[wplug] switching ISP

[Zachary Uram]

Hi Aaron,

How do I know which specific cable modem and router to buy? My desktop does
not have wireless.

Zach

On Thu, May 19, 2016 at 4:46 PM, Aaron Maricic <pennstater at gmail.com> wrote:

> No issues/complaints with my Comcast service in Clairton. I have the 150 /
> 10 Mbps service and normally get higher speeds than that. Connectivity
> issues are extremely rare. I would, however, recommend purchasing your own
> modem and router. You'll avoid the monthly equipment fees and have higher
> quality equipment.
>
> On Thu, May 19, 2016 at 3:22 PM, Mark Griskey <mark at linuxhardware.net>
> wrote:
>
> > It might be worth it to check with some of your neighbors and see if they
> > have Comcast and are experiencing issues.  My sister lives on Mt.
> > Washington and had nothing but trouble with Comcast (this was maybe 3
> years
> > ago when they switched to Verizon).  But then again, the cable
> > infrastructure on their side looked old, spotty and suspect.  I don't
> think
> > any of these companies really offer customer service anymore, I have a 7
> > year old cable box that needs replaced and trying to go through Verizon
> to
> > figure out how is a nightmare!
> >
> >
> > On 5/19/16 3:14 PM, Zachary Uram wrote:
> >
> >> Mark we live in Carrick.
> >>
> >> On Thu, May 19, 2016 at 2:00 PM, Mark Griskey <mark at linuxhardware.net>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> That is a good price, but I wonder if Verizon's service issues are
> >>> regionalized.  I live in the South Hills and had FiOS as soon as it was
> >>> available in my area, that was in the summer of 2006.  In the 10 years
> >>> since, I've rarely had issues.  I replaced Comcast with FiOS, the
> Comcast
> >>> service was kind of flaky, but again, that was 10 years ago.  I
> >>> telecommute, so I need a reliable connection, and don't ever recall not
> >>> being able to work due to an outage except for one time, and that was
> due
> >>> to a bad storm ripping FiOS cable down.  They fixed it pretty quickly
> >>> though.
> >>>
> >>> On 5/19/16 1:44 PM, Zachary Uram wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I am sick and tired of my Verizon FIOS internet freezing MULTIPLE times
> >>>> EVERY SINGLE day! Verizon did nothing to correct this problem even
> after
> >>>> repeated calls to tech support. So I'm switching to Comcast. They
> have a
> >>>> deal 2 years for $19.99 per month. I pay $70 month with Verizon so
> I'll
> >>>> be
> >>>> saving quite a bit of money. Any Comcast internet users? What is your
> >>>> experience with the service? How is tech support/customer service? How
> >>>> much
> >>>> downtime do you usually experience?
> >>>>
> >>>> Zach
> >>>>
> >>>>
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