[Tom Hannon]

I learned from another TOTV post about an new phone./Internet/television service in The Villages. Does anyone know much about BRIGHTHOUSE? I had Comcast but we discontinued their service after their refusal to give us a discounted rate vacation mode) for the five months we would be in NY.
Wasn’t sure what we would do about service when we returned. Thinking Dish/ Vonage and whatever. Is Brighthouse a reliable option. Any feedback appreciated.

[skyguy79]

Originally Posted by Tom Hannon

I learned from another TOTV post about an new phone./Internet/television service in The Villages. Does anyone know much about BRIGHTHOUSE? I had Comcast but we discontinued their service after their refusal to give us a discounted rate vacation mode) for the five months we would be in NY.
Wasn’t sure what we would do about service when we returned. Thinking Dish/ Vonage and whatever. Is Brighthouse a reliable option. Any feedback appreciated.

I just had Comcast Triple Play installed today and the installer was telling me that Comcast as well as our northern service Road Runner are both owned by Brighthouse! Judging by the Brighthouse website, I do not believe that The Villages are under Brighthouse but rather only the Comcast brand name. I doubt they would use both brands in the same area and according to the installer it's doubtful that the individual brand names will be merged under a single brand name in the future.

Update: After checking out the Brighthouse website they seem to indicate that their service is available in our area. I also know have more questions than I have answers. Hard to believe that when the two services are in some kind of a partnership and competing in the same market! http://brighthouse.com/central-florida/default

[Shirleevee]

Originally Posted by Tom Hannon

I learned from another TOTV post about an new phone./Internet/television service in The Villages. Does anyone know much about BRIGHTHOUSE? I had Comcast but we discontinued their service after their refusal to give us a discounted rate vacation mode) for the five months we would be in NY.
Wasn’t sure what we would do about service when we returned. Thinking Dish/ Vonage and whatever. Is Brighthouse a reliable option. Any feedback appreciated.

Believe me, we have had many many problems with Comcast and their customer service is terrble. However, we have always used the "vacation" mode when we left TV for an extended time and were charged a small monthly fee to suspend service. I, too, am interested in Brighthouse...

[Judy n Ron]

Yes, Brighthouse is being offered in Sanibel. We signed up with them to start after we close on the 11 th. Been with Brighthouse for over 10 years, and overall, have been very happy with them. For more info, you can call our sales rep, Lysander, at 352-414-6756.

[LvmyPug2]

We called bright house and sadly they don't service St James. We've had both in different cities we have lived and feel brighthouse is far superior

[Figmo Bohica]

CenturyLink, phone, internet and DirecTV. Great service and priced right. Give them a call, you might be well pleased with what you hear.

[memason]

Since everyone [it seems] has cellphones these days, why would anyone want a home phone too... Cellphone goes wherever I go, has voicemail and call screening. We make lots of international calls ($.02/min w/skype), so it seems less expensive too.

I'm sure there are some good reasons, but I haven't had a home phone in a long time.

Just wondering . . .

[DDoug]

If you have century for internet only you can still get incoming calls and then use cell for anything else. Also gmail has free phone hook up till the end of the year

[Fireman04]

I just called brighthouse and they stated that were ever comcast has service,they will not come in there.

[Tom Hannon]

Originally Posted by DDoug

If you have century for internet only you can still get incoming calls and then use cell for anything else. Also gmail has free phone hook up till the end of the year

I never heard this before. Maybe I should give Century Link a call

[Bill-n-Brillo]

Originally Posted by memason

.......I'm sure there are some good reasons, but I haven't had a home phone in a long time. ........

Still under the Witness Protection Program, eh?



Bill

[swimdawg]

Originally Posted by Bill-n-Brillo

Still under the Witness Protection Program, eh?



Bill

I know it's pretty early for me to make the call........but I think you have just won the SWIMDAWG Post of the Day Award!

[dillywho]

Originally Posted by memason

Since everyone [it seems] has cellphones these days, why would anyone want a home phone too... Cellphone goes wherever I go, has voicemail and call screening. We make lots of international calls ($.02/min w/skype), so it seems less expensive too.

I'm sure there are some good reasons, but I haven't had a home phone in a long time.

Just wondering . . .

We have a landline for several reasons. My husband has expressive aphasia as the result of a stroke several years ago which has left him without the ability to communicate effectively. We have the medical alert system for emergencies and it is landline dependent. They are aware of our situation and if the button is pushed (for lack of a better description) and they get no response or response they cannot understand, they notify me and/or call 911. He regained over 90% of his motor skills and is very active and wears a medic alert bracelet at all times with my numbers in it. My cellphone is not local but still out of Texas. With Comcast being the landline service, I can transfer the home phone to my cell phone when I'm out. Having both allows us to do things independently. The only issue with the cell phone is an occasional signal one which doesn't happen very often or for long.

Another neat thing about being able to transfer the home phone to my cell phone is that people don't know that we are not home if they call the house and we are out of town. It's a really nice feature.

I was with Centurylink for a time, but find Comcast far superior. I have always had excellent experience with them and am very satisfied.

[Bill-n-Brillo]

And to an additional serious point, we've got a landline at our home in OH, only because of the monitored security system we have. My understanding is that the security system won't 'talk' very well with the monitoring center if it's trying to communicate via an internet-based phone line. Not saying it can't be made to work, but the feedback I've gotten is that it's not as reliable as with a landline. We got the least expensive landline option we could get - no options, no frills, no long distance.

If it wasn't for that, I'd ditch our landline.

Bill

[memason]

Originally Posted by Bill-n-Brillo

Still under the Witness Protection Program, eh?



Bill

....there are still people in Chicago....uh....nevermind!