Anyone have residential Verizon wireless internet?
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Uncle Tom Doug
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I tried it last fall, it didn't work worth a shit for me, so I took it back. I wanted it to work, too, because I hate spectrum. To be fair, this was a few weeks after Helene rolled through, so Verizon's network might have been saturated. The hotspot on my cell phone was more reliable than the Verizon 5G. It kept dropping teams calls, even with the video off.
I know people in my area that have it and love it, though. My house may not be in a great spot for Verizon's network, too. I don't have then as a carrier and the carrier I use does not traverse their networks.
I hope it works out for you, because fuck spectrum.
I know people in my area that have it and love it, though. My house may not be in a great spot for Verizon's network, too. I don't have then as a carrier and the carrier I use does not traverse their networks.
I hope it works out for you, because fuck spectrum.
Cornhole Champ
I am the Greengo
We switched to starlink, verizon wireless wasn't in our area. My inlaws had it down in pa, I thought it was slower than hell every time I connected to it.
okiebug
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What signal strength is Verizon 5g on your phone in your house?
Do a speed test on your Verizon phone and see if you get the advertised speeds.
Their customer service is trash, but that's standard for the industry. I have fiber with two complimentary hotspots. Thinking about switching to Comcast to tie in mobile lines and save a ton of money. I don't find fiber worth the upcharge. 400 MB down is good enough imo.
okiebug
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Your experience won't change with Comcast. If you do keep an eye on your bill. They have a reputation for bill manipulation.
It sounds as if you have service through Verizon the local phone company rather than Verizon wireless. They are actually 2 separate companies now.
I hope it does too because Spectrum is the scum of the earth. We're getting 32mbs down and 9mbs up here for their 'high speed' internet, and have been paying out the ass for it for years because they were the only game in town for us. Now that Verizon is an option, I'm out. Surely to God I can get better than 32mbs down & 9mbs up with Verizon, without having to deal w/ Spectrums constant outages & shit ass customer service.
We dont have Verizon phone service. ATT for me (thru work) and T-Mobile for my wife & daughter. I only went with Verizon because I am fed the fuck up with Spectrum, and my next door neighbor went w/ Verizon internet and has had good luck with it.
How about Starlink?
Haven't looked into it but I will if Verizon doesn't work out.
Those speeds at that price are criminal. I pay the same for 1 gig down and up. The whole industry is such a racket. You have to call and threaten to drop their services to negotiate a new contract.
Make sure you tell them you're actually leaving so they send you to customer retention. The agents you speak to before that won't budge.
Cornhole Champ
I am the Greengo
My speeds through starlink are amazing, it's 120 a month and you have to buy the equipment, but they are offering great discounts right now.
Nice. I will check it out.
Cornhole Champ
I am the Greengo
And this is the middle of nowhere in the Maine woods at the cabin, obstructions can be an issue at times, I need to cut some trees back here.
Lennybishop
We all float down here
We tried that years ago with Suddenlink. They basically told us to pound sand. I agree the whole industry is a grift.
We're past that point. I'm just leaving lol.
With those speeds I don't blame you. Are you in bum fuck nowhere county?
No. I'm in a subdivision in a town of 7k people that's 8 miles from downtown Louisville. Spectrum are just crooks. And it might be different if we didn't lose service for a couple hours at a time at least once a week.
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okiebug
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It depends.
First, the bigger carriers are a little insane. Cooperatives tend to provide the best service. Cable TV carriers are the least regulated and provide the worst service in general.
Starlink is being oversold. It will hold for a while but service will degrade overtime. I'm not trying to dissuade anyone, just known that when you make the investment. Also, it's a young technology and will require further investment by the user to upgrade .
With wireless companies you do share the medium as you do with catv so you can come up against congestion but I haven't seen it with wireless like I have catv.
As to bandwidth needs, a moderately sized household rarely needs more than 100mbs of download for just everyday use. If you have a home business, upload becomes much more important. You probably want something closer to symmetrical speeds vs. a 1:5 or 1:4 up:down ratio.
For reference, an HD stream is about 4mbs down, ultra HD about 7mbs down. YouTube or standard is 2-4 mbs down.
Edit: by wireless companies I'm referring to the big 3 in general. Be wary of "tier 3" fixed wireless isps. Usually a very poorly crafted network, but I'm sure there are exceptions.
First, the bigger carriers are a little insane. Cooperatives tend to provide the best service. Cable TV carriers are the least regulated and provide the worst service in general.
Starlink is being oversold. It will hold for a while but service will degrade overtime. I'm not trying to dissuade anyone, just known that when you make the investment. Also, it's a young technology and will require further investment by the user to upgrade .
With wireless companies you do share the medium as you do with catv so you can come up against congestion but I haven't seen it with wireless like I have catv.
As to bandwidth needs, a moderately sized household rarely needs more than 100mbs of download for just everyday use. If you have a home business, upload becomes much more important. You probably want something closer to symmetrical speeds vs. a 1:5 or 1:4 up:down ratio.
For reference, an HD stream is about 4mbs down, ultra HD about 7mbs down. YouTube or standard is 2-4 mbs down.
Edit: by wireless companies I'm referring to the big 3 in general. Be wary of "tier 3" fixed wireless isps. Usually a very poorly crafted network, but I'm sure there are exceptions.
That's really surprising. Spectrum bought out Road Runner/Brighthouse in Orlando and they were decent enough. When they added mobile service I was able to bundle everything and save a lot of money.
It’s a running joke around here. “When are we going to lose internet today boys?”