Which Cable Service?
 

Moving into our new home in Sanibel in 2 weeks. Which is the best Cable service if you just want Hi-Speed Internet & basic DVR TV (maybe big 10 network, depending on cost). ComCast? Century Link? SkySat20? Thanks!

Hate comcast but thats all we can get in pennacamp:shrug:

I have been researching this. Try Brighthouse. It's an option in Sanibel.

Bright House Networks Orlando, Daytona, Beach, Melbourne | TV | Home Phone | Internet

Loved BrightHouse
 

It is available south of 466A so I hear. Only wish it was available north of
466A.

Brighthouse
 

We have had Brighthouse in Sanibel since Jan. We are very happy with them. No 1 year contract, no charges to activate all the rooms in the house. Added an extra phone box in a room at no charge. I think their sales rep for TV is Paul Muniz (407) 504 2580:pepper2:

I just purchased in the new Mission Hills and was told I had basically 4 choices: DirectTV, DishTV, Comcast or Century Link. From all I've heard, Dish was DEFINITELY out (poor svc - limited channels - and once all was said and done with the hidden costs, much more expensive - so I didn't even consider them) I did all the research (included all one-time costs plus all costs for the 1st 2 years). Once I had the total 2 year cost I divided by 24 and came up with my average monthly cost. Here's what I found: the way I went averaged $128 per month; Comcast $145/mth; and CenturyLink was $171 per month. If you send me your regular email, I'll send you the spreadsheet I did.

After I got the services, I found out if I refer people, we both can save some money - but you have to mention my acct # - thus the reason for the "private message". Direct TV gave me a coupon where you get $100 in bill credits and I also get $100 in bill credits (when ordering give them “Friend’s Account # 064961712). Then Century Link has a promo where I get $50 off my bill and you get $10 off every month for the 1st 5 months (you need to give them my phone # 352 430-2889).

I ended up getting Direct TV via Sams Club (had to upgrade my membership from regular to "Plus" - cost $35 but Direct TV discounts much greater than that if I was a "Plus" member - plus will be cancelling upgrade in a few days and get most of it back in refunds.

Then I went to Century Link to get internet. They gave me a 5yr price guarantee for internet service - and found out that after 1st yr, the cost for Internet alone was the same as for both internet and phone. I hadn't planned on getting a home phone (was just going to use my cell) but with it being the same price, with or without the phone, I decided to get phone service also.

I haven't gotten my actual bill yet but if their written representations are correct, I saved between $16 & $42 a month, for a 2 yr savings of $390 to $1,012.

If you're interested reply(private msg) with you're email address and I'll send you the spreadsheet, etc. - good luck in your search - lol - very frustrating for me.

Going,

Thanks for sharing your cable tV strategy. Nothing in life is ever simple. If you're planning to be away for any time, you should also investigate the "vacation" rates. they vary considerably. Secondly, at least with Comcast once you go into "vacation" mode, you forfeit all discounts. I don't know if the other cable providers do the same.

(When I do this kind of analysis my wife will tell me that I have too much time on my hands. Isn't it great to be retired!)

Brighthouse!
 

Sanibel has the option for Brighthouse !!! and seriously...have NOT been disappointed at all with what we have and the price tag is much better than there competitors !! We've had dish and direct in other locations and this whole setup is just great. We have dvr/wifi hotspot/ unlimited nationwide. There should be a sticky or search for it and you'll find a great contact that will get you all set up.

Our neighbor went with centurylink and the van has been back out 4 times in 4 weeks :( Never have had to call Brighthouse back out. Comcast....well just search that on here...LOL. What bad things you hear are very true.

Brighthouse by far.

I just called Comcast. Their Vacation Rate is more than double the amount that they charged last year.

Direct TV has no rate "vacation rate" I can also use the service in my RV for no extra rate!

Thanks for all the feedback on which cable for Sanibel! The one thing only Comcast has is the Villages channel, which, I imagine after while is not so important, but to a newbee, I like to listen to it in the background. But, Brighthouse even said they were looking into getting it. What I also found at the Villages, is that you're so busy, you don't watch much TV, but when you do, you want to watch what you like, therefore, the DVR is important.
I'm new to the forum, so couldn't figure out the PM thing for the guy who had a database set up to compare over 2 years, which really makes sense, since they all have these promotions. To add Big 10 is $5. a month for Comcast, but $8. a month for Brighthouse, but Brighthouse charges $2. a month to rent modem, & Comcast charges $7. - is it worth it to buy your own modem? Brighthouse didn't encourage it.
So in the end, it probably comes down to service, and I'll take your'all's word for it that Brighthouse is better. Besides faster internet, for less money.
Whew, enough already - time to go play!

