You are a great customer for fixed wireless service then. I think down the line, fixed wireless will finally kill the cable companies. It's not popular now because you need to be really close to a cell tower and pricing is not that cheap.

Anyone with fixed Wireless from Verizon or T-Mobile here in the Villages tell us about their experience with the service?

I saw a sign leaving Lowes on 7 mile drive that said Internet $20 and a number to call. I wonder what that is?

I have a friend paying over $300 for Spectrum Phone, TV and slow internet. They called several times and they reduced the price to $280. Unsatisified, they then went over to Consumer Cellular and moved their two cell phones and the Spectrum landline. Cost less than phones with Spectrum and with Spectrum the price given was for only 1 year then it goes up. With Consumer Cellular that's the price, no 1 year promotion. They are switching to Quantum and YouTubeTV cost $135/month.

Good story.

Closest tower is Turtle Mound...Too far for reliable service.

Here is $20 Internet.

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So for those who only want the internet speed that's needed in a typlical Villages home, Xfinity NOW should do the trick. $30/month, not a promotion but they say the price could go up, 100Mbs download, 10Mbs Upload, unlimited data, 20 ms latency, basic wifi and refurbished equipment that you don't need to return if you ever cancel. Perfect for those not wanting to pay more for faster speeds. If 100Mbs is too much speed, not to worry since that's the maximum speed. Speed could vary during peak times but I'm sure it should be good enough service. Govt. taxes included in the $30/month so this is probably the cheapest you can get here in the Villages.

If anyone has this $20/month internet service, please let us know.

Looks like Spectrum is offering wifi7 equipment for and extra $10/month now. They call it "Advanced networking". Just for comparison, Quantum Fiber has been offering wifi7 equipment included in their price. I guess Spectrum is giving it's customers a choice so if they feel they don't need it, the service will cost less.

I can tell you, after evaluating many wifi7 vs older wifi installations, the wifi7 equipment works significantly better meaning you can get full home coverage with just one device vs having to use extenders to get the same coverage with older equipment. I think it's the newer antenna designs and the addition of the 6Ghz radio that is making the major diffence.

Cable Bill Rising
 

I am ready to switch to YouTube TV in the face of rising cable bills. Question: Do I need to remove the coaxial cable from the Xfinity set-top box, and reconnect that cable to my smart TV?

I intend to keep Xfinity internet service, but not the X1 TV package. Thanks in advance for responses.

No. The COAX cable will only be used to connect to the modem/router when you cancel the Xfinity cable TV service. You will have a modem/router for the Internet service. Most likely, you will be able to connect the Internet to the smart TVs with the WIFI signal. You can also use an Ethernet cable to connect a computer or smart TV to the router, but not the COAX cable.

Met with Xfinity rep in Lady Lake. Very supportive and got my bill back to pre increase status. I lost nothing and only had to decrease my WiFi output, which was way too high for what I needed. Works fine at 400. I do this every two years when the increase comes. He also gave me all new boxes. Go in person. No phone contact.

Did it go up, YES, it went further than up, it went OVER the MOON as old Ralph used to tell Alice.....LOL ! BASIC CABLE, very few channels we have any interest in, and internet, 2 boxes, living room and one bedroom, $178. Think it was $99 when we got it. Doing anything about it ? No. Did call, seemed like just the same old games we played for years with Dish, and a couple others, just all seems to end up an expensive and really frustrating endeavor, always changing equipment, etc. etc. Decided to just take internet, not even have TV, but Xfinity said our internet bill would then go to $90 a month plus quite a few extra taxes and fees ! So doing nothing right now... think that's what they could on, that most won't do anything ?

Where does on find internet service for $55 and still get TV service without paying for each and every channel (which seems to really add up to much more than our cable bill) ?

What part of the Villages do you live in? Do you have any other options except Xfinity?