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Moving into TV in early September .. looking for some opinions
Hi all, bought my house this week in Citrus Grove and will be closing and moving into the house in early September. I have a few questions and am looking for opinions. I am sure I will come up with others but...
1. Need to buy a washer/dryer and looks like the house has hookup for both electric and gas.. any opinions on which I should get and why? 2. Looks like for Internet I have Xfinity or Spectrum as options. Opinions on which to get and why? I work from home and need good speeds and reliable service. Thanks in advance and I can't wait to move into my new home. |
Spectrum, had them for years...........no internet issues.
Contractor cut the cable, Spectrum was out that day. |
Nice Camaro! We've had both Xfinity and Spectrum and also work from home a lot so need fast reliable service. They're the two best options over some of the others (AT&T), I'd probably go with whoever has the better deal right now, but be forewarned after the introductory rate expires they all go up big time! And we've had both gas & electric driers, I think the gas may have some advantages drying the clothes but you do have the extra hassle of another gas appliance. I've worked on several electric dryers myself replacing switches, thermostats, heating units, belts, etc. but don't know that I'd jump right in to work on a gas dryer the same way? Have a safe move.
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Yeah I was looking into them and Xfinity I can get a local TV changes + a few for like $10 a month (I stream but live channels are nice once in awhile) they have a 1.2 GB cap which SHOULD be okay but you never know. Spectrum has unlimited data which is nice... will likely go with Spectrum I really wanted Centurylink but not available at address..... hopefully will be available later at address |
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2. We have Xfinity--quite an improvement from the snail-slow DSL we had before we moved here. Great speed and pretty reasonable price. The trade-off, in our experience, is that Xfinity is Comcast and Comcast, even back some years in our experience, has never been outstanding in customer service. A few months back we got our bill, but for TWO months and with a late fee tacked on. I finally got a live person (took a couple of letters to do it, and then they called me) and pointed out that I had sent out the check for the previous month's payment a full sixteen days before it was due, but was cashed by Comcast on the precise due date. I had the records to prove it. The Customer Service rep, an oily, patronizing sort, said that Comcast ALWAYS posts payment on the day it was received, but that he would grant a "one time only" revocation of the late fee. I thanked him but said that in the future my Comcast payments would be sent certified mail, at random intervals. just to make sure it never happens again. Hasn't happened since. Case #2: A couple of weeks back our service went down. I called them and they obligingly sent out a tech the following day. After running numerous tests and replacing some hardware outside he finally checked out my modem and was amazed. It was obviously a modem that had been previously used, and "That's the WRONG modem for your service!" He replaced with a newer, different model, and the service has been great--but yesterday, I got my bill and they had tacked on $100 for the "service call" even though it was their hardware that had been the reason for my outage! So...love the service. Can't express the same love for Comcast. |
Plus the wifi hotspots you can hook into.........
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Gas dryer will cost more to run then an electric.
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Have had Spectrum for 7 years, customer service has friendly, knowledgeable folks. Internet has been great, they just introduced wifi pods which now extends access to the outside......may change tv plans since using streaming services more and cable channels less.
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I know serious cooks can't handle the idea of cooking with electricity but I've seen reports of too many houses around the country (including my brother-in-laws in Nevada) blowing to smithereens due to gas leaks. I live between 466A and 44 where they don't have gas lines and I feel safer for it. For that reason, I would go with electric over gas if given the choice.
I've had Spectrum for internet and they were OK though they did raise the price a couple of times in the few years I had them. Xfinity probably does the same. If you stream much video, particularly 4K video, make sure your provider doesn't have data caps or you might get a rude surprise on your bill if and when you go over the limit. I've got CenturyLink optic fiber now and am getting 940 Mbps downloads AND 940 Mbps uploads with no data caps for less than what I used to get 100 Mbps down/15 Mbps up from Spectrum. I'd recommend them to everyone if they were available everywhere. |
Have Century Link for internet. $49.00 a month including tax and not allowed to raise prices. Service has been good.
One month ago cable was cut and it took 4 days to repair. Installer installed temp cable which is now lying in the grass and was told that another person or company would permanently bury cable in 7 days. Still not buried. Prior to the cut, their contractor buried cable < 6 inches below ground level. I do not know what code is for depth but was told that it should have been 3 feet down. |
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I would love them but not available at my address. Hoping it becomes available soon and I can switch |
Are you sure it is wired for an electric dryer? Electric dryers use 240v outlet. There should be an outlet on the dryer side of the wall and it should be 120v to run the electric motor for the drum and the electronics. We have a washer and gas dryer on order. Never had a gas dryer before. Thought about getting an electrician to add a 240v outlet but if we end up hating the gas dryer, we can switch to electric later.
