fastest internet and best phone service in west des moines area (home, price)

[lislemom]

we will be moving to the area next year
we currently use at&t for home phone, internet, and cell service

i will need a new phone soon so i want to know how well at&t works there in that area

thanks

[Star691]

You may also want to look into cable internet and home phone. Most cable companies offer bundle pricing, and have fast internet speeds.

[lislemom]

Originally Posted by Star691

You may also want to look into cable internet and home phone. Most cable companies offer bundle pricing, and have fast internet speeds.

not sure what this means
our at&t as our home cable internet its super fast
we do bundle home and cell and internet together

i want to know if at&t gets good signal and service out there
we are in the chicago burbs now

[il_blguy87]

Originally Posted by lislemom

not sure what this means
our at&t as our home cable internet its super fast
we do bundle home and cell and internet together

i want to know if at&t gets good signal and service out there
we are in the chicago burbs now

Technically AT&T does not offer cable internet but DSL or U-Verse that provides access to the internet. Cable internet is term only used by cable companies such as Comcast or Cablevision.


At&t has good service in most large towns in iowa, definitely you should be ok in des moines. But AT&T does not service iowa in landline services such as dsl or home phone. Its century link and they appear to be reliable and good service provider. You can't bundle att cell phone service with them, they partner with Verizon Wireless.

[DMRyan]

AT & T gets horrible reception out here on the prairie. Since we just got internet services only a few short years ago, speeds are way slower than in the burbs of Chicago.

[il_blguy87]

I recommend to take a look at coverage map on AT&T website and type your address. Everything on there is pretty self-explanatory.

[Tek_Freek]

Originally Posted by lislemom

not sure what this means
our at&t as our home cable internet its super fast
we do bundle home and cell and internet together

i want to know if at&t gets good signal and service out there
we are in the chicago burbs now

"fastest internet and best phone service in west des moines area"

That's not what your title said....

And I would do some research on Century Link. Since they took over Qwest I have been reading some horror stories about terrible service, etc.

We are using Mediacom for cable/Internet and AT&T for land line (no long distance service on it).Mediacom is the usual over-priced service, but when you need someone to come out they are fairly quick about it and most of their techs are knowledgeable.

[lislemom]

Originally Posted by Tek_Freek

"fastest internet and best phone service in west des moines area"

That's not what your title said....

And I would do some research on Century Link. Since they took over Qwest I have been reading some horror stories about terrible service, etc.

We are using Mediacom for cable/Internet and AT&T for land line (no long distance service on it).Mediacom is the usual over-priced service, but when you need someone to come out they are fairly quick about it and most of their techs are knowledgeable.

so at&t does offer land line out there?
we would need long distance all our family is here in chicago area

thanks

[Tek_Freek]

Originally Posted by lislemom

so at&t does offer land line out there?
we would need long distance all our family is here in chicago area

thanks

Yes, we just don't use it because we use our cell phones for long distance. We keep the land line to the absolute minimum. Only need it for the alarm system and the police/fire finding us if we call.

[capitalcityguy]

Mediacom is the fastest. We use them for all: cable, internet, and phone. You can usually get a pretty good introductory 1st year rate when you bundle all three.