Verizon WiFi ?
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There is FiOS wired service, which is great. I miss it after moving to an area without the Fiber Optic cables.
Assume you are talking about Verizon 5G service. Its a cell connection, so a lot comes down to how strong the signal is in your house. Make sure it's rock solid.
I don't have the 5G service myself but my grandmother does. Overall, it's pretty solid (again signal pending)
WiFi?? Home service? I've had Verizon FIOS since it was first offered in Pittsburgh, as out community was maybe the first to move forward with installation of fiber optic cables by Verizon. Couldn't be more happy with the speed and reliability. 10-15 years ago when speed they offered (stated as guarantee) were much lower than today's offerings my two college sons at that time would be in the basement independently playing Call of Duty against players in other countries around the world real time and my wife and I on line doing normal things and there was never an issue with speed. Verizon would try to sell us faster speeds, all rejected as why would we need more bandwidth.....
Around 9 years ago we were offered a great $ rate by Comcast to switch. almost $100/mo savings. I tried it for a couple weeks. Noticable slower internet, cable channel outages,.... I quickly fired them and went back to FIOS.
Mobile service is another story. Spent 20 hours of my time trying to get Verizon to figure out why my iphone would drop calls sitting in my family room is a top Pittsburgh suburb. Finally fired them and went with T-Mobile who I've been super happy with. $50/mo savings, free new phones, and flawless service here and on the road. Even much better service at out hunting camp 20 miles north of Williamsport in the mountains.
Yes for FIOS.
Don't waste your money on Verizon mobile....
Around 9 years ago we were offered a great $ rate by Comcast to switch. almost $100/mo savings. I tried it for a couple weeks. Noticable slower internet, cable channel outages,.... I quickly fired them and went back to FIOS.
Mobile service is another story. Spent 20 hours of my time trying to get Verizon to figure out why my iphone would drop calls sitting in my family room is a top Pittsburgh suburb. Finally fired them and went with T-Mobile who I've been super happy with. $50/mo savings, free new phones, and flawless service here and on the road. Even much better service at out hunting camp 20 miles north of Williamsport in the mountains.
Yes for FIOS.
Don't waste your money on Verizon mobile....
Multiple subjects being addressed here.
1) Wireless service -- AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile are pretty comparable nationwide but in a given neighborhood one can have the edge over the others based on the location of towers and other factors. Tower locations are on maps that are publicly available and that can help you figure out what is the best service for you. (and a lot of times they share towers so the service is going to be similar across brands). Tip for people in areas with good Verizon service -- Total Wireless sells unlimited Verizon network wireless for a flat $25 a month and it's just as solid as Verizon service that costs 2 to 4x as much. Total is actually a Verizon subsidary. I recently upgraded to Total's 5G ultra-wide-band tier at $35 a month but I haven't been in a situation where it was worth the extra 10 bucks, so I will go back.
2) Internet service. If you have FIOS available to you (most of the country does not) it will probably be the best deal and it is extremely reliable. Where we are there's only been one FIOS outage in three years. And we pay $43 a month for 300 megabit service (I can't imagine any normal household needing more bandwidth than that).
3) Home wifi -- relies on your router but your computer is often the culprit. It is worth buying updated routers/mesh every 3 years or so because protocols change and you will have less problems running, say, Wifi 6, than previous wifi iterations. When I have wifi problems it is almost always on my Windows computer and it is almost always because of Windows 11 quirks and bugs. Example: Windows 11 has energy saving logic and can switch off your laptop's wifi chip, but the problem is when it turns it back on, there are bugs and Windows gets confused about the location of the DNS server so you get "can't find the internet" -- this is totally Windows' fault and the only fix is to disable the energy-saving logic (which doesn't save any appreciable amount of energy, it's just dumb).
Basically if you are having wifi problems, always test with your phone first. If your phone has internet and your computer doesn't, it's probably not the fault of the router, it is probably a Windows thing (and newer Windows causes more problems than older Windows).
1) Wireless service -- AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile are pretty comparable nationwide but in a given neighborhood one can have the edge over the others based on the location of towers and other factors. Tower locations are on maps that are publicly available and that can help you figure out what is the best service for you. (and a lot of times they share towers so the service is going to be similar across brands). Tip for people in areas with good Verizon service -- Total Wireless sells unlimited Verizon network wireless for a flat $25 a month and it's just as solid as Verizon service that costs 2 to 4x as much. Total is actually a Verizon subsidary. I recently upgraded to Total's 5G ultra-wide-band tier at $35 a month but I haven't been in a situation where it was worth the extra 10 bucks, so I will go back.
2) Internet service. If you have FIOS available to you (most of the country does not) it will probably be the best deal and it is extremely reliable. Where we are there's only been one FIOS outage in three years. And we pay $43 a month for 300 megabit service (I can't imagine any normal household needing more bandwidth than that).
3) Home wifi -- relies on your router but your computer is often the culprit. It is worth buying updated routers/mesh every 3 years or so because protocols change and you will have less problems running, say, Wifi 6, than previous wifi iterations. When I have wifi problems it is almost always on my Windows computer and it is almost always because of Windows 11 quirks and bugs. Example: Windows 11 has energy saving logic and can switch off your laptop's wifi chip, but the problem is when it turns it back on, there are bugs and Windows gets confused about the location of the DNS server so you get "can't find the internet" -- this is totally Windows' fault and the only fix is to disable the energy-saving logic (which doesn't save any appreciable amount of energy, it's just dumb).
Basically if you are having wifi problems, always test with your phone first. If your phone has internet and your computer doesn't, it's probably not the fault of the router, it is probably a Windows thing (and newer Windows causes more problems than older Windows).
Wandering Spectator
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Can't speak to Verizon or the signal in your area, but I’ve had T-Mobile home internet for well over a year and have been very happy with it. I dropped Cox Cable and haven't had any issues since. Cox had regular outages and drops. 5G has been solid and half the cost of Cox and I put more demand in it than Cox.
I have it in Florida. Easy to set up, consistent signal and it worked during hurricane Milton. It was strong enough for both my house and my neighbors (who's wired system went out).
Normally you can take it home, plug it in, wait for it to connect, use it for a few days and if it doesn't work return it. I pay $30/month house is about 2200 sq ft, and have a screened patio with TV at the other side of the house from the modem and still get a signal - weak but it work (no buffering)
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I’ve had bad service from Verizon. Talk to a couple old time Verizon employees and they said Verizon is no longer offering Wi-Fi to new customers around here in rural Pa. Or putting up new towers.
AT&T put up a new tower close by so I switched to them, and a broadband company ran a cable here and I switched to them for Wi-Fi.
AT&T put up a new tower close by so I switched to them, and a broadband company ran a cable here and I switched to them for Wi-Fi.
by the way, att and TMobile offer the same in home internet service, but at a higher price. The key determinate is strength of signal to your home.
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