Wireless Internet
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Sneakers
Just sneakin' around....
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WheezyCarl
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I use T-Mobile internet, $50/monthly with auto pay. Supplies two laptops, two TV's that use streaming services and 2-3 cell phones (Wi-Fi). Zero issues.
BOP
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As per usual here in the wilds of Lusby; aka "Ranch Estates" - which sounds like a trailer park - which, come to think of it, parts of it aren't dissimilar - Verizon internet isn't available. Maybe in another 10 years, like a decent signal for their phones.
BOP
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It's connected to Comcast by cable (wifi not available in my area), wireless within the house.Are you looking for a general WAP* or do you need a ' Cable ' Modem
* Wireless Access Point Get your mind out of the gutter
SamSpade
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I'd love to stop renting a damned modem - it's not as though I haven't spent a small fortune over many years for routers and other network equipment.
The logjam is - we use computer telephony and most available modems don't have it. Cell reception at our house has NEVER been anything but awful - we often have to give access to our wi-fi to technicians so they can use their phones. So - we depend on either AT&T - which is ridiculous - or Internet phone.
And I've never had consistency with VOIP. So we stick with what we have.
The logjam is - we use computer telephony and most available modems don't have it. Cell reception at our house has NEVER been anything but awful - we often have to give access to our wi-fi to technicians so they can use their phones. So - we depend on either AT&T - which is ridiculous - or Internet phone.
And I've never had consistency with VOIP. So we stick with what we have.
BOP
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When we moved into our house in 2005, we had Verizon, and cell service sucked. On a good day, we'd have one or two bars, at most. And that was only in the living room.
The local phone company wanted so much to put in a phone that I sort of remember asking the guy on the phone (called from work) "was he high?"
We had VOIP for years. Over time, the cell service has gotten better; to the point where I think it's been 10 years since we got rid of VOIP.
Oh, and we had Vonage, which we were pretty happy with. The ding on Vonage was that they were great, BUT, they gave customers a hard way to go when they dropped the service. I don't remember having any particular problem with that, but that was the only thing anyone ever said against them.