[jrref]

Originally Posted by Vailyn116

Check the streaming package Apollo group.tv for $150 a year subscription. Just pay for Internet. The only problem is they require bitcoin to buy in.

You really don't want to do this. Illegal and they have caught and shut down many of these services. You don't want to get caught up in that mess.

Most people stream YouTube TV and are very happy. As most have said, here for most Villagers, 500Mbs speeds are more than enough and are priced around $50 no matter who you get it from. If there is a deal for 1Gbs service for less like Quantum for $35, then get that since you can always easily with the click of a mouse, switch back to 500Mbs for $50.

Also, Remember, if you can get fiber internet, no research required, get it. You get bi-directional speeds meaning the same speed upload and download, no contract, no taxes and free equipment. Cable is "old fashioned", meaning its a shared network so you speeds and possible buffering will vary on the time of day, good download speeds but terrible upload so if you have doorbell cameras or backup you pc to the cloud it will be slow. There is absolutely no reason to pay the same or near the same price for cable service as fiber if you can get it. Finally, cable companies will alway increase your price becasue they offer TV services and have to pay the networks a franchise fee for the content they provide and these fees Always increase over time. The cable companies have no choice but to pass these increases on to their customers. The fiber companies don't provide TV so none of this applies which is why they can keep their services more constant.

If anyone wants Quantum Fiber, PM me because I can help answer your questions and see if its for you.

[Brighthouse]

Your loss. Best deals are from the door to door rep. As long as you verify ID and that they work for the company.

[rjgnj321]

I received notice from Xfinity beginning of 2023 that my bill was increasing to $307 per month…. I cut the cord and got Quantum Fiber for internet $70, YouTube tv $82, Netflix $18 and Discovery plus $3 - military discount. Total $173 and happy as a lark

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by rjgnj321

I received notice from Xfinity beginning of 2023 that my bill was increasing to $307 per month…. I cut the cord and got Quantum Fiber for internet $70, YouTube tv $82, Netflix $18 and Discovery plus $3 - military discount. Total $173 and happy as a lark

You could've saved $20 by sticking with Xfinity for internet only, plus your YouTube, Netflix, and Discovery. Could've saved another $12 on top of of that, by downgrading your Netflix to allow ads (which are like - 30-45 seconds every 15 minutes, at the most).

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by RoadToad

1) HP on Google says Low ink is detected by the printer firmware and cartridge.
2) And how often do you print from remote location WHILE competing with streaming etc. at home? OR at all ever? Few users find this of any value.

Ink is detected BY the firmware and cartridge - and that data only can transmit to HP via the internet. You have to have internet service, to use Instant Ink. If you have your internet service turned off for more than a few days you get an e-mail from HP reminding you that it can't establish a connection to your printer if you're offline.

And what difference does it make how often I use the remote feature? I use it. The statement was that no one needs anything more than 50mbps because TV streaming works fine at that speed. The statement is incorrect, because not everyone ONLY watches TV on a single device, with nothing else using the internet.

The more things you use, the slower your network will run. So if you have a higher speed network, the slowdown won't matter because it'll still be high enough to function seamlessly. It's always good to have "just one more" than you need. For me, that'd be 100mbps. But Xfinity bumped me up to 200 three years ago, no extra charge. They did it again just over a year ago so my current speedtest.net results are 355.35mbps downstream and 24.01 upstream. I totally don't need that much speed, but I'm still paying the same $50 as I was when I got the 50mbps 8 years ago back up north. They can make it as fast as they want, my modem won't handle much more anyway.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

You could've saved $20 by sticking with Xfinity for internet only, plus your YouTube, Netflix, and Discovery. Could've saved another $12 on top of of that, by downgrading your Netflix to allow ads (which are like - 30-45 seconds every 15 minutes, at the most).

Is that $50 before or after equipment rental, taxes, and fees? My $50 plan cost me $68.

He could have saved $170 by getting an antenna but that isn’t what he wanted. He chose the no-ad version of Netflix intentionally so there really is no $12 savings there.


EDIT: Okay, you have your own modem. That would take about $15 off the price I paid and made it close to $50. Yeah, I could have saved money that way but I wanted to never be in the position to say, “ my modem won't handle much more anyway.”

[FloridaGuy66]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

EDIT: Okay, you have your own modem. That would take about $15 off the price I paid and made it close to $50. Yeah, I could have saved money that way but I wanted to never be in the position to say, “ my modem won't handle much more anyway.”

I bought my modem for $49 from Best Buy. Three years ago I walked in with my list of compatible modems from Xfinity and they found me one within a couple of minutes. Seeing is it's saved me $10/month plus tax, was totally worth the extra 15 minutes to go to the store for that as I've already saved over $350 dollars on not paying a modem rental.

These modems can handle speeds that won't even be needed for 10+ years from now, and only if all my TV's are streaming 8k.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

Is that $50 before or after equipment rental, taxes, and fees? My $50 plan cost me $68.

He could have saved $170 by getting an antenna but that isn’t what he wanted. He chose the no-ad version of Netflix intentionally so there really is no $12 savings there.


