Had Mediacom. Switched to Fiber after fiber optics was installed in our town through our local communications provider. Got the top package. Not cheap. But a little less than Mediacom. Cut the cord on Mediacom TV as well. Life is good. No Mediacom. And I am supporting a local company owned by small local shareholders that encompasses the whole community. For years we played the game of calling and getting new user rates. Good riddance Mediacom.
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I've had Metronet for probably 3 years. Only in the last few months have I had any outages. Only one of those was during the day and the rest were planned outages at night. I have no complaints with metronet, but I'd prefer Google. Metronet starts low but after 3 years, I'm paying $98.86 for 750mb. 2 years ago I was paying $80.60 for 1GB
I think Metronet starts with a teaser rate and then adds $10/year for the next 3 years. My price also includes some "tech" fee, which is a joke but I just compare my total bill to other options. I heard that if google says the bill is $75, it's actual $75 all in.
I think Metronet starts with a teaser rate and then adds $10/year for the next 3 years. My price also includes some "tech" fee, which is a joke but I just compare my total bill to other options. I heard that if google says the bill is $75, it's actual $75 all in.
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I play the "call every year and tell them to lower the price" game with Mediacom. Metronet has been in our neighborhood for 3 years, and Mediacom has been able to stay under their price pretty consistently - Currently paying $60/month for 1 gig service. The first couple years were really reliable for my neighbors that switched Metronet, but I've been hearing of more issues the last year.
Was looking at my bill because it seems internet is pretty expensive.
But maybe I'm getting a deal.
1.23 TB for $86 with another $15 for the equipment. $101/mo and they threw in HBO
But maybe I'm getting a deal.
1.23 TB for $86 with another $15 for the equipment. $101/mo and they threw in HBO
What are the bad reviews you've heard? I've had them for I think its been 2 or 3 years now and they've been the most reliable internet service I've ever had. I had a lot of problems with Mediacom, switched to Centurylink who was pretty solid for many years but the neighborhoods I lived in they didn't have fiber service. As soon as Metronet was installed in our neighborhood we signed up and it's been great.
Kinda wish my townhome complex had a second ISP option available...it doesn't. Only CenturyLink fiber here, which doesn't work on a daily basis. And they never do anything about it 'cuz I can't seem to complain high enough to the chain.
Switch back? That would be like switching from a cell phone to a landline.
We can't tell a difference betw. cable and fiber. Go around the house w/ chromebook checking speeds on fast.com and get comparable speeds around 500 mbps or so. TVs are streaming, not wired, and service is fine, no delays.Switch back? That would be like switching from a cell phone to a landline.
Metronet and ImOn coming to Marshalltown, think I'll be switching to Metronet here as it is supposed to be available at my address in the next month and ImOn won't be until Spring. Currently pay about $90 for 250Mb Mediacom because that is the only option over 12.5 here.
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Probably not what you are looking for at all but I live in the country and have t mobile home Internet for $50 a month, have never had an issue. Use it to stream everything, YouTubetv, prime, Netflix etc.
My only issue with Metronet is they sub-contract the fiber optic cable burial. I had an issue where we lost internet on Friday afternoon. Discovered the line was above ground and either a rabbit or squirrel chewed through it. Tech was out on Monday first thing and thankfully had enough line yet going to the pole to splice. Put a tube around it first to help protect it, then buried it about three inches using a garden hand trowel.
Just switched yesterday from Mediacom to Verizon 5g home for 55/month with Disney Bundle discount. I gave Mediacom 1 last chance, but they could only knock $10 off.
Asked the guy doing the disconnect order over the phone if a lot of people are leaving. He said he couldn't really say, but he's been busy in the last few weeks.
Asked the guy doing the disconnect order over the phone if a lot of people are leaving. He said he couldn't really say, but he's been busy in the last few weeks.
I'm having all kinds of trouble with them currently. Been just awful to be honest. I'd kill for Google Fiber.
I'd love to just go with cellular home internet but my kids play video games and quite frankly the latency is out of control.
I'm surprised that Google Fiber is still a thing. I had it when I was living in Kansas City when they were initially rolling it out. But I thought after a couple years, they were going to start winding it down as they had installation problems with cities and other utilities, in addition to the typical cable companies upping their game for high speed internet (which I believe is what google wanted so they could get more of their stuff in to people's homes at the speeds they wanted).
Easy choice, switch. The several years I had GF I only had 1 major issue and it was my fault. I cut the fiber cable on accident while doing some remodeling. They had someone out within a couple hours and got it fixed that day.
Quite the read here. I haven’t dealt with Mediacom in probably 30 years. Interesting the level of disdain for them.
Makes me hesitant to ask if anyone has experience with Xtream (by Mediacom) fiber-to-the-home internet. Technically, the only option, other than satellite providers (I.e. HughesNet or Starlink), is CenturyLink DSL (no fiber). T-Mobile 5G is available, but is not compatible with my work VPN due to the recycling IPs, and I work from home 100%.
Anyway, I called and Xtream’s “no cap plan” tops out at $150/month after all new customer promotions expires. I was told hardly anyone pays that though, because there are always promotions, which sounds a lot like the DirecTV, every 6 month call ******** that is the sole reason I’m no longer a DTV customer.
I pay $50/month now with CenturyLink. It’s “okay”, but does struggle at times wotu Teams/Zoom calls. Our TVs do buffer some but not too bad. That changes during events like the NCAA tournament though when I can have up to 7 TVs going at once. Also, CenturyLink customer service, IMO, sucks terribly.
Anyway…I’d love to give Xtream a try, but wondering if anyone has good reasons I shouldn’t even bother. I can have the fiber line ran to my house at no cost during the construction window, and there are no contracts. A $100/month price hike seems like a lot unless the product is noticeable better/more reliable.
Anyone have experience?
Makes me hesitant to ask if anyone has experience with Xtream (by Mediacom) fiber-to-the-home internet. Technically, the only option, other than satellite providers (I.e. HughesNet or Starlink), is CenturyLink DSL (no fiber). T-Mobile 5G is available, but is not compatible with my work VPN due to the recycling IPs, and I work from home 100%.
Anyway, I called and Xtream’s “no cap plan” tops out at $150/month after all new customer promotions expires. I was told hardly anyone pays that though, because there are always promotions, which sounds a lot like the DirecTV, every 6 month call ******** that is the sole reason I’m no longer a DTV customer.
I pay $50/month now with CenturyLink. It’s “okay”, but does struggle at times wotu Teams/Zoom calls. Our TVs do buffer some but not too bad. That changes during events like the NCAA tournament though when I can have up to 7 TVs going at once. Also, CenturyLink customer service, IMO, sucks terribly.
Anyway…I’d love to give Xtream a try, but wondering if anyone has good reasons I shouldn’t even bother. I can have the fiber line ran to my house at no cost during the construction window, and there are no contracts. A $100/month price hike seems like a lot unless the product is noticeable better/more reliable.
Anyone have experience?
