Question

Hi everybody, I am using At&t internet service and not happy with the speed. They provide 50 GHz max. What would be the best option to switch to?  

Answer 1

If you can, switch to Wow!  

Answer 2

Comcast. Only reliable. You pay for what you get. I had wow and doesn’t come close to Comcast. In fact when I went to turn my stuff in. the place was like a back door unprofessional disappointment.  

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Well yeah. it’s small business, Comcast is a corporate overlord haha

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@keeton True. but I still have a land line so get all 3 and like I said. no hassle.  

Answer 3

If u cancel at and t they no longer prorate and make u pay for the entire. month they r not nice

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@steck I know right! I have no contract with them.  

Answer 4

@calpac0 i just called Att, they said max 50 GHz. Called wow, they said max 100GHz. Called Comcast they said up to 1000ghzif it is true, I would go with Comcast. I guess up to 300 GHz would be enough. Anyone has experienced around 300GHz speed?  

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@psychogenic2644 my parents have Comcast and it works nice

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@psychogenic2644 You get what you pay for. I figure we don’t go out much as husband is ill. so I get all 3. Still have a land line. 3 TVs. 2 computers and unlimited phone. So. you pay. We don’t pay for all the frills they offer. Do like talking into the controller.  

Answer 5

I once had Comcast loved the UI for the TV internet was reliable however it seemed as if i had to constantly dispute my montly bills. when I finally decided to change they charged me almost twice as much for my last month (i was never late on payments) just be careful

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@delaney yeah i saw price lists. And at the bottom of the chart, with small fonts they day the price will be going up after a year.  

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If you choose this route. i would suggest watching your monthly bills to be sure you are not being overcharged.  

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@delaney You have to set up a package for you. If you sway off and watch a movie you don’t subscribe too. yes they charge. I set it up so that if a movie is on that I don’t subscribe to like HMO it ask you and warns you. That’s all extra.  

Answer 6

Are you using wifi or hard wire?  

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@cheng wifi

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@psychogenic2644 try a wire from the modem and see if that works better. Also do a speedtest both ways.  

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@cheng i will. thank you

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@cheng Me? Comcast? WiFi

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@calpac0 no, just @psychogenic2644

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@cheng ok.  

Answer 7

I had Wi-Fi and uverse no contract

Answer 8

I have wow. And it can get slow at times. But for the price I think it's unbeatable

Answer 9

We use wow and like it

Answer 10

@psychogenic2644, I have had ATT for awhile. I started with DSL and moved to fiber optic (Uverse). I believe the top tier speed is 1000 Mbps (aka 1 GBps (Gigabit)) for both Comcast and ATT fiber. Connecting via Wi-Fi is a fraction of the throughput of the providers line itself. Connecting directly to the router with an ethernet cable will allow for the fastest connection (fastest wifi is 802. 11ac @ a practical speed of 200 Mbps vs. ethernet @ 940 Mbps) Comcast vs ATT Whats the same Comcast has comparable speed tier offerings at close to the same price points to ATT fiber for the first year of service. Second year costs can vary dramatically for ATT, Comcast and Wow Way. Whats different Upstream (how fast you can upload information) on Comcast is much slower than ATT fiber (approx 1/10th of the download speed). You must rent the gateway/modem from ATT. You can rent the gateway/modem from Comcast, or buy supported third party devices. Comcast has special cell phone pricing if you are an internet customer and your cell phones are CDMA (vs GSM). Conclusion If ATT fiber is NOT available, I would suggest Comcast for the coaxial connection. Note: Wow way also uses a coaxial solution. Aside from speed and cost, also consider reliability of the service. That is where the above comments may help. I can only speak to the quality of ATT fiber, which has been highly reliable, but not always the lowest cost option.  

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@strut44523 thank you for the detailed explanation. I checked Att, and they said they have no fiber service in the area I live in. Also, wow said they have no service here. It seems my only option is Comcast. :)

Answer 11

Wow! I switched back to them after a year with Comcast

Answer 12

Ghz is a frequency. You mean Mbps

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@epizoic true

Answer 13

Wow! For sure.  

Answer 14

I hate at&t i have gamers in my house and their biggest package would not cover what these men play, and still have enough for the rest of the house.  

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@tendon36654 gaming doesn’t take much data to play online. The game downloads do but those aren’t too often.  

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No it doesnt, but if you have more than one person playing and other people on the same wave of data, its extremely slow. with comcast, we get over 300mbps, which works amazingly

Answer 15

My mom has AT&T and I hate it. Dish TV as well and it is soo confusing. I have Xfinity at home and love it. Gamers, workers and never a problem.  

Answer 16

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Answer 17

I got WOW 1 Gbps internet and it has been rock solid for almost a year.  

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This very night we lost WOW for about 1 hr 20 mins, Many people dont realize they need to restart there modem to get it back - power off until the lights die, then power back on. One outage in 10 months.  

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Unplug the cable modem. Wait 30 sec. Unplug any router attached to it. Wait 30 sec. Plug modem back in. Wait 30 sec. Plug the router back in. Wait 30 sec. Now reboot your PC. Hopefully connectivity will be re-established once PC loads a Desktop. Run a SpeedTest to check bandwidth if you so wish.