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BigE1263 t1_j2bj3zo wrote

Xfinity sucks and about 2/3 of mass residents know this. When we pay 80$ a month for 250 up when they refuse to put fiber for any rural area while the cities get fiber and pay 30$ for much faster speeds and overall better plans, then yeah, I can comfortably say Comcast/Xfinity sucks.

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DistilledBrookie7 OP t1_j2bnqhc wrote

I am new to mass but now I see that Xfinity sucks. I thought my bill would be tops 150. and I'm paying 200. I think I'm going back to just internet.

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winter-teeth t1_j2c6dvz wrote

Yeah I was sort of wondering this. Why do you have a cable TV package if you’re not watching TV? If you downgrade to internet only the cost will probably drop dramatically.

Whatever you do, make sure to ask what your total monthly bill will be, after any promotions expire. They get sneaky with those promo rates.

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schoolbusserman t1_j2buc8n wrote

check out some of the new plans for 5g wireless internet. Tmobile has an internet plan for $50 and starry has some as low as $30 i believe (need to check availability)

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dinapal t1_j2by7x3 wrote

I have had tMobile internet in western Mass for over a year and I love it. Flat $50 a month.

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Rocker400k t1_j2copsg wrote

What kind of speed do you pay for vs what you actually get?

I got spectrum when I moved West and it was like 70 a month for 400 down, which I actually get most of the time. Of course it was just an “introductory rate” that was a surprise to me, and now I’m paying 90.

We had a tech come out once when we had slow speeds/drops and he was a saint. Replaced a bunch of cables inside and outside the house and was super friendly.

Fuck Comcast

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dinapal t1_j2ddsa1 wrote

I just ran a test.

It says 152.5 download and 56.4 upload. I am not a gamer, but I am a reseller so I'm on the computer all the time and with no cable TV I stream all the time...no issues. I zoom/google meet every week, no issues.

I thought I could add a screen print but I don't see how.

Also, just FYI, T-mobile internet is not actually "approved" yet for this area. The woman told me I could get the modem free, test it, and then return it for free if it didn't work.

This could be changed, I've had it for over a year now.

So I did that and of course never returned it.

I will say the only problem I have is very rarely, maybe twice a month, it will momentarily drop then come right back...I don't know why it does this, and really didn't seem worth calling them about.

And no set up, just plug it in. It does have ethernet connections which I do use.

So it's not 400 but I personally don't need it to be that fast.

Hope this helps...got so sick of Comcast inching up the bill every month...started at $95 just for internet and I think it was $119 when I cancelled.

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Klsoles t1_j2bvako wrote

t-mobile been making moves

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technoteapot t1_j2cpwym wrote

It’s almost as if competition benefits consumers? Funny how that works

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mslashandrajohnson t1_j2djaq0 wrote

Just internet should be like $80 per month. That’s what I have. Fight ‘‘em until you get that price.

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techsavior t1_j2fsreo wrote

It’s also worth asking if you can get the branded modem/router for free for # years if you sign a price-lock agreement.

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somegridplayer t1_j2dflac wrote

I think at this point we might as well accept that any and all corporate run provider is going to be mediocre at best. Time for real regulation.

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heyitslola t1_j2d4hll wrote

We are trying so hard to get our town to do their own fiber broadband. There are literally no options here besides Comcast. They ended up doing it for just their own town offices. Buttheads.

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DawctorDawgs t1_j2citmn wrote

Can comfortably say it sucks both ways. Having lived in the city, I had much more frequent outages and they also lasted longer! More people, more cables, more work, more of a shitshow. I think I have a laughable post on my history showing my apartment’s cable setup from a year ago for a few residents in a building….stupidly convoluted.

Regardless, my point is FUCK XFINITY. terrible company no matter who you are or how you cut it. Fuck them.

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Unfair_Isopod534 t1_j2dqgme wrote

I am probably going to be down voted to hell but the fiber showed up pretty recently in my Brighton neighborhood. Other parts of Boston had it faster, but since I moved to the city they were slowly installing it. I am not saying don't complain, because otherwise they will never change anything. I lived in CT where there were only 2 major internet providers and it sucked so i can related.

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