[RP TownTalk] Internet choices?

Sat Jan 4 18:29:15 UTC 2020

Best thing about comcast/ xfinity is their mobile phone service. We're
saving $50-$60/month with it.  That's because there's no monthly plan fee,
you only pay for data.

On Sat, Jan 4, 2020, 1:09 PM Marianna Previti <mariannarose at hotmail.com>
wrote:

> Thanks everyone, for the input. Jeffrey, it now makes sense as to why
> there are little options available in our municipality. Sarah, Comcast and
> Xfinity are one in the same.
> Version is fast but they’re so darned expensive so I’ve switched to
> Comcast(Xfinity) for now. Maybe we’ll get other options soon. 🤞
> Marianna
> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Jan 4, 2020, at 12:48 PM, Sarah Wayland <sarah.wayland at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> 
> Going to this site: https://www.allconnect.com/results/providers?zip=20737
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> it looks like xfinity is another option. I've wondered about them for a
> while - and they are cheaper than Verizon's FIOS option. Curious to know if
> anyone has experience with them.
>
> -Sarah
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> On Sat, Jan 4, 2020 at 12:22 PM Jeffrey Yorke <yorkedial at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> This has been a topic of chat at the Mount Rainer electronic watering
>> hole for the past week and probably at dozens of similar community meeting
>> points around America as folks seek to reduce household cost at the start I
>> a new year.
>>
>> I’d also love a good answer. Yorke Partners pays for FiOS at four or more
>> locations, Comcast at two others. That’s turned us into a non-profit
>> working for Big Wire.
>>
>> RCN, which provides internet in DC, MoCo and other area suburbs, has  a
>> significant fiber pipe running under Route 1 and 410 to UMD and beyond.
>> After having several conversations at a Las Vegas cell tower convention in
>> 2015, I encouraged a SVP of the company about proving RPMD and surrounding
>> neighborhoods a third option. He/we discovered that municipal or county
>> hurdles were insurmountable. Both of us were disappointed.
>>
>> But we could have missed something or the terrain may have changed. I
>> encourage seeking out less expensive internet providers. We all pay too
>> much for it.
>>
>> On Sat, Jan 4, 2020 at 11:02 AM Marianna Previti <
>> mariannarose at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi everyone,
>>> I’m curious as to what choices of internet are available in our area. My
>>> initial search has shown that only Verizon and Comcast are available. Am I
>>> incorrect? Apparently hughesnet which is available in DC is not offered in
>>> our area. Looking for a good high speed internet that doesn’t up their
>>> prices after a year. I’m cutting the cord on cable and getting media online
>>> so a reliable, affordable, no-haggle company would be super.
>>> Thanks for any leads and Happy New Year to all.
>>> Marianna Previti
>>> Sent from my iPhone
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