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Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 3:35 pm
by apostate
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Re: Comcast Internet in Houston
Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 3:40 pm
by CainA
I went from Time Warner(to Comcast) when they made the switch and wasn't very happy.
I now have ATT UVerse, for TV cable as well as internet(I don't know if there's a difference between the UVerse internet and your ATT-Yahoo one). I've been pretty happy with both the TV service as well as the internet. I haven't had a landline phone in years.
-Cain
Re: Comcast Internet in Houston
Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 4:21 pm
by bdeckbrew
Comcast has been fairly reliable. However, when UVerse becomes available in my area I will probably switch. Depending on what part of town you live in you may have Verizon available as well.
Like you mentioned Comcast will allow you to switch for $19.99 for 6 months with no contract.
Re: Comcast Internet in Houston
Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 7:47 pm
by C-dub
Be careful with the UVerse stuff. A friend of mine asked about it and they were told their house was right next to the box or whatever, but when they came to install it were told that they could not because they were too far away. it was the routing of the line from the box to their house. It did not come straight to their house, but up the street on one side and then back on the other and finally into their house. Alas, too far!
I used to have 15 Mbs with Verizon fiber optic, but moved and it's unavailable where I'm at now. I would get it again in a heartbeat if I could.
Re: Comcast Internet in Houston
Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 8:02 pm
by WEC
I made the switch from Comcast to U-Verse about a month ago and I haven't noticed any appreciable change in my internet, so I'm pleased with that. My television experience has been vastly superior after making the switch.
Re: Comcast Internet in Houston
Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 9:03 pm
by dicion
Another +1 to U-verse. I've had all 3. Comcast, ATT Yahoo DSL, and now U-Verse.
U-Verse has been the best of the 3, plus It's awesome having whole-home DVR :)
Re: Comcast Internet in Houston
Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 9:23 pm
by buffalo_speedway_tx
I switched to Uverse about a year ago. One of the things I have liked about AT&T is the service. They have been responsive when I have had to call them which has been twice in the past year. I am satisfied with the cable features and the Internet connections.
Re: Comcast Internet in Houston
Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 7:51 am
by dicion
Ya, the service has been great to me. I had a box die on me at 6pm on a Saturday (equipment failures happen :/), and they had a tech at my door Sunday morning at 8am to replace it.
If you do get or want more info on u-verse, check the uverseusers.com forums for great info.
Re: Comcast Internet in Houston
Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 8:27 am
by Keith B
And if you have questions, want to purchase U-Verse services, or experience extreme problems getting issues resolved, please PM me and I will be happy to assist!
Re: Comcast Internet in Houston
Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 4:35 pm
by apostate
Thanks for the info. Uverse is not available at my address. Neither is Verizon Internet. Any other ISPs I should investigate?
Sent from my iPod at starbucks. ;)
Re: Comcast Internet in Houston
Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 9:33 pm
by bdeckbrew
there are several sites out there but one you could check out to help find other ISPs is
http://www.dslreports.com/
Re: Internet in Houston
Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 10:04 pm
by apostate
Thanks again, Keith B. I'm back online and cooking with gas! I'll keep an eye out for U-Verse buildout.
Re: Internet in Houston
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 10:56 am
by WarHawk-AVG
apostate wrote:OK, their TV commercials are uber creepy, but do any of y'all in the Houston area get broadband internet from Comcast? How do you like it?
I have ATT (Yahoo) DSL and it's OK but a few days ago, their modem died. I went to an ATT store Friday and they want $50 for a replacement. Plain vanilla Motorola modem - no router/wifi/etc. That's not happening. It 's made in China and probably cost less than $5 to manufacture. I might pay $10-15 but not $50.
I'm month-to-month so I'm looking at my options. Comcast is advertising 12Mbps for $19.99/month with no contract. That's faster and cheaper than my DSL. They also have a "self install" package so that's a plus! The price goes up after the introductory 6 months but I'm free to switch because there's no contract.
I want to find a new ISP before the end of the week. Any other broadband providers in Houston I should consider? Camp out at coffee shops?
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$59.99
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Re: Internet in Houston
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 11:22 am
by apostate
Thanks for the additional suggestions. The issue is resolved.