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Internet providers - 7/31/2014 5:54:15 PM   
kkaliforniaa


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Status: offline 		Hi. I was wondering if people could offer their opinions. I currently have internet through Comcast but am considering switching to another internet provider. Can anyone explain why Comcast is better than other providers, like Verizon, or is Verizon better than Comcast?
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RE: Internet providers - 7/31/2014 5:59:03 PM   
LookieNoNookie


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Hi. I was wondering if people could offer their opinions. I currently have internet through Comcast but am considering switching to another internet provider. Can anyone explain why Comcast is better than other providers, like Verizon, or is Verizon better than Comcast?


Yes.

Some are better.

Some are better in areas that the others (in other areas) suck in.

Choose the one's that's better.

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RE: Internet providers - 7/31/2014 6:04:33 PM   
kkaliforniaa


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Status: offline 		Umm. That's what I'm asking about. I don't know which is better. Other than pricing, they're all the same to me

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RE: Internet providers - 7/31/2014 6:52:17 PM   
LookieNoNookie


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Umm. That's what I'm asking about. I don't know which is better. Other than pricing, they're all the same to me


More for less.....that's the general gauge.

Any doubts.....seek out the one that says...."I'll give you more".

If the "more" part costs less than the "less" offering....go with the one that costs less.

(Thus endeth the lesson).

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RE: Internet providers - 7/31/2014 7:08:21 PM   
kkaliforniaa


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Status: offline 		And what then when they cost nearly the same amount [I'm talking $5 difference]. Cost doesn't always mean anything. Would you pay less if it meant the customer service would be awful, I wouldn't

Please, unless you actually have advice when it comes to technology, and internet providers, please stop posting

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RE: Internet providers - 7/31/2014 8:01:08 PM   
DesFIP


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Status: offline 		So how much bandwidth do they actually give you? Does it slow down when there are a lot of people on? Have you done a speed test?

And you don't get to moderate the thread. Anyone can respond.

But we don't know where you are and what other options you have. And that matters. So ask your neighbors what they have and what are the pros and cons. Not strangers all over the world.

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RE: Internet providers - 7/31/2014 8:27:30 PM   
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Status: offline 		What do you use the Internet for? If you use graphics intensive things like Second Life, it will require a faster connection than if you just cruise sites like this.

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RE: Internet providers - 7/31/2014 9:42:57 PM   
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ORIGINAL: kkaliforniaa

And what then when they cost nearly the same amount [I'm talking $5 difference]. Cost doesn't always mean anything. Would you pay less if it meant the customer service would be awful, I wouldn't

Please, unless you actually have advice when it comes to technology, and internet providers, please stop posting

If they don't have a unique selling proposition and can't articulate it to prospective customers, then they are either (1) at best, just like everyone else, or (2) worse than everyone else but obviously don't want to say so, or (3) really suck at marketing.

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RE: Internet providers - 7/31/2014 10:59:38 PM   
kkaliforniaa


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Status: offline 		I'm currently pay $70 a month for 25 mbps. I did a speed test through a few different sites, not through Comcast, and they all seem to say that that's what I'm getting. Then again, it is also the middle of the night and not many people are online.

As for what I use internet for, mostly to watch videos through Hulu and such.

Verizon seemed friendly than the experiences I have had with Comcast, but when you don't have the service you're asking about, chances are they may be friendlier than all the rest.. Also, since this would just be internet, customer service shouldn't matter as much right? I mean how often do people call in with serious problems with their internet that is not related to weather or hasn't resolved itself after a few hours [lines get damaged, updates are sent out, etc]. If this is the case, the only issue would really be the actual service. With Verizon [the only other place around here that I know of], are you getting what you pay for?

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RE: Internet providers - 7/31/2014 11:10:45 PM   
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So ask your neighbors what they have and what are the pros and cons.


This is good advice. I live in a rural coastal area and we basically have two to choose from: ATT and Charter. It's amazing how with our varied topography from street to street you will get differing opinions on services. That's why the person who's 50 feet from you would be a more accurate barometer. Plus, they've been through setup and billing cycles, possibly contacted customer service so can tell you if the business end of the carrier is satisfactory.

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RE: Internet providers - 8/1/2014 4:42:08 AM   
ShaharThorne


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BTW, Lookie can post whatever he wants...you don't own this site.

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RE: Internet providers - 8/1/2014 6:40:02 AM   
skibum


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Status: offline 		I live in a small city, we have a few choices for internet. Comcast, Fair Point, and Verizon wireless. We use Comcast. Verizon is just too expensive, and Fair Point has lousy customer service. Comcast isn't much better, but the speed is there.

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RE: Internet providers - 8/1/2014 8:48:07 AM   
LafayetteLady


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Status: offline 		Our cable here, Optimum, doesn't have a contrract. Does comcast make you sign one? Verizon will.

That's a big factor for me.

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RE: Internet providers - 8/1/2014 8:56:24 AM   
LRF69


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Status: offline 		I have Comcast...no contract. I can leave any time I want. Have had very little problem with internet going down.

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RE: Internet providers - 8/1/2014 9:51:57 AM   
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Status: offline 		Best thing is to ask your friends and/or neighbors and even look online for a site that has customer reviews. I live in a fairly large town, and I have Verizon that I tether in to my PC via my Android phone. But this town seems to have a "dead zone", like a spot where range of the towers miss a spot, and my service can be really crappy. My service flips back and forth between 4G (which I'm supposed to be getting) and 3G randomly, or sometimes just plain fritzes out.

I know people who have switched over to ATT U-verse who raved about it at first, but now are screaming about the poor service and high fees.

The area you live in has a LOT to do with it, you really should ask around locally.

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RE: Internet providers - 8/1/2014 10:02:30 AM   
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I know people who have switched over to ATT U-verse who raved about it at first, but now are screaming about the poor service and high fees.

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That's what I have at the house. It's mostly adequate, but occasionally poops out. After a year of $25 p/mo promotional plan, the best they could do for me was $5 off the 'regular' price, plus bump the speed (which honestly, didn't really seem to help much while streaming).

They are still significantly cheaper than Charter, and from my acquaintances who have Charter, not much better or worse as far as service. In other words, they both suck to varying degrees on any given day.

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RE: Internet providers - 8/1/2014 3:10:22 PM   
CynthiaWVirginia


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Status: offline 		I'm getting 100 MBPS. I use my local phone company, Frontier.

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RE: Internet providers - 8/2/2014 2:20:45 AM   
GreedyTop


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Status: offline 		I have AT&T DSL (NOT u-verse) for my internet. I've been pleased with it for the 12+ months I've had it. And it beats the hell outta the comcast service I used o have. I don't game, though (aside from the single player types - backgammon, hidden object etc. that don't require massive graphic loads).

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RE: Internet providers - 8/2/2014 5:17:37 PM   
LookieNoNookie


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ORIGINAL: kkaliforniaa

And what then when they cost nearly the same amount [I'm talking $5 difference]. Cost doesn't always mean anything. Would you pay less if it meant the customer service would be awful, I wouldn't

Please, unless you actually have advice when it comes to technology, and internet providers, please stop posting


Generally most providers are fairly equal in major markets. In the outlying areas, less so.

In my area there's one good one, one crappy one.

Oddly, the crappy one costs more.

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