[Villager Audio Video]

You're good! 30 Mbps is fast enough to stream 4 high definition Netflix streams and have a dozen PC browsing the Internet simultaneously. Unless you're moving huge files, its more than adequate.

[JoMar]

Download Speed 170MB, Upload 12MB. Brighthouse bellow 466A

[LndLocked]

Originally Posted by VillagesAV.com

There fiber optic coverage is much bigger than that. They are dropping fiber in homes way North of 466.

I live about a well hit driver & a strong 7 iron south of SR 42 and have CL fiber.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by VillagesAV.com

You're good! 30 Mbps is fast enough to stream 4 high definition Netflix streams and have a dozen PC browsing the Internet simultaneously. Unless you're moving huge files, its more than adequate.

But... compared to JoMar's speed in post #17, mine seems like a crawl. I frequently have trouble opening certain windows or navigating within TOTV.

[Villager Audio Video]

I GUARANTEE you would never notice a difference between 30 Mbps and a Million Mbps when browsing the internet opening Web pages. You wouldn't notice it streaming 4 or 5 simultaneous HD Netflix or Vudu streams either. The only time you would ever notice a difference is if you were downloading huge gigabit files.

100+ Mbps download speeds are for bragging rights more than anything else today...

I bet your problem is your computer or tablet, how old is it?

[John_W]

I've had Century Link internet since 2011 north of 466A south of 466. Whenever I've called in the past they call my service 'to the curb'. I have no modem, plug the router or computer into the wall jack directly. They said it was fiber optic. I only have 10mpbs service, but have never had an outage in four years and have no problem watching movies on Netflix. Speed tests generally show 9 or better. However, the upload speed is not good. When downloading video to Youtube it does takes longer than I expected. I pay $59 a month plus tax for internet and home phone with unlimited long distance, caller ID and call block.

I recently called to get 40mpbs so I could get better upload speed, it would of increased my bill about $15 a month, so I passed on that for now. I have TV with Directv since 2008 so I can't comment on Prism TV.

[skyc6]

Originally Posted by VillagesAV.com

Theoretically it could be faster but the fastest Internet I've measured in The Villages is always Xfinity /Comcast. There cheapest $19 plan measures 30 Mbps download.

CFrance, you need to locate the problem with your service. Go to Http://Speedtest.net and run a test. Try it wireless and try it with an ethernet cable plugged directly into the router. 9 out of 10 times when a customer complains about slowness it's old hardware, a software problem or poor wifi performance. Super fast Internet will never make a 4 year old computer or 2nd generation iPad fast.

Villages AV,
We continually have dropped service for 5 minutes at a time. After many unsuccessful repair trips here, it still happens. Today our DVR went out and when they tried via phone to reboot it, we lost all our recorded shows. Is there anything better than this??

[Villager Audio Video]

Hardware issues are tough, they're unavoidable. I've been very happy with the Comcast / Xfinity X1 platform, it's the latest and greatest but even they can fail. 100% reliability doesn't exist in set-top boxes.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by VillagesAV.com

I GUARANTEE you would never notice a difference between 30 Mbps and a Million Mbps when browsing the internet opening Web pages. You wouldn't notice it streaming 4 or 5 simultaneous HD Netflix or Vudu streams either. The only time you would ever notice a difference is if you were downloading huge gigabit files.

100+ Mbps download speeds are for bragging rights more than anything else today...

I bet your problem is your computer or tablet, how old is it?

It's a four-year-old solid-state Toshiba Portege Z935-P300. I've wondered if it's becoming loaded or is about to wear out. My husband gets the same speeds on his Toshiba and has similar hanging-up problems but not as much as mine.

Also, my laptop has stopped working out on the lanai. Cannot browse.

Sorry to go off topic. I was starting with Comcast and maybe need to start at the other end.