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Went with Xfinity almost 2 years ago, using my own Netgear AC1600 modem router, paying $40/month and no issues.

I’m in Lake Denham and pay $65 a month for 1GB service which has been very fast and dependable.

That’a $65 a month with Centric Fiber

Paying $39.99 a month with Spectrum and rate guaranteed for 2 years with up to 1G of speed. Great deal

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Originally Posted by Hank’s mom (Post 2302485)

I’m paying $313 a month and want something cheaper. I don’t even watch TV for more than 1 hr a day!

Are you paying for a cable box with that price? Lots of people do not keep up with technology and have no idea you no longer need a cable box as most companies have an app for cable but you do need a smart tv which is pretty common now. I would suggest you find where else you can find that 1 hour of tv from (YouTube tv (app) for example).

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Originally Posted by RustyandEthel (Post 2301906)

Hello all I’m paying $80 a month for mediocre Xfinity internet and would like to switch to something cheaper. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

Check Quantum Fiber. We have it and it’s great and we only pay $50/month — for life!

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Originally Posted by Two Bills (Post 2302093)

We used smoke signals for many years, until the Environmental Officers stopped us.
We now use runners carrying our messages. Three Wampum shells per trip.
A neighbor suggested using a relay of horses and starting a company called Pony Express, but we don't think the idea will catch on, so will stick with Chief Road Runner, and his lads.

That is too funny!!!! Bet you keep your wife laughing!

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Originally Posted by jrref (Post 2302410)

You are 100% correct BUT the average family in the Villages doesn't care about getting full speed internet all over their home. I have 1GB service from Quantum and an Orbi 970 mesh network. Incredibly expensive but I get close to full speed wifi all over my home and using the 6Ghz backhaul, I can connect my TV and other fixed equipment wired to any one of the satillites. Using OpenSpeed test which is speed test software to measure the speed of your home network, I can get 2.5 Gbs wirelessly to all my Orbi 970 satillites and connect wired from there if needed. So no need to run a Cat 5 or 6 cable to my TV in the living room for example becasue I'll have more bandwidth than I'll ever need there. But for our home office I have a cat 5E wired link from my Orbi router to our home office. There I have a 2.5GBs switch to provide internet to our computers for example. So all this said, my network setup is total overkill for most people living in the Villages BUT I do believe over time, wireless is the future. Once Wifi 7 network equipment comes down in price and more devices are equipped with 2.4, 5 and 6Ghz wireless, then Wifi will be very close to wired connections.

Today if you buy a new home in the newer sections in the south of the Villages, the home is equipped with Centric fiber with a router and wifi already installed and powered up. All you need to do is call Centric, turn it On and you have decent wifi all over your home. Incredibly simple for $65/month 1Gbs service, no tax, no contract. This is what I'm sure we will see in the future as the norm.

Can Centric install their service in an existing home? Our home is less than 2 years old, south of 44, and didn’t come with Centric fiber. Wish it had.

I got Spectrum internet 500Mbps for 29.99/month guaranteed for 2 yrs. Gig speed is only $10 more. I signed up with the local Spectrum sales rep, Lysander Jimenez (352-414-6756). He came to my home and went over the best option for me. No other provider in the Villages has a better price for the speed.

Not exactly. I have the same deal ($30 per month with Quantum Fiber) but my cost is not going up in 2 years. The internet providers are being smart in how they market their plans as most consumers have no idea what their real requirements are. I believe most consumers assume that higher bandwidths will provide some tangible improvements. Unless you are moving large files around for work (10's of gigabytes) this is not the case. 1080p (Hi-Def) video streaming uses about 5 megabits per second of bandwidth per stream. 2160p (4K) uses about 20 megabits per second of bandwidth per stream. e-mail and generic browsing uses very little bandwidth. For the vast majority of people, video streaming will be the service that consumes most of their bandwidth. I have the lowest tier of service from QuantumFiber at 200 megabits per second. This is probably 10x what I actually need. Again, if you are still working and have a job where you need to move around 50 gigabyte tar balls then higher bandwidths will be appreciated. Otherwise, probably not.

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Originally Posted by Brighthouse (Post 2303415)