I sure would like to see the spreadsheet on TV, internet, phone costs in The Villages.
Wayne at
jwayne1405@cableone.net

I would go with brighthouse

Is Brighthouse available in Hadley?

Is Brighthouse available in Belle Aire?
Thanks,
Bob

I have ComCast for TV Phone and Internet. ComCast added programing. I have absolutely excellent service from ComCast and so I am very satisfied

Love Bright house cable
 

We have Bright house in the village of Sanibel and are very happy!! Great customer service!

Century Link south of 466A
 

We moved into Sanibel last December and are Snowbirds. Left in January and put our Century Link service on vacation hold. Returned in April and from the day we took it off vacation major problems. While in TV in April we disconnected service and are now with Bright House and couldn't be happier. No one knows what they are doing at Century Link, a lot of misinformation, went a week with no Prism (to make matters worse it was during the Master's). Up until yesterday, we were still dealing with them regarding our final bill even though we didn't have service with them since April 18. I would not recommend Century Link to anyone. Even the supervisors don't know what is going on.

The service area map on their website includes all of The Villages. Is it that they don't have the cables laid above 466a?

Paul, the Brighthouse rep. in TV has posted saying they were only south of 466A. If you put Brighthouse in the search field you will find his post. He has been alerting us when new streets become available.

We just went to Direct TV...I think it is best to change when you contract is up. Our new tv broke and the repairman suggested which switch services every two years. They handled prism, direct and dish. They said that way you have the latest equipment and get all the discounts. We did change from dish to direct TV. We have a dvr that records more than the last one we had. I am getting use to the new controls that have a lot more features than the direct one and we get the NFL package for one year...movies channels for three months.

I found with dish even though they said the phone price was inexpensive...with all the taxes....I dropped it immediately and went with a voip service for 19 a month and no taxes. You can use all your regular phones and have all the great phone extras.

I live in Pennecamp.

You might want to try Century Link Prism which has a special on at the moment for 6 months with no contract!

We bought our house in Sanibel last Thursday and on Friday had Brighthouse installed. Paul Muniz, the sales rep, gave us a great deal, and Tim who installed all of it, was wonderful. They're knowledgeable and very thorough. We're pleased with it. The only thing missing is The Villages TV channel, but rumor has it that it's coming to us this fall.

Linda
The Village of Sanibel, Fl; West Des Moines, Iowa
Flourishing Palms

Brighthouse
 

Another vote for Brighthouse!

We are going with Bright House, cheaper, faster Internet and NO CONTRACT but a price guarantee for 24 months minimum. No brainier for us.

Centurylink seems to be getting more business in the southern part of The Villages. My brother in law just had them out. The bundled prices (cable, HD, DVR, high speed internet, phone) is less than Comcast. I had several problems with Comcast the first year (equipment failure, recording problems, service problems connecting digital adapters). Equipment and recording problems seem to have been rectified now since they've implemented the new digital service. It's frustrating that we have to get the digital adaptors for all tvs now. Only two are free. Compare high speed internet speeds if that's important. My brother in law said Centurylink is slower than Comcast.

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How much for their phone internet and Cable package? Is their cable 1080P for best picture?

Tks

We also live in Sanibel (snowbirds). Had major problems with Century Link and changed to Bright House--they are great!

We chose Brighthouse

Just received our owners package, for cable they only include Clear Link Comcast letter. :read:

"The villages offers their own installation service......."

Nothing else about other choices.

Thanks to all the posts, I just spoke to Paul Muniz with Brighthouse, 407-504-2580. He was very helpful and their pricing is great.

Who provides the cable services Orange Blossom Gardens?

Comcast. Clear Link can install or Comcast.

Paul from Brighthouse is great to work with, and quick to schedule our install. As with all companies, there is occasional problems. We had our install yesterday and we are not getting all the digital channels that we should plus no Internet. :-( . Installer came back today and tried hard to fix it again. Hope to see a line engineer or someone to trouble shoot the problem, probably growing too fast for the area, or main box issues.

Update: the cable/ Internet is fixed, must have been something in their computer routing, as as of last night it all started working. I have to say, Brighthouse does have very good customer device and are fast to react to a problem.

I have directv and have for years. love it. new subscribers get $10 a month off the bill for a year by using a current subscriber acct # when signing up. Mine is 64716565. I like it because I can record multiple shows, get good channels and great service and rarely have service issues.

Without a question, get Brighthouse if it is available in your area. Paul Muniz made it seamless - explained the services and scheduled the installation - everything went very well.

Brighthouse!
 

We have ad Britehousesince October and are completely satisfied. We have cable, phone, and Internet wireless. There customer service is excellent!:pepper2:

Your info on the cable and internet is very helpful. If you could send me your spreadsheet it would certainly help me in my search. I am going to look into the Direct TV at Sam's.

Thanks,

Ken
kjdillon05@aol.com