[Electronics-Talk] internet service providers and data caps

Tue Apr 19 22:50:45 UTC 2022

Guess I’d have to see what is offered.  AT&T have been pretty good to me.  Wish they’d get fiber here, but I guess we’ll see.
Have a friend who has frontier fiber, loves it.

500 mb/s both ways, less than $150 per month.
Wish I had that.
my at&t rarely drops, just twice in the past year, and I get 45mb down and 6 up. wish I could get syncronous service, but this and my cell only cost $108.00 per month.

> On Apr 19, 2022, at 3:42 PM, Tom Evans via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Sherry, I think they’re good or bad news is they all suck, so you have to pick the least worst, smile. I’ve never heard of frontier and AT&T lied or misrepresented and finally told the truth to say that they are never going to improve the service in my area but continuing to charge high prices and then I have Comcast TV only and their claim to fame is literally raising the price on me 10 and $20 a month maybe once or twice a year. Having said that, if I was starting over then I guess I would go with the Comcast because I think the service is better. I would think we’re talking unlimited Internet and then on your phone you just use the Wi-Fi from your house which is they’re not burning up your data. That’s my two cents
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>> On Apr 18, 2022, at 9:42 AM, Drew Hunthausen via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Sherry,
>> I live in Southern California in an apartment and have been using Frontier
>> for the last couple years with no problems at all. My parents who also live
>> in So Cal use Frontier and have had a few issues due to them having a much
>> larger house, but overall it has been very reliable. I don't have any direct
>> experience with Comcast, but have a couple of friends who use it due to it
>> being their only option and say that it works okay but is a lot more
>> expensive. Hope this helps
>> 
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>> Sherry Gomes via Electronics-Talk
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>> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] internet service providers and data caps
>> 
>> Hello all,
>> 
>> Take two. I wrote up a nice detailed message, and while I was spell checking
>> it, outlook crashed and the message was gone. So, here I go again.
>> 
>> I am moving from Colorado to California, where I grew up. In Colorado, my
>> town had its own ISP and it was super-fast, reliable and had no data caps.
>> The town where I am moving has only two options for an ISP, comcast/Xfinity
>> or frontier. I had a terrible experience with comcast when I transferred to
>> that local Colorado ISP. They continued to bill me for months, even though
>> the service was disconnected and equipment was returned.  I vowed never to
>> use them for anything again. On the other hand, my best friend who lives in
>> Washington had bad experiences with Frontier, with it losing connection all
>> the time when he was trying to work from home. Frontier did not offer FIO in
>> his area.
>> 
>> So, in my new town, Comcast says they have speeds up to 2000 MPS with a 1.2
>> TB data cap. I hope I'm using the correct term there when I say MPS. And I
>> believe comcast is still cable.
>> 
>> Frontier says it is fiber-hoping that means                FIO-with speeds
>> up to 3000 MPS and no data caps.
>> 
>> But I have questions about exactly what uses up the data and how easily one
>> can reach a data cap. Here are things I regularly do online.
>> 
>> 1. run my computer 24/7, not shutting down except every couple weeks or so.
>> Internet is always connected during that time.
>> 
>> 2. Stream, buy, and download music from amazon.
>> 
>> 3. Download audio books from BARD and audible, as well as kindle and
>> bookshare books.
>> 
>> 4. Shop online, including groceries, meal delivery services and just general
>> shopping say on amazon.
>> 
>> 5. Read stories online.
>> 
>> 6. I have about six to eight amazon echoes, as well as an amazon smart oven,
>> a thermostat controlled by Alexa, and I've bought the LG washer/dryer which
>> I can also use with Alexa.
>> 
>> 7. With those echoes, scattered around my house, I sometimes will ask to
>> stream certain music channels from something like Sirius XM on the
>> everywhere group, which means the music is playing all over the house.
>> 
>> Those are the things I can think of off the top of my head. Maybe all that
>> doesn't use much data, maybe it uses a lot. I am hoping people here might
>> have a better idea or have experiences good or bad with either company. I
>> move into my new home on the 30th of this month, so it's time to make some
>> decisions. Thanks for any thoughts.
>> 
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