Dallas Internet Provider Question

by **RE Tycoon** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 5:29 pm

I'm moving to a new place and wanted to get PF's thoughts on the different ISP's out there. My options are as follows:

- AT&T (Phone Company) - They have the slowest service out there and I don't want a home phone line.

- Time Warner (Cable Company) - Fast service for a good price, and usually this would be my first choice, but I'm going to be using DirecTV and I believe that is the only signal that will be coming out of the "cable" outlets. Has anyone else run into this issue before? Were you able to have DirecTV and cable internet without having redundant outlets (one dedicated to cable and one to DirecTV)?

- Clear (Wireless provider) - This one intrigues me but I don't know anyone that has it. They offer "4g" wireless internet service and I think it is very fast, but their website is scant on hard numbers. Clear is offering a package right now that gives you a home and mobile bundle which would be fun to have high speed internet everywhere in their coverage area. The negatives as I see them are the required 2 year contract and the long term financial viability of the company. There are some big names behind the company (Google, Intel and Sprint among others), but Sprint didn't meet a recent funding call and I wonder if they will continue to expand the service across the country (which makes the service worth it in the first place) and whether they will be able to withstand AT&T and Verizon as their faster speeds and newer (superior?) technology come into the marketplace this year.

If anyone has a comment on the cable integration with DirecTV or has thoughts or experience with Clear, it would be much appreciated.

by **RGV Pony** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 5:39 pm

I have clear. Thumbs up. WiFi for the whole house. Fast.

by **Junior** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 5:42 pm

I have AT&T and directv.

by **goldenstang** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 11:08 pm

I have AT&T and Directv as well. You do not have to have a phone line to have AT&T. I had Charter and Directv but I had to have the redundant outlets. It was kind of a mess.

by **Eddie P** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 2:03 pm

Where are you moving RE Tycoon?

by **shadowman** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 3:48 pm

AT&T Uverse for internet is really pretty good, and like stated, you don't have to have a land line or even cable with them, if you don't want.

It is on par with Verizon Fios (it is not DSL, like the old days) and if the neighborhood you are moving into is wired for AT&T Uverse that will probably be your best bet...very reliable and cost effective.

by **Junior** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 3:50 pm

I agree. Never had any issues with it.

by **smupony94** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 4:05 pm

I still have earthlink dial up service

by **Junior** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 4:44 pm

What is the Internet?

by **RGV Pony** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 4:45 pm

Junior wrote:What is the Internet?

something created by Dr Turner and Al Gore along with the Blvd

by **smupony94** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 4:49 pm

I like to surf the world wide web. I also believe it it called the information superhighway

by **RGV Pony** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 4:56 pm

no one on here has Compuserve or Prodigy?

by **smupony94** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 5:02 pm

RGV Pony wrote:no one on here has Compuserve or Prodigy?

Girlfriend in highschool had prodigy in 1988 and I laughed saying that would never work.

by **Junior** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 5:31 pm

I guess she said the same about you.

by **expony18** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 5:34 pm

Junior wrote:I guess she said the same about you.

zing