[Dotneko]

I am not having any problem with Verizon either in my rental in McClure (just south of the turnpike) and my new house being built in St Catherine.
Isnt that a cell phone tower on Meggison near the sewage treatment plant?

[Gunny2403]

I have Verizon. I live in Pgh. most of the year. I use my phone as a hot spot

[Gunny2403]

I have Comcast up North. They let me shut down while I’m in TV, charging me only State Fees that they can not control. Then, when i leave TV I reverse the process

[M2inOR]

Re: is cell service ok south of 44? in Marsh Bend?
Re: how do I get internet south of 44? in Marsh Bend?

Cell service is good or bad depending on carrier, location, type of phone, and how old or new your phone is.

When we bought our home in Marsh Bend near Lowlands in Sept 2019, Lowlands wasn’t open yet, AT&T cell service sucked, and only Comcast/Xfinity was available for Internet or TV.

We checked with Spectrum, and they said they would be in our part of Marsh Bend, “soon”. I did not want Comcast, so we used my AT&T hotspot for Internet for awhile. Though AT&T sucked, I was able to find a spot in the house that gave me reasonable internet and cell service. I also purchased Panasonic cordless phones that had “Link-to-Cell” capability. I could place our two cell phones in the part of the home where the Panasonic cordless phones could connect to make calls wherever I was in the house.

We got our Spectrum installed in early December, but AT&T sucked still. I learned about WiFi calling as AT&T would not activate our micro-Cell. A device that improved cell service in the home. All was good, as long as I was near our home.

We became full time in Jan 2020. Within a few months, AT&T activated a new tower nearby, and we had better cell service. Even better was that WiFi calling for voice and texts worked reliably for us.

In our case, we had newer Samsung and Apple cell phones. I also installed mesh WiFi network to make WiFi better throughout our home, our lanai, garage, and driveway. I’ve had very few issues with cell service when away from my home.

What about switching to another carrier or service?

Only AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile actually have towers. All of the other cell service providers simply are MVNO providers, piggy-backing onto one of the 3 companys’ cell towers. Each has benefits. Each has problems, depending on location.

Bottom line, you may or may not have issues, and problems might eventually disappear if you get newer phones, or adopt WiFi calling in your home.

You’ll get a better answer by talking to your neighbors to see what they are using. Asking here will get info from all over The Villages. You will learn more from your actual neighbors, as they may or may not have issues.

Good luck!

[NoMo50]

We are south of 44 in Chitty Chatty, and use Verizon. No issues, great coverage. Verizon has a plan that is currently only available in Florida for those 55 and over. Two lines, unlimited talk and text, unlimited 4G data, $80 per month. We went into the Verizon store across 44 from Brownwood when we moved here in December, and the young man switched our plan to the discounted Florida senior plan right then and there. Love saving money.

[tuccillo]

Mint Mobile, an MNVO using the T-Mobile network.

2 phones, unlimited talk and text, and 4 gigabytes of data each per month: $30 per month.

Originally Posted by NoMo50

We are south of 44 in Chitty Chatty, and use Verizon. No issues, great coverage. Verizon has a plan that is currently only available in Florida for those 55 and over. Two lines, unlimited talk and text, unlimited 4G data, $80 per month. We went into the Verizon store across 44 from Brownwood when we moved here in December, and the young man switched our plan to the discounted Florida senior plan right then and there. Love saving money.

[Gullwing]

The BV tower is on private land that the dv built around.

[jump4]

I have a very strong T-Mobile signal in Linden, but weaker in some other areas such as when I drive towards Fenny and up 301. I have NO signal for much of the drive south via 510 and 470 over to Interstate 75 south.

[scottiesrgreat@gmail.com]

Not sure where you live south of 44- but when I moved in a few months ago ‘The Villages’ and my sales rep - all told me the isp was Comcast / Xfinity—— I have had bad experiences with them... so I stopped by the Spectrum store on 466A - no wait - and so pleased to find out Spectrum was available - they didn’t have to run any wires or anything outside - they did something at the main box outside - took them a couple of minutes - then came inside tested my connections - and everything set up in less than 5 minutes! Running multiple devices - and happy (so far) with service.

[FutureProvesPast]

Originally Posted by thevillages2013

Pretty sure they require you to have spectrum internet in your home before you can get the cell phone even though one really has nothing to do with the other

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Not true - Started using Spectrum in March 2020 in St Louis, when I purchased a new phone. Moved to FL in September 2020. Xfinity internet only, Roku TV, Spectrum phone.