Internet options in Williamsburg (home, movies, prices)

[PChildres]

What are the options for high speed internet? There is Cox, Verizon (which I can't get in my area)..... what else? I'm not a fan of Cox so I'd be open to switching. I'm not looking for satellite internet either as they tend to be more expensive then cable/DSL.

[viatrix]

I'm moving there in a few weeks, and I have exactly the same question. May I ask: what don't you like about Cox? I'd be interested to know how Cox, Verizon, and anyone else are for service, reliability, and speed. We need decent speed and reliability, since we work at home a lot and also watch streamed shows and movies.

The only options I could find for my new address were Verizon DSL (at what seems like a slow speed, only up to 3Mbps) and Cox (at a range of speeds). Both options are really expensive compared to what I'm paying now in another region, especially factoring in speed. I also looked at Earthlink's website, and they seemed to say they offer service at my new address, but I can't seem to find others saying they're using Earthlink in Williamsburg. I'm also wondering if Earthlink just piggybacks on Verizon's lines, and thus suffers the same speed limits. There are some comparison sites that let you see competing utility companies and prices at your address, but they didn't turn up any other options.

I suppose the other option would be something like a MiFi or mobile phone hotspot, but I think most of those have low data caps, so probably not a good option as a main service.

[PChildres]

Well from the get-go I have a shady feeling when dealing with Cox. It's like making a deal with the devil. For the longest time they were just about the ONLY choice here for cable television. They had their own monopoly here and capitalized on innocent people who had to make a choice of atenna tv vs cable tv. I have their internet I forget which one, I think its one step below their fastest internet. I have some deal where I'm paying the price of the 15mbps package but I get around 25mbps. The speed is OK but I can't come to terms with paying this much for internet. I do get an outage here and there and the internet drops about once a day. I think I'm going to switch to Comcast which would save me around $10 a month for about the same internet speeds. I know lots of people with Comcast who are satisfied (with the highspeed internet) Cox has made a nice deal for themselves with me as a customer lol

Here is the speeds my internet is reading now:

[lunetunelover]

We had cox for years and never had a problem.

I believe Charter is also in some areas of Williamsburg.

[Mr Williamsburg]

PC, are you able to get Comcast ? I just checked a few addresses in Stonehouse and Stonehouse Glen and it indicated no service available.

As an FYI, my Cox internet service is much slower than PC's but I am on a wireless laptop. PC, Are you you on an ethernet cable ? or wireless ?

We have had a few outages through the years. My main complaint is the cost. We have telephone, cable with HBO, Showtime, internet ( Essential Pkg) SLOW and it cost us $196 monthly. Maybe I will look into upgrading to the higher speed pkg which is $12 more monthly.

[PChildres]

MrWmsbg,

I thought I was able to get Comcast I had to call and get them to verify because my address didn't pull up and they told me the bad news. Kinda weird how they would advertise WILLIAMSBURG on their website but I don't know of any areas that get it lol

I'm currently on an ethernet cable and I have the 15mbps plan whatever that is for like $56.99 a month but I got an offer in the mail for a free 3 month upgrade on internet, So I'm currently at the 25mbps plan but as you can see you can get faster then advertised depending on your area. Wish I still had that promo code I would let you use it.

[Mr Williamsburg]

Thanks PC, I will give the upgrade a try

[viatrix]

Thanks everyone for your feedback. Looks like Cox is the only game in town for decent (>3Mpbs) speeds. But wow, is it expensive. Just for comparison, in New England now I'm getting around 5Mpbs from AT&T Uverse for something like $25 a month (internet only).

[goofy328]

Originally Posted by PChildres

What are the options for high speed internet? There is Cox, Verizon (which I can't get in my area)..... what else? I'm not a fan of Cox so I'd be open to switching. I'm not looking for satellite internet either as they tend to be more expensive then cable/DSL.

Cox has good Internet service though; usually Internet is up when other services like cable, and home phone do not work. If I were to go back with Cox I would use them strictly for Internet, since all of their services are digital and that is all you really need in this day and age.

Verizon, though more expensive than Cox, offers faster download speeds. Charter might be an option, but Charter resells other carriers access' they're like the StraightTalk of cable service.