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General discussion (archive)Internet providers *without* being bundled with tv & landline?(21 posts)(21 posts)
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Posted December 26, 2013
I don't know of any without being bundled. Wish I did, though I have had good luck with Time Warner Cable. I get slightly faster speeds than I pay for.

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blotunga: Not if the power is out in the central switches :). Today's phonelines are also through optical fiber. Anyway at least we have something cheaper and better here in Eastern Europe (which for most other stuff isn't true). A 100Mbps line is about $12/month and a gigabit one is $20.
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hedwards: Maybe where you live. But in much of the world it's still copper carrying it's own electrical supply. Interesting to hear about Eastern Europe, I guess you guys largely skipped that stage of development.
With fiber optics, you get a battery backup installed in the home. The central office will have its own generators. Fiber optic phones should have power for several hours when the electric is off. We're all fiber optic around here and I know the phones work when the electricity is out (though I haven't had to find out how long they work).
Post edited December 26, 2013 by adambiser
Posted December 26, 2013
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ChaunceyK: Seems like the latest craze in ISPs is to bundle internet with tv & landline, but all I want is internet at a reasonable price. Can someone make some recommendations? I live in New Jersey if that helps any.
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monkeydelarge: AHAHAHAHA, you live in NJ. I live in NJ too.
Originally from Seaside Heights, now residing in Union Beach.
Posted December 26, 2013
You need to see what's in your area. In my part of CT, I have the choice of AT&T or Comcast Xfinity. I went with AT&T.

There are things like Magic Jack for phone.
Posted December 27, 2013
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adambiser: I don't know of any without being bundled. Wish I did, though I have had good luck with Time Warner Cable. I get slightly faster speeds than I pay for.

With fiber optics, you get a battery backup installed in the home. The central office will have its own generators. Fiber optic phones should have power for several hours when the electric is off. We're all fiber optic around here and I know the phones work when the electricity is out (though I haven't had to find out how long they work).
Following that logic, I guess that cellphone antennas should have battery backups also :)
Posted December 27, 2013
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adambiser: I don't know of any without being bundled. Wish I did, though I have had good luck with Time Warner Cable. I get slightly faster speeds than I pay for.

With fiber optics, you get a battery backup installed in the home. The central office will have its own generators. Fiber optic phones should have power for several hours when the electric is off. We're all fiber optic around here and I know the phones work when the electricity is out (though I haven't had to find out how long they work).
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blotunga: Following that logic, I guess that cellphone antennas should have battery backups also :)
Yes, and there are cellphone towers that have them, but not all and I don't think it is regulated.
Posted December 28, 2013
I live in the great Land of the cable monopoly. I have DirecTV and have Internet through the cable with the very basic TV Channel package that I don't use. Cable TV Quality is crap in my Neighborhood. You can see 2/3rds of the houses in my neighborhood have a Dish on the roof.
I've been waiting for FIOS to switch the internet over to, but they ran out of money and didn't upgrade the slow ass DSL lines in my neighborhood, so I am stuck with Cable Internet. Only one Cable company in the area.
In the meantime, I'll continue waiting for FIOS or my city to get picked by Google for their Fiber Service (Fat Chance as they seem stuck in the Kansas City area (Lucky bastards).
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