EDIT: Okay, you have your own modem. That would take about $15 off the price I paid and made it close to $50. Yeah, I could have saved money that way but I wanted to never be in the position to say, “ my modem won't handle much more anyway.”

I own my modem, yeah. It'd be $40/month, but I refuse to do autopay, so I don't get that discount.

I've had the modem for almost 6 years, the router too. It does everything we need it to do, no need to upgrade because as I said - I can do all I need to do with 100mbps, and they give us (at least) 350mbps for the same price.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by FloridaGuy66

I bought my modem for $49 from Best Buy. Three years ago I walked in with my list of compatible modems from Xfinity and they found me one within a couple of minutes. Seeing is it's saved me $10/month plus tax, was totally worth the extra 15 minutes to go to the store for that as I've already saved over $350 dollars on not paying a modem rental.

These modems can handle speeds that won't even be needed for 10+ years from now, and only if all my TV's are streaming 8k.

Exactly. You also save time, because you hook it all up yourself instead of having some stranger in your house messing with cables and with your computer and such. If I need something with my computer that I can't figure out myself or get help with troubleshooting over the phone, I'll pick up my computer and bring it to the repair shop. This isn't rocket science, you don't even need a high school diploma to figure it out.

[MorTech]

Originally Posted by Vailyn116

Check the streaming package Apollo group.tv for $150 a year subscription. Just pay for Internet. The only problem is they require bitcoin to buy in.

No they don't...And they are not illegal.

$10 / month is a bargain.

Apollo Group TV

Xfinity NOW Internet 100mb - $30...Apollo TV - $10...Google Freeplay on Google TV / Google TV stream device - Free. 40 buck a month for all these junk TV channels is a good deal. Add additional subscription services if needed.

I would use MagicJack for a phone landline if needed.

[MorTech]

I have lifetime 80mb internet for $25 which is plenty for a least 3 simultaneous 4K streams. I have my own cable modem DOCSIS 3.1/wifi 6 router. I have consistent 85mb down with less than 20ms latency. For those with Quantum or Centric fiber would you please go to Speakeasy Internet Speed Test - Check Your Broadband Speed | Fusion Connect and click "start" and post your latency score?

[MorTech]

Almost all buffering problems occur downstream and usually at the server farm site...both server utilization and/or data bandwidth bottleneck...The problem is not your home internet speed.

[jrref]

Originally Posted by MorTech

No they don't...And they are not illegal.

$10 / month is a bargain.

Apollo Group TV

Xfinity NOW Internet 100mb - $30...Apollo TV - $10...Google Freeplay on Google TV / Google TV stream device - Free. 40 buck a month for all these junk TV channels is a good deal. Add additional subscription services if needed.

I would use MagicJack for a phone landline if needed.

Apollo group TV is an IPTV service meaning they are a streaming service like YouTubeTV. In the past, many of these services were illegal streaming services that got shut down. Apollo is legal. So why not get it?

1) You get what you pay for. Subscribers report occasional buffering, freezing and other streaming issues.
2) These streaming services need to maintain adequate servers and connections to the internet in order to work well. Because they charge less, they do this at a bare mininum.
3) Any service that works over the internet is never going to be the same quality as a service that has direct connections to the major networks, Netflix, etc.. This is why when there is a "special" sports event you will see buffering. It's not your internet connection but it's the IPTVs connection to the source material.
4) There is no DVR function which doesn't surprise me because they have to maintain storage for this function and it's costly.

All this said, if you like to experiment, try Apollo or any other legal IPTV provider. If you don't want to experiment, get YouTube TV. Remember, it doesn't make a difference how you connect to the internet, Quantum, Centric, Xfinity, Spectrum just get a plan that works for your. Also, I see all these prices for service, do your research and you will find that the prices for an equivalent speed is not that much different across these companies. For very basic internet usage plans for 100-200 Mbs will work. For most Villagers, plans at 500Mbs are the "norm" these days, and for work at home or power users, 1Gbs is what some get. As you are seeing the fiber companies are offerint 1Gbs speeds at a cheap price to lure in customers whether you need that speed or not. Also, some Villagers consider negotiating yearly with the cable companies a "sport" so they feel good that they got a "deal". Nothing wrong with that if that's how you like to spend some of your time.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by jrref

Apollo group TV is an IPTV service meaning they are a streaming service like YouTubeTV. In the past, many of these services were illegal streaming services that got shut down. Apollo is legal. So why not get it?

...

Fact or assertion with no sourcing?

Doesn't pass the smell test. If cable companies are often forced to drop local channels over price negotiations with the networks and if both HuluLive and YouTubeTV need to charge over $75 to provide locals and if no legitimate provider can give you out-of-market local channels and if the NFL alone charges nearly $200 per season for their games and if Netflix, HBO, and Showtime each charge a monthly fee approaching $15 then HOW can an IPTV service legally provide all that and more for just $13/month? Does ApolloTV really know more than YouTube, Hulu, NFL, Netflix, HBO, Showtime, and Comcast combined or is it just that they have not yet been shut down?

[Risuli]

One point of reference:

Apollo Group TV Reviews | Read Customer Service Reviews of apollogrouptv.info