MetroCast have the monopoly on cable internet?

[flyingdog]

We are moving and I wouldn't mind trying someone else. We are in Lexington Park and I don't know what options I have. I need cable internet as I telework so DSL is not an option. What other options do I have? I don't think Verizon or Comcast service this area. I also need tv and phone. I hate feeling like I don't have a choice. Thanks for any advice...

 

[StrawberryGal]

Sorry, you're out of luck. It's either MetroCast Cable, DSL, or dial up internet.

I feel your pain.....

Can't you use your internet bill as a tax deductible because it is work related expense?

 

[GWguy]

We are moving and I wouldn't mind trying someone else. We are in Lexington Park and I don't know what options I have. I need cable internet as I telework so DSL is not an option. What other options do I have? I don't think Verizon or Comcast service this area. I also need tv and phone. I hate feeling like I don't have a choice. Thanks for any advice...

DSL is no different than cable, but speeds are limited to about 1 Mb/s. In more urban areas it's 3 Mb/s.

Why doesn't DSL work for you?

 

[flyingdog]

DSL is no different than cable, but speeds are limited to about 1 Mb/s. In more urban areas it's 3 Mb/s.

Why doesn't DSL work for you?

Exactly that...speed...

 

[Bavarian]

Did you check speed you can get with Verizon? They push 1 MB, but we can get 3 MB in Leonardtown area. I know some people claim they get 7 MB.

 

[glitch]

I've got Verizon DSL, live in California, never had it go out and never been able to do anything that slowed it. I mean, even with 2 comps running off of it and an X-Box streaming a movie I didn't see a difference in performance. Don't really know what your work involves but I can't imagine anything on a single comp that could slow the DSL down. But, like I said I live in California. When I was in the park my DSL was hit or miss.

 

[flyingdog]

Did you check speed you can get with Verizon? They push 1 MB, but we can get 3 MB in Leonardtown area. I know some people claim they get 7 MB.

They apparently don't service my address...I checked and also confirmed through their live chat. Thanks for the option, though.

 

[glitch]

If you can, try and figure out whether or not the people that lived there before you had DSL. They told me the same thing when I called about this place, 'not eligible'. It took me a week of arguing with them but they finally set it up and it works great. Idiots didn't believe that the people that had moved out not 24 hours before I moved in used their service. They had to do some sort of override.