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Old 07-29-2020, 07:13 AM
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Been here 19 years, have had comcast/xfinity for 19 years, no issues or problems. We never lost service during hurricanes when others with different providers in our neighborhood, Glenview did. I call when the rates go up and they drop them back down. I upload movies and never had the slow speeds some have written about. They mail me new equipment everytime it comes out at no fee. I think they're great.
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Just moving to the villages between 466 and 466A. Need to set up internet service and looking for opinions on who is the most reliable service (few outages and responsive).

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I just changed to Century Link fiber internet service. 960 bps download and 150 bps upload for 65.00 per month with no contract. This is very fast but it is not available in all areas.
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Comcast. No problem in 2-1/2 yrs
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None of them are reliable. Internet and basic cable is 130- and install fee 50- spectrum very minutes channels most go to silver brings price to 168- for one TV if they supply router. Will give you kit to do other room connection yourself
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I also found Spectrum to be very reliable, and has the best pricing to boot. If you're a new customer with them you can get 100meg for $45 per month, for the first 12 months, and Spectrum does not charge you additional fees or taxes, like the others do.
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We have had Comcast for 20 years. Can’t ever remember losing it! Our only complaint was that we had to yearly “ Renegotiate“ our plan/bill in person and that was always worth the effort!
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We had Spectrum where we lived before. Since moving to TV, we went with Xfinity. I got tired of the rate increases at Spectrum for the same service year after year. It got to the point that they wouldn't make a rate adjustment no matter what. The thing that really got me was when I called about a mailer I received offering a special rate and was told it was only for new customers, not existing ones. I said "So you give special breaks to new customers but not your loyal ones?" She said "That's right." I then told her I would cancel my service and come back later as a new customer. She said it didn't work that way; I would be considered a "returning customer" and not eligible for any special rates. That did it for me!! We have a 2-year contract with Xfinity but at least my rates won't go up for 2 years. I found them to be a bit cheaper than Spectrum, but the first package we signed up for was misleading. It said 200 channels and internet for $84/month. It only ended up being some of those channels in regular format, then HD format, then foreign language format, so it looked like 200 channels when it wasn't. By the time we straightened that out so we actually got the channels we wanted (no movie or specialty channels), the bill was $125/mo. When we left Spectrum, our bill was $160/mo for similar service. Xfinity so far is okay, spotty WiFi sometimes (we live south of 44) and my husband is always complaining that the internet is slow. We may go back to Spectrum after this contract is up. We'll see what kind of deal they'll give us! It's all just a game.
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We live north of 466 near Spanish Springs. WE have had Century Link (DSL) since 2013. It just doesn't cut it if you are streaming TV such as YouTubeTV or the other streaming tv services. We have two smart phones, 4 Echo's, 3 TV's, and a few smart appliances/hvac, etc. Our internet goes down all the time and has even back years ago when we didn't have echo's or smart appliances/devices. Finally we have found the ONLY fiber optic network is Earthlink. We just signed up today. Our service will be 30 mbps on a dedicated fiber optic network so no sharing with neighbors hence the service which fluctuates constantly or crashes. Including their modem it will be $66.90 on a 12 month contract and a 30 day trial so if not satisfied we can get out without a fee. There is a $79.95 professional install fee. We are so tired of the service from Century Link we had to try this. Unfortunately Spectrum fiber optic is not available in our area. Wish us luck!

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I live there and have Spectrum, very happy with it. Go to there website and put in your new address, you will find out instantly if you can get it where you live. I suspect you can do the same with Comcast.
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Just moving to the villages between 466 and 466A. Need to set up internet service and looking for opinions on who is the most reliable service (few outages and responsive).

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We live in Ashland, which is just south of 466. We had CenturyLink for internet from 2011 until April of this year. They were extremely reliable. However, we cancelled cable in favor of streaming TV (YouTube TV) and needed more speed. In this area, CL’s top speed is 40 mbps. We switched to Xfinity internet in April 2020 for 200 mbps (4 TVs, 2 computers, 2 cell phones, 2 iPads and 1 doorbell) at $50/mo (plus we rent the modem, so total bill is $64.98/mo). So far, we haven’t had any problems.
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Since we will also eventually be purchasing a home between 466 and 466A, am very interested to hear everyone's opinion.

Going by one post though, it sounds like there may be only one choice in some areas?

Does anyone know of a map that exists, that shows available providers (by village or geographic area) between 466 and 466A?
Just call the different providers. You need to do that anyway to see what they offer and at what prices. That will tell you. I am below 466a and had spectrum and now have comcast. I have not notice a big difference.
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xFinity (Comcast).

But I don’t like any of them. I’ve tried three and Comcast was by far the best.
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Live just North of 466A. With Centurylink (80mbps $45, taxes/fee included, no contract) because they don't have a data limit. Comcast will wack you for anything more than 1 TB a month. I know that sounds like a lot of data. Not so when Grandkids arrive. Streaming their little hearts out.

YouTubeTV is good. Price going up in August.
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Just moving to the villages between 466 and 466A. Need to set up internet service and looking for opinions on who is the most reliable service (few outages and responsive).

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It’s crazy, but each development has certain choices. So you have to ask your realtor here at the villages which internet service you have a choice of. You will only have two choices. I have spectrum and I work from home. No problems at all. Have cable with them too. And if I had a problem I would be honest. I work M-F so I need good internet.
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