cable and internet service (Hickory, Lenoir: house, transfer, moving to)

[lorriem]

I posted this awhile back and didn't get a responce. How is cable in lenoir.granite falls ,Hickory and hudson and how good is wireless and dsl? We will be going back there looking at homes again in mid sept and have narrowed down to several homes. We do need DSL and or wireless for hubby's computer. Thank you. Almost forgot cell phone service also.

[lorriem]

Originally Posted by lorriem

I posted this awhile back and didn't get a responce. How is cable in lenoir.granite falls ,Hickory and hudson and how good is wireless and dsl? We will be going back there looking at homes again in mid sept and have narrowed down to several homes. We do need DSL and or wireless for hubby's computer. Thank you. Almost forgot cell phone service also.

Doesn't anyone know?

[gottabhappy]

Hey, sorry I dont log on much here unless I need something then I check out questions. I am in Hickory and have no problems with Cable. I have direct tv for that a Dish. I have Charter (their local cable company) for broadband and vorizen for cell phone....No problems! Just the norm with dropped calls once in a blue moon.

[ddlove01]

You will probably not be able to get DSL in Granite Falls. We were really surprised when we were told by AT&T they didn't offer this service in the town we are moving to, Newton. I really freaked out because we need high speed internet for us to be able to work from home.

I called Charter and they service our area....1-877-GO-CHARTER is their phone number. The only problem is our house in new and they don't have us in the system so they have to add us. They told us it would take 3-5 business days to verify they can service us even though our neighbors all around us have Charter. Then it would take another 3-5 business days for someone to come out to install. I complained a little and they said it really only takes 24 hours for us to get into the system.

I had no idea it would be this complicated. We really wanted DSL because we could just transfer from FL to NC, but oh well, cable is much faster. We are going with a deal Charter is offering, 3 services for $109...for one year. Maybe after a year we will be able to get DSL! Hope this helps you out!

Check out any area before you decide to make sure you can get ANY service. I wish I would've done all my homework a few weeks ago! We are moving to NC in 5 days and I should have had this all in place before now...

[fredda]

This forum may be of interest. Look down to Sept 8 about Charter Comm.
HTH, fredda

Lenoir Forum - Topix

[ddlove01]

Thanks for this link...I post on there sometimes....but usually always come back to CD for my own sanity! Kudos to our moderators!