Anybody have starlink? I've got Xfinity and recently got a new Modem and my service has gotten worse somehow.
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I dont have Starlink, but I do have ATT wireless internet. so far so good. can stream all my TV's computers etc. They five you a little box that is the modem and the router, follow the instructions and you are good to go!! I think I pay around 60 per month. will probably go with Youtube TV for the tv part, right now I just use rabbit ears for my locals, and apps for the rest.
3rd party modem or Xfinity gateway? Either way you may be able to exchange it. I did that with mine. I may have just had a lemon.
Xfinity supposedly gave me a free equipment upgrade years ago that made internet in my house suck really bad and as a result I demanded to go back to my old equipment they provided and all has been well. Faster speeds than expected. They keep telling me I can upgrade my equipment but I never reply. Also, with the Xfinity equipment they broadcast a separate access point that anyone with an Xfinity account can log on to which I turn off because that is just stupid to let others log onto your equipment. Chances are you can find Xfinity hot sports in any neighborhood town that you can log into with your Xfinity credentials.
Exactly my issue, service has been ******er since I upgraded to the free equipment. Getting ready to try Frontiers new fiber.
For some reason Xfinity pushes the Arris modem/router combos. Those things are absolute turds.
If you want the M/R combo get your own Netgear combo. Lightyears better and WAY more reliable than the Arris or Xfinity's Arris knockoffs.
If you want the M/R combo get your own Netgear combo. Lightyears better and WAY more reliable than the Arris or Xfinity's Arris knockoffs.
I’ve had frontier fiber for about a year and a half. Verizon currently has taken over frontiers operations. I have the, I think 500 MB package that cost me 38 bucks a month, total search arts taxes, and they added five dollars additional per month for a EERO unit. I call it an extender.
I would anticipate our billing charges will probably go up eight or $10 per month due to the takeover by Verizon.
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I just called and switched over yesterday, you happy with service?
Frontier has serviced me fine once we got over a few bumps in the road.
I live in the mountains of NEPA, Lehman Twp. The only cable & phone service available for 30+ yrs was Blue Ridge which was costing a ton of money. When we received notice from Frontier that they were installing fiber to our area & I thought of switching over to Frontier, especially since their office was in nearby Dallas. Several weeks later, while waiting for my wife in the parking lot while she was grocery shopping, I called Frontier to order the 500MG bundled with the free landline phone.
Called Frontier to order the $30 bundled package-fiber cable and landline, the gal estimated the monthly billing to be around $170 per month. from there it went downhill fast, told the gal I'd stop at the Frontier office in Dallas on my way home. She explained they no longer have a local office and inquires would be handled somewhere in the mid-west. I immediately thought I'm dealing with idiots and signing with Frontier will be a huge mistake; it took from early afternoon to after 5pm with 4-customer service persons to sign up.
A couple of months with Frontier the fiber cable broke from the house and was laying on the ground. The old Blue Ridge cable was never removed from the house, during heavy wind gusts the fiber wrapped around the old cable and tore from the house. Called Frontier, explained the situation, they replied by sending out a work order and gave me a date when service people would repair the downed line--the date was 7-days after my call.
Hopefully Verizon will have better customer service.
A few days later, traveling along the twp. road I noticed Frontier utility truck, stopped and told the repairman about the downed line leading to my house, he told me after taking care of his work order, he'd stop at my location. By the time we got home, the fellow removed the old Blue Ridge cable and rerouted the fiber.
This was the only repair issue I had after signing with Frontier, the field personal are wonderful people.
Below are a few pictures of the mile long township road the utilities have to be routed to provide service to our family's homestead, typical loss of power in the winter and during summer storms. Over the past 4th of July, we lost power Friday afternoon and restored on the following Monday. Frontier's service was not compromised; fiber service was fine once the back-up generator was started.
Although we had Frontier service, I received several text notices on my cell phone from Frontier stating apologies for the break in service and it would be restored at 2pm Monday.
I guess "AI" must be handling their customer service assuming power lines are down, then the fiber is down.!
You can hear the banjoes playing when traveling along the Twp road.....
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Sorry if this is a stupid question, does T-Mobile wireless run off the T-Mobile cell tower network? I guess, as opposed to satellite or something else. I’ve been thinking about going that route but their cell service is horrible at my house.
Was letting your wife know about "Frontier" servicing you one of the bumps in the road?
I was trying to use some quotes here, but I’m having trouble with the quote feature crapping out for me again. 
Regarding the T-Mobile home internet service, I looked it up to be sure — yes, it does share the network with their mobile phone service. Apparently, during times of heavy traffic, their network will slightly de-prioritize the home internet traffic in favor of sustaining the quality of mobile service.
That said, my mom and my aunt both have T-Mobile 5G home internet and I’ve been impressed with the service they get. It seems to have been reliable and has met their needs at a reasonable cost.
For myself, I’m sticking with Verizon FiOS for now due to my much heavier usage, needing it for work etc. I generally don’t have complaints. For a few weeks recently it was occasionally falling into a mode where it couldn’t resolve DNS addresses until I rebooted the router. Then I adjusted the DNS settings and it has been fine since.
Regarding the T-Mobile home internet service, I looked it up to be sure — yes, it does share the network with their mobile phone service. Apparently, during times of heavy traffic, their network will slightly de-prioritize the home internet traffic in favor of sustaining the quality of mobile service.
That said, my mom and my aunt both have T-Mobile 5G home internet and I’ve been impressed with the service they get. It seems to have been reliable and has met their needs at a reasonable cost.
For myself, I’m sticking with Verizon FiOS for now due to my much heavier usage, needing it for work etc. I generally don’t have complaints. For a few weeks recently it was occasionally falling into a mode where it couldn’t resolve DNS addresses until I rebooted the router. Then I adjusted the DNS settings and it has been fine since.
I have Starlink as well as cable and dsl. I use the starlink primarily while traveling, including using it while in Myrtle Beach for the past 9 days. I have the 300gb plan, and pause it when I'm not traveling. I love having a reliable backup at home, as well as being able to take my mini with me wherever I go.