Good Internet provider? In NJ

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Looking for a good cheap internet provider I live in new jersey thinking about getting comcast?
 

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Looking for a good cheap internet provider I live in new jersey thinking about getting comcast?

I don't know which one is good, but I can tell you which is bad: Verizon.

They have some horrible setup where Youtube connections are bottlenecked in the northeast US. I have FiOS internet, and last I looked I was getting ~14kb/s downstream from Youtube at one time.

It's gotten better but not by much.
 

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I'm across the river in PA, but I can say that the Verizon issue is apparently the same here as well. My neighbor got FiOS last summer and called me thinking his PC was broken a week later when Youtube was unwatchable.

I have Comcast myself, it works fine. Fast enough outbound to host a server, and can be self-installed in 20 minutes if the cable is already hooked up at the street. I'd buy a modem, not rent.

My complaints: Don't bother with their antivirus package...it's rebranded Norton 360 (ugh). Customer service is a joke on the phone, but if you have an office nearby that does equipment pickup, you can go down there and speak to a person who actually knows something.
 

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here is my problem I don't have a internet hook up in my house at all can I still get comcast? will they install one?
 

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I don't know which one is good, but I can tell you which is bad: Verizon.

They have some horrible setup where Youtube connections are bottlenecked in the northeast US. I have FiOS internet, and last I looked I was getting ~14kb/s downstream from Youtube at one time.

It's gotten better but not by much.


Perhaps just for you. I too have Verizon FiOS in NJ and it's fucking phenomenal. I have absolutely zero loading issues with Youtube.

A long time ago I did, but not at all in the past few years.

In fact, I would strongly caution against Comcast. I had them for a few years before Verizon and my internet would routinely cut out every 30 minutes to every hour.

Edit - Case and point, 6.1 Mb/s down from youtube.
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And this is my Speedtest



That's on their 50/25 plan, I'm actually getting faster than what the plan is.

Edit 2 - for my remark about Comcast, that was years ago. I know plenty of people that have it now that don't have problems with it, but also take into account, if it matters, that Comcast has a 250GB/month data usage limit, whereas Verizon does not.
 

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I would love fios but cant afford it :-(

my only choices where I live is fios or comcast :-(

is there any other plan from verizon?

also I gave you a internet
 

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is there any other plan from verizon?
Verizon may have DSL in some areas, but the speed is dismal (~2Mb tops), and most areas with FiOS don't offer it anymore.

For reference: The cheapest FiOS in my area is $49 for a year, then $69 thereafter, with a minimum 2yr contract. Comcast is $62.95/month for the mid-level "Performance" plan. DSL is not available.

here is my problem I don't have a internet hook up in my house at all can I still get comcast? will they install one?
They'll run one from the street to your house. I don't know how much the installation will cost though (if anything).

In fact, I would strongly caution against Comcast. I had them for a few years before Verizon and my internet would routinely cut out every 30 minutes to every hour.

Edit 2 - for my remark about Comcast, that was years ago. I know plenty of people that have it now that don't have problems with it, but also take into account, if it matters, that Comcast has a 250GB/month data usage limit, whereas Verizon does not.
300GB cap now, supposedly. The bandwidth monitor currently makes no mention of a cap though, which is odd. It used to say I had a cap and what it was.

I hit mine last summer running a minecraft server and they yelled at me. Beyond that though, I've never come close to it, even with torrents, Hulu and a bunch of other heavy stuff.
 

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this is my speed now and I pay 50 dollars a month :-(
for comcast its 34.99 a month for 20 mbps and then 7 dollars a month to rent the modem and 49.99 for installation I call what do you think?

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this is my speed now and I pay 50 dollars a month :-(
for comcast its 34.99 a month for 20 mbps and then 7 dollars a month to rent the modem and 49.99 for installation I call what do you think?

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You should be able to buy a cable modem on your own (eliminate $7 rental fee). I believe you can also do self-installation, saving that one time setup fee.

$34.99 sounds cheap, this is introductory price right?
 

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yes 34.99 for 12 months then it goes to 49.99

I cant do a self install cause I have no jack in my house for internet they have to install one which modem would be good?
 

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ok I got a question hopefually you guys can help out I dont want to start a new thread

Lets say they install my new internet in my living room and it has wifi

would i need to move my computer to the living room to use internet?

does any computer need to be connected to the modem to use it?
 

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ok I got a question hopefually you guys can help out I dont want to start a new thread

Lets say they install my new internet in my living room and it has wifi

would i need to move my computer to the living room to use internet?

does any computer need to be connected to the modem to use it?
 

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If you have just one computer, you do not need a modem.
Computer <--> Modem <--> Cable/Internet

If you have multiple computers or devices that need internet connection then you need a router.
Computers/Devices <--> Router <--> Modem <--> Cable/Internet

Most router alone allows 4 wire connections plus wireless network. So connection to router will either be,
* Computer <-- (Ethernet cable) --> Router
* Computer <-- (Powerline adapter) --> Router
* Computer <-- (Wireless) --> Router

You don't have to move your computer if you don't want it. You can always use long Ethernet cable, go wireless, or use powerline adapter, which is a compromise of both. Should you need to make 8 wire connections on router you'll also need a network switch or router that has 8 LAN ports.
 

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