I've never had comcast/xfinity but have heard horror stories. So we are going with Spectrum. We close late August so time will tell if we made a good choice. |
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We close September 1st in Citrus Grove. Our only option is gas. There is no outlet available for an electric dryer.
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Gas, Xfinity
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Really? Thought gas was cheaper .
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Gas v elec.
The Consumer Energy Center estimates using a natural gas dryer can result in up to 50% savings in dryer energy costs. There is a cost to converting to natural gas. If your household currently has electric appliances, converting for just one appliance may not make financial sense.Jan 27, 2016
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Electric dryer outlet.
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Double check for your 240 dryer outlet... Ours did not have one in our new home in St. Catherine.. we're paying Pike Electric to install one...we use Spectrum... No issues... Great customer service.
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My spectrum bill is $135/month for 1G service.
Comcast is offering $70/month for 1G No TV/Phone - we stream and use mobiles devices Switching to comcast later this month Big benefit of Spectrum is no contracts, can upgrade/downgrade monthly - good for snow birds. |
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I prefer a gas dryer. Had electric for years and gas is cheaper and instant hot.
Look at the channel lineup for Xfinity vs Spectrum. Personally, I prefer Xfinity by far. They aren’t even close. |
Apparently the Villages allows two high speed TV/internet providers for each Village. In the south where you are your options are Xfinnity/Comcast or spectrum. These are the only two with infrastructure in your Village.
When 5G “cellular” becomes available you will have another option. But for the next 12-24 months I’d go with the no data limit plan. You’d be surprised how fast you use it up especially with streaming and working. |
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I also signed up with Xfinity. I’ve been pleasantly surprised with the installer and service from the store. The phone app works well too. I’m only discouraged by their data cap |
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Spectrum service in the last 2 years had been a nightmare and the speeds they quote aren’t even close. Both of them charge you for a full month even if you only have a partial month. They charge 100- to have service and TV prewired for Xfinity so the box will have to have service changed over. They are both awful however they are a monopoly here and other than streaming you have little choice. You either get 30 channels for 200 with most of them duplicates. I moved here in 2019- cost was $127- for 1 TV, in June of 2021 it was 225-my service broke down 8 times replaced hardware 3 times and remote 6 times. Now if you want then you do the install to your TV they walk you through it. I had them up north it was fine down here just awful and I’m so excited to leave and dump them in a few weeks. Forced to go to a UPS to return the hardware. Never sign a contract you don’t get a better rate |
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Make sure you get the proper width of the washer & dryer. Usually, lawndry room has limited space to place these machines |
You now have the option of getting Verizon or T- Mobile for internet, they use wireless connections now in the Villages....
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Welcome.
We have not seen any new pre-built homes in the Villages set up for both gas and electric dryers. Are you certain about that? We have never had anything but gas dryers in all of our (8) homes. Our new place in St Catherine is gas for the dryer and range and hot water, and that is fine with us. Gas dryers do typically cost about $100 more than electric, but are usually less expensive to operate. With respect to the post about safety of electric-only service, I guess that they never read of accidental electrocution of anyone or house fires from electrical short circuits or circuit overloading or from electrical appliances. Either gas or electric has some real but very small risk. Choosing between gas and electric is just not a big issue for us. Choose what you are most comfortable with. Personally, we would not go to the expense of installing a 240V outlet for an electric dryer, but others obviously feel differently. As for cable, we have Comcast in the Villages and in our Condo in a Chicago suburb. It works for us. When we are away from one location for extended periods we can opt for a reduced service plan at that location that is very reasonable cost-wise. Do not know whether Spectrum offers that option or whether it is important to you. Occasionally Comcast has been a pain from a service standpoint, but it has not been frequent, and I doubt that any cable provider is completely trouble-free. In the big picture, these are good issues to have. You are moving to a great place, you have good choices available to you. Enjoy! |
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We used Appliance Direct in Fruitland Park to buy our Maytag washer and dryer which was priced better there than any other places. The place doesn’t look like much, but the products are the same and we saved about $150. We use high speed Xfinity for internet which for the most part has worked out well and was $50 a month for one year. Good luck with your move and welcome to TV 😊
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Comcast in Sumter is excellent
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