[Electronics-Talk] internet service providers and data caps

Thu Apr 28 13:13:44 UTC 2022

HI Amanda,

I don't have the services you mentioned, but I am using T-Mobile's 5G
Internet which is $55 a month. I don't remember the download/upload speeds,
but I have plenty of band width for Zoom calls, Google Meet and my YouTube
TV service. You do need to be close to cell towers for the service to work.
 I also stream music quite a bit, and never have any problem. You may want
to check that out.

On Thu, Apr 28, 2022 at 7:42 AM Amanda Lee via Electronics-Talk <
electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> I'm dumping Comcast because for budget reasons, I need to remove certain
> services but what I was offered from Comcast was like a real insult and it
> was about $25 more than what I would pay for Verizon FIOS and Comcast was
> only offering me about 20MB down for $117 and I can get Verizon FIOS
> gigabit for $89 plus tax.  Comcast doesn't really care if they lose your
> business either.  Comcast customer service has been rated the lowest for
> consecutive years as well.
>
> I realize that everyone doesn't have access to FIOS and I should never
> have left but I wanted a bundle.  Bundles really aren't what they used to
> be in terms of offering one the advantage of paying less overall for
> subscribing to more than one service from the provider.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of
> Tom Evans via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2022 3:43 PM
> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances <
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> Cc: Tom Evans <tevans2003 at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] internet service providers and data caps
>
> 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
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > 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
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf
> > Of Sherry Gomes via Electronics-Talk
> > Sent: Monday, April 18, 2022 9:29 AM
> > To: 'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'
> > <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> > Cc: Sherry Gomes <sherry.gomes at outlook.com>
> > 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.
> >
> >
> > Sherry
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