[HIgolfers]

Originally Posted by mrf0151

Slightly off topic but you are not missing anything with T-Mobile's internet. We tried it and it is slow and disconnects a lot. Verizon's was not much better.
We negotiated with Xfinity and now pay a total of $235.00 per month for TV 200+ stations, fast internet 400+ speed, home phone and 2 cell phones lines. One stop-shop bundle.

Where do you live?

We live between 466A and 44 and CenturyLink home Internet no longer working for our streaming tv service. We are trying T-mobile because that is our cellphone carrier but the 2 routers they gave us have not worked. T-mobile is sending a third one but my guess is it won’t be any better. Customer service assures us they service our area but I remain skeptical.

[Nana2Teddy]

Originally Posted by westernrider75

We have never had a problem with our Spectrum service buffering. We are south of 44.

We have Spectrum internet 300 south of 44, and we have a problem fairly often with buffering, and even more often with lips not synced with audio on whatever we’re watching. It’s frustrating.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by HIgolfers

Where do you live?

We live between 466A and 44 and CenturyLink home Internet no longer working for our streaming tv service. We are trying T-mobile because that is our cellphone carrier but the 2 routers they gave us have not worked. T-mobile is sending a third one but my guess is it won’t be any better. Customer service assures us they service our area but I remain skeptical.

The actual location in your home makes a big difference. I set up the T-Mobile box for my father in his home in NY. I had to try three locations before I found one that worked reliably. I haven't checked the T-Mobile coverage maps lately but depending on your address you might be at the edge of their coverage just like my father is.

[Nana2Teddy]

Originally Posted by Brighthouse

Spectrum is Coaxial everywhere that its available. New customers can get 300mbps for 19.99 for 2yrs with no contracts. For more information give Lysander Jimenez a call 352-239-3538. He is one of the local sales rep for The Villages.

Wow! They didn’t have that deal a few months ago when we signed up with them for 300 mbps. We’re paying $73 monthly. I guess our timing sucked.

[oneclickplus]

Originally Posted by Paper1

Thank you for replies. It seems I'm in the minority for refusing to give out my SS number but I'm good with that.

The funny thing is ... if you have xfinity, then you gave them your SSN some time back. Xfinity requires the SSN for the same reason as everyone else. The only way to avoid it for cell phone would be a pre-paid account. But, that doesn't work for internet and home phone.

[Gac57]

No internet today, so far. Tried to get on my premarket show this morning and no internet. Thanks Xfinity.

[rickaslin]

we have same problem with Spectrum,we now pay$70 for internet, have you found any other options south of 44?

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by Gac57

No internet today, so far. Tried to get on my premarket show this morning and no internet. Thanks Xfinity.

Then I assume you are posting this from your phone.

Other than a few (3-5) minutes here and there I've never had any issue with Xfinity internet so I don't know what their customer service is like. Their phone app has some troubleshooting steps you can try. Perhaps it also has an outage map or a way to report a problem.

[ThirdOfFive]

Originally Posted by Gac57

No internet today, so far. Tried to get on my premarket show this morning and no internet. Thanks Xfinity.

Depending on your phone you have an alternative.

My wife and I have xFinity internet, plus two iPhone 13s that are on the xFinity plan for $30 per month each, unlimited text, data, etc. I'm not too knowledgeable about other phones but our iPhones have a feature where they can become your "hotspot" for internet service. If our internet service decides to take a short vacation the phones are our backup: iPads, Apple Watch, etc. all connect to it. A bit slower than our regular xFinity internet but not much. I don't know if our TVs would run off the phone hotspot or not but I'm not much concerned about that anyway.

Excellent backup in an emergency.

[Gac57]

Originally Posted by Gac57

No internet today, so far. Tried to get on my premarket show this morning and no internet. Thanks Xfinity.

Finally got service.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive

Depending on your phone you have an alternative.

My wife and I have xFinity internet, plus two iPhone 13s that are on the xFinity plan for $30 per month each, unlimited text, data, etc. I'm not too knowledgeable about other phones but our iPhones have a feature where they can become your "hotspot" for internet service. If our internet service decides to take a short vacation the phones are our backup: iPads, Apple Watch, etc. all connect to it. A bit slower than our regular xFinity internet but not much. I don't know if our TVs would run off the phone hotspot or not but I'm not much concerned about that anyway.

Excellent backup in an emergency.

Are you sure the $30 includes unlimited data? Every time I get one of the Xfinity ads about $30/month I go to their website and use their calculator to show me how much I will save. When I enter the details of my $40/line unlimited AT&T plan the calculator tells me I am paying less than I would with Xfinity.

I think the Xfinity $30/line comes with a limit on data. Unfortunate since I would like to try Xfinity cellular.

My plan does NOT include hotspot capability. If I ever leave this plan, that will likely be the reason.

[Skip]

Yea right! Give my Social Security ID to a minimum wage sales person in a store? You must be kidding. That's exactly how identity theft happens.

Skip

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by Skip

Yea right! Give my Social Security ID to a minimum wage sales person in a store? You must be kidding. That's exactly how identity theft happens.

Skip

It's also how you get a new phone or cell service contract among other things.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

Are you sure the $30 includes unlimited data? Every time I get one of the Xfinity ads about $30/month I go to their website and use their calculator to show me how much I will save. When I enter the details of my $40/line unlimited AT&T plan the calculator tells me I am paying less than I would with Xfinity.

I think the Xfinity $30/line comes with a limit on data. Unfortunate since I would like to try Xfinity cellular.

My plan does NOT include hotspot capability. If I ever leave this plan, that will likely be the reason.

My Xfinity Mobile phone only costs $13.65 per month. I have 1gb of data, which I have never exceeded. Almost every place I go in The Villages has free wifi, which usually connects automatically when I enter the building: rec centers, restaurants, library, etc. Obviously, if you use a lot of cellular data, the unlimited plan would be more appropriate.

[ThirdOfFive]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

Are you sure the $30 includes unlimited data? Every time I get one of the Xfinity ads about $30/month I go to their website and use their calculator to show me how much I will save. When I enter the details of my $40/line unlimited AT&T plan the calculator tells me I am paying less than I would with Xfinity.

I think the Xfinity $30/line comes with a limit on data. Unfortunate since I would like to try Xfinity cellular.

My plan does NOT include hotspot capability. If I ever leave this plan, that will likely be the reason.

"Are you sure the $30 includes unlimited data?"

Positive. Says so on the "your billing cycle has ended" email advisory I get each month when they charge my credit card for the service.