[Hidden-tech] Verizon vs. Comcast

[Chris Woods]

I've had both Comcast and Verizon for internet. Comcast is a bit better but
not worth the extra money. I pay about $17/mo for Verizon DSL (I have the
slower version) and have no complaints and don't miss Comcast at all. As to
TV reception, I live in South Hadley and can tell you that over the air
reception is very spotty and subject to much variation south of the notch.
This usually means that WWLP comes in fairly well but everything else is
snowy or intermittent. I spring for the $5/mo local channels only package
from Comcast but have consider abandoning that all together.

Chris Woods

On Jan 25, 2008 11:49 AM, Chris Hoogendyk <hoogendyk at bio.umass.edu> wrote:

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> DAVID F. FARKAS wrote:
> > Hi all...
> >
> > Finally getting ready to switch away from Comcast and ditch cable TV.
> > It seems EarthLink no longer offers phone service so that only
> > alternative is Verizon.
>
> ???
>
> I have Earthlink TrueVoice over cable. In Amherst.
>
> I had Earthlink Cable first. They subcontracted with Comcast to put in
> the cable, and I got it without any TV connections for substantially less.
>
> http://www.earthlink.net/cable/
>
> OK. Couldn't find the TrueVoice connection through cable on their web
> site. Opened a support chat. The support guy confirmed that they decided
> to stop taking new subscriptions to TrueVoice so that they could focus
> their attention on actual alternative phone service with DSL. They
> aren't into our area yet and couldn't say when they would be. They gave
> me a referral to call and get information on future support for my
> service.
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> Personally, I really don't like Verizon, and my whole reason for going
> with Earthlink TrueVoice in the first place was to escape Verizon. With
> Verizon everything is a al cart and costs extra. I cut my monthly phone
> bill in half and got far more features and service when I switched. I
> get all the traditional phone features like caller ID, 3 way calling,
> call waiting, etc. for free. I also get features that traditional phone
> service never offered. I can go to their web site and configure my
> services, see a list of incoming and outgoing calls, block phone
> numbers, temporarily transfer my phone to my cell phone or to a vacation
> home (if I had one), etc. I also get my voice messages sent to my work
> email as .wav attachments. So if an important call comes in when I'm at
> work, I know about it. And I don't pay extra for any of that. Not to
> mention that calls to anywhere in the continental U.S. are free.
>
> I don't know what their new service is going to look like. But, if it's
> not urgent to switch, I would consider waiting to see when they get to
> Amherst.
>
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> > What they offer at my location is their 3Mbps DSL. I'm close to a
> > switching station so the speed should be as advertised. My question
> > is... will I experience a noticeable difference in performance
> > compared to Comcast cable?
> >
> > A related question about TV... is anyone using an indoor antenna to
> > pick up the local TV channels successfully in Amherst? If so, any
> > words of wisdom? I was thinking of using an amplified antenna and
> > putting it as high as I can get it... second floor room, top of
> bookcase?
> >
> > Thanx as always for sharing your knowledge and wisdom.
>
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