[TerriS]

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.

[dewilson58]

Spectrum, had them for years...........no internet issues.

Contractor cut the cable, Spectrum was out that day.

[Road-Runner]

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.

Later, Jim

[TerriS]

Originally Posted by Road-Runner

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.

Later, Jim

Thanks I LOVE my car thinking about upgrading to a convertible if I could get one in the same color... didn't think I would like it but LOVE it.

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

[TerriS]

Originally Posted by dewilson58

Spectrum, had them for years...........no internet issues.

Contractor cut the cable, Spectrum was out that day.

Thanks that is what I am leaning toward

[ThirdOfFive]

Originally Posted by TerriS

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.

1. Gas is faster.

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.

[dewilson58]

Plus the wifi hotspots you can hook into.........
Access Denied

[TerriS]

Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive

1. Gas is faster.

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.

That is my biggest concern with Xfinity I had bad experience with them in GA years ago which is why i am leaning toward Spectrum

[Road-Runner]

Originally Posted by TerriS

Thanks I LOVE my car thinking about upgrading to a convertible if I could get one in the same color... didn't think I would like it but LOVE it.

Wife has a Race Red Mustang GT/CS convertible, nice for top down driving most of the year.

[Lottoguy]

Gas dryer will cost more to run then an electric.

[JoMar]

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.

[JerryLBell]

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.

[kkingston57]

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.

[TerriS]

Originally Posted by JerryLBell

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.

I would love them but not available at my address. Hoping it becomes available soon and I can switch

[metoo21]

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.