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redneck joe

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Mo I g and as usual only one landlines is who I detest.

Are the cell companies home internet worth it? Wife is work from home otherwise basic doom scrolling and some smart home stuff.

Thoughts?
 
WIMUSKY

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If you have a good signal then it's great. Starlink is a good option since it uses satellites....
 
garbageguy

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Looking at that recently - in Western New York state, not urban or rural area.
Currently have VZ for internet, landline (cheaper that way, but like having that working number when something demands a phone number, that we never answer). We have VZW for ours, and our 3 kids' hand-held computers (aka "cell phones").
The Admiral's and my use are about the same as yours. Yes, Our 3 kids are out of the house, but we still pay for their hand-held computer monthly service.
About $500/month for both VZ and VZW seems like too much. And not sure why they are separate...
 
redneck joe

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Yeah get the signal coverage thing just thinking I guess is 5g or whatever they brand it with enough?
 
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We have Verizon 5g. Works well with 2 tvs and computer all streaming at once.

We supposedly have a weak signal. But it is working well.
 
dingbat

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redneck joe said:
Yeah get the signal coverage thing just thinking I guess is 5g or whatever they brand it with enough?
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Guess it depends on the bandwidth in the area.

Since VZW switched over to 5G messaging, messages can take up to 30 minutes to processed and passed along in our local area. Have not noticed much difference out of our area.
 
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I had a cellular modem for years until I got a smartphone and started using the hotspot before someone finally brought fiber optics into our area. I still use the hotspot when the fiber is out. We stream tv (netflix on the living room tv), surf the net and play games at the same time just fine on the hotspot.
 
redneck joe

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Well, update...

Stayed with them for at least two years as long as connectivity is not an issue like it was here several years back. Took a patient three hour call to corporate escalating until things finally got fixed on the ground. But there been charging me 85 bucks forever but they had upped the speeds since an actual competitor started moving in (fiber).

I got the two years 'we know you actually can choose someone else now' deal of 35 bucks for two years at purported gig speed which we all know doesn't happen but we have lived with like 20 up 3 down for years until they started upgrading a couple three years ago.

Thanks for the replies, will revisit if connectivity is an issue.
 
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We’ve had 100/100 Fios since 2012. A couple of months ago they offered to increase our speed to 500/500 while dropping the price $10 a month. Didn’t make sense.

Turns out, they changed the contract language. Instead of guaranteeing 100/100 minimum, the 500 service was “up to” with no guaranteed minimums. Buyer beware….
 
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redneck joe said:
Well, update...

Stayed with them for at least two years as long as connectivity is not an issue like it was here several years back. Took a patient three hour call to corporate escalating until things finally got fixed on the ground. But there been charging me 85 bucks forever but they had upped the speeds since an actual competitor started moving in (fiber).

I got the two years 'we know you actually can choose someone else now' deal of 35 bucks for two years at purported gig speed which we all know doesn't happen but we have lived with like 20 up 3 down for years until they started upgrading a couple three years ago.Funny how in completely different situations you start comparing value and long-term costs - even something like a net income calculator Cyprus by Punin Group comes to mind when thinking about what you actually get versus what you pay over time.

Thanks for the replies, will revisit if connectivity is an issue.
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That sounds like a solid deal, especially if you’ve been living with those older speeds. As long as it stays stable, hard to beat that price compared to the cell options.
 
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