# Internet Provider Options? **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [October 7, 2010, 6:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/internet-provider-options/254934 "2010-10-07T18:16:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 12:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/internet-provider-options/254934/41 "2010-10-14T12:17:21Z")
I think the problem is a lot of people have TW cable and don’t want to get FiOS just for internet (and don’t want to add VZ Cable). Since TW is now rolling out TW Wideband (their version of FiOS), we might finally get a product that sticks. ---
**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/internet-provider-options/254934/42 "2010-10-14T12:58:45Z")
> [@help picking an enclosed trailer](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-picking-an-enclosed-trailer/35864/4): > > I think the problem is a lot of people have TW cable and don’t want to get FiOS just for internet (and don’t want to add VZ Cable). Since TW is now rolling out TW Wideband (their version of FiOS), we might finally get a product that sticks. Doubt it, TWC is only offering wideband in areas where FiOS is availible to compete with Verizon. Smart move honestly. Just sucks for the rest of us who want it that can’t get either of them. ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 1:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/internet-provider-options/254934/43 "2010-10-14T13:30:27Z")
Oh, well that sucks. ---
**Author:** ![JClark](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jclark/32/6309_2.png) [@JClark](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JClark)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 2:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/internet-provider-options/254934/44 "2010-10-14T14:11:56Z")
Doubt it, Verizon TV is 40000x better than TW. No more 30 seconds between changing channels, larger DVR HD, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 4:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/internet-provider-options/254934/45 "2010-10-14T16:45:24Z")
TW has 320GB DVR HD…VZ has more? ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 4:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/internet-provider-options/254934/46 "2010-10-14T16:53:59Z")
Watch this if you’ve ever thought about Comcast: Seems like a good company to switch to. ---
**Author:** ![JClark](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jclark/32/6309_2.png) [@JClark](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JClark)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 5:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/internet-provider-options/254934/47 "2010-10-14T17:28:59Z")
> [@WTBH: Looking for a new job.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtbh-looking-for-a-new-job/35148/31): > > TW has 320GB DVR HD…VZ has more? Oh snap really? That’s 4x as much as when I had TW. Nm. ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 5:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/internet-provider-options/254934/48 "2010-10-14T17:45:04Z")
> [@Sky Redline\>\>\>\>\>\>\>\> Neon SRT-4](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sky-redline-neon-srt-4/35841/17): > > Oh snap really? That’s 4x as much as when I had TW. Nm. Yeah, it’s a new box they just released. I don’t have TW Cable TV, but my brother does. It’s made by Samsung. ---
**Author:** ![aldog1330](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/aldog1330/32/6517_2.png) [@aldog1330](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/aldog1330)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 5:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/internet-provider-options/254934/49 "2010-10-15T05:49:04Z")
Yeah those Samsung boxes are supposedly way better than the Scientific Atlanta boxes that have been around for 5 years now. Someone told me you can get TWC to swap them out as well, you just need to find an office that actually has them in stock. That same person also said there was no channel delay in switching on the Samsungs. I’ve just been too lazy to try to track one down. ---
**Author:** ![aldog1330](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/aldog1330/32/6517_2.png) [@aldog1330](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/aldog1330)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 5:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/internet-provider-options/254934/50 "2010-10-15T05:50:48Z")
Also with FiOS you were originally locked into either a 1 or 2 year contract, which probably scared a lot of people away because when they were first rolling it out no one knew how good the service would really be. But its not cheap to run fiber along the road and into your house, so I can understand why they’d want to get at least some money back out of it. ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 6:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/internet-provider-options/254934/51 "2010-10-15T06:39:37Z")
Yeah my brother had to call around to get his Samsung box. ---
**Author:** ![Dread](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dread/32/6544_2.png) [@Dread](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dread)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 6:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/internet-provider-options/254934/52 "2010-10-15T06:43:10Z")
TWC will swap them out for free? I hate the scientific atlanta boxes, Ive been through 3 or 4 in the past 2 years. ---
**Author:** ![jdaniels](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdaniels/32/6399_2.png) [@jdaniels](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jdaniels)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 6:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/internet-provider-options/254934/53 "2010-10-15T06:58:26Z")
I have had the same Scientific Atlanta HD DVR since '03. The Samsung’s aren’t any faster from what I can tell, my cousin has one at his house and it acts the same as my 7 year old junker. ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 7:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/internet-provider-options/254934/54 "2010-10-15T07:44:46Z")
I don’t think my brother paid anything. He might have, but I don’t think he did. ---
**Author:** ![jdaniels](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdaniels/32/6399_2.png) [@jdaniels](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jdaniels)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 7:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/internet-provider-options/254934/55 "2010-10-15T07:47:41Z")
You don’t pay for shit, it’s an equipment swap. ---
**Author:** ![aldog1330](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/aldog1330/32/6517_2.png) [@aldog1330](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/aldog1330)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 8:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/internet-provider-options/254934/56 "2010-10-15T08:24:13Z")
> [@FS: 2003 yamaha Blaster 200, NEED TO SELL, MAKE OFFER, PIX pIX](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-2003-yamaha-blaster-200-need-to-sell-make-offer-pix-pix/35651/15): > > I have had the same Scientific Atlanta HD DVR since '03. The Samsung’s aren’t any faster from what I can tell, my cousin has one at his house and it acts the same as my 7 year old junker. Interesting to know. I wasn’t sure how truthful my info was… the guy has been known to exaggerate about shit before. ---
**Author:** ![ReDevil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redevil/32/6385_2.png) [@ReDevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ReDevil)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2010, 9:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/internet-provider-options/254934/57 "2010-10-20T21:07:30Z")
> [@Gotta Love Mickey Dee's](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gotta-love-mickey-dees/35687/10): > > ![http://www.speedtest.net/result/984396360.png](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/9/2/9256ad5061f612761cea8a73819eabcc6d98555c.png) > Stock RR. Not sure if its that accurate tho Well my stock router died, so I bought an N speed one: ![http://www.speedtest.net/result/998544776.png](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/d/2/d2d9426fea58679a997d57990b2c3b8ddbfb8627.png) [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/internet-provider-options/254934.md?page=2)