier.

My sister lives in Collier. Just tell the installer, you want the fiber connect. He/she will know.

[ckirt]

I pay $131.36 with both basic cable which has everything I want and the internet included. All with Comcast Xfinity.

[ldj1938]

$70 month. Youtubetv.com. $55 month.

[John_W]

Originally Posted by mlmarr1

amazon fire stick, antenna .. head to Marion market to check it out..

You know, or maybe you don't know, that modified Amazon Firestick, the nickname is a 'Jailbreak Firestick' and it's illegal. My neighbor has one, it's gets 6,000 channels, you can get any ball game, NFL, baseball, etc because you can get any local channel in America. So if you want to watch for example, the Baltimore Ravens, you just tune in Channel 13 WJZ Baltimore and you got it.

Actually you overpaid for your Firestick, you can buy a Firestick from Amazon and do it yourself. Here's how.

How to Jailbreak FireStick [Totally FREE Method for May 2020]

Let me rephrase my statement, it's legal as long as you don't watch any Copyrighted content, so that includes all movies, ballgames, TV shows, guess there ain't much left.

[PHILLY RICHARD]

I have Xfinity Wi-Fi only. Cable TV is a sad joke.
I pay $77 for 200 speed.