I only go with Driectv, even with the occasional outages during heavy rain. Directv, and probably Dish TV, has a much better picture than the cable outfits. It's one of the few things I don't mind paying for.

xfinity new customer
 

if you re a new customer xfinity charges 50. 00 for a deposit which is applied to your first bill. if your a new customer and your credit card billing address and your address of service are not the same they charge you 100.00 which is returned after your 1 or 2yr contract expires. (doubt if they going to return it). to avoid this fee call your credit card company and add a 2nd address, aka a seasonal address to your account. when calling xfinity just tell them both addresses are the same service address. . they now do a auto pay credit card system and the bill is emailed to you so you do not have to worry about your mail going astray. also notice their website allows you to change your username/password and a area to input a new physical address, so am waiting a month to change it back after my new bill is out. they will tell you their new system will not allow different addresses, but in reality i am guessing have no way of knowing what your credit card address really is.

Anybody know what providers are available north of 466 for internet and cable ? We just bought a house in Santo Domingo.

cutting the cord
 

I just spoke with Tom (I think that was his name) at Villages AV. He informed me that within 6 months Sling TV would be carrying the networks and to wait until then to see if I still wanted an antenna for local stations. If he turns out to be correct, Sling TV might be the way to go in the future.

It looks like the cable companies are going to have to change to keep pace with the streaming services. At least that's what I'm hoping.

Yup, here's how they will change - it has already started in some locales. They will meter your broadband and if you go over your standard limit, you get billed at higher rates per GB. Just like your water bill. Flat rate for the first amount, higher for the second tier and outrageous for the extra shows you watch through broadband. So when you cancel your TV service, your internet service skyrockets so they don't lose money - they make more money.

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