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Old 07-28-2020, 07:14 PM
 
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They say they can provide speeds we're receiving currently through Comcast. With no data caps and free downloads after midnight. Our family uses the internet each evening, while 2 tvs are also on-demanding shows and movies, Netflix, and You Tube videos. Anyone with a family using Century Link? We'll do Zoom type school classes and use internet for video gaming too. Thanks in advance.
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Old 07-28-2020, 09:57 PM
 
Location: Somers, MT
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They say they can provide speeds we're receiving currently through Comcast. With no data caps and free downloads after midnight. Our family uses the internet each evening, while 2 tvs are also on-demanding shows and movies, Netflix, and You Tube videos. Anyone with a family using Century Link? We'll do Zoom type school classes and use internet for video gaming too. Thanks in advance.



They provide me with 40/5Mbps via "fiber" ADSL. It is reliable and steady. I'd love to have faster but the only other options are much slower and less reliable like satellite or cellular.
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Old 07-29-2020, 05:46 AM
 
Location: Wooster, Ohio
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6 Mbps maximum here.
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Old 07-29-2020, 07:12 PM
 
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The home is too far out to have phone service that includes fiber or DSL. I'm learning how we'll "on demand" shows/movies. It doesn't look like dish type TV has this feature? We only on demand, so if satellite TV has no menu of shows/movies, we can't use it. We use Netflix, on demand network TV shows/movies, and You Tube videos. 2 tvs work at the same time. We only watch tv for 3 hours each night.
What setup can replicate this? (On demanding/streaming on 2 tvs for roughly 3 hours per night?) It's our family wind down time. I'm hoping to keep this family together time. We'll also need Zoom capability by day and the kids play a little video games. That can happen at a different time than when the tvs are streaming.
Without cable, is there a set amount of Internet usage time per month we're given? Does tv take up most of it? Time has to be carefully metered out? Do we literally keep track of all Internet time used? How can a family with kids watch a little tv each night?
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Old 07-30-2020, 10:48 AM
 
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The home is too far out to have phone service that includes fiber or DSL. I'm learning how we'll "on demand" shows/movies. It doesn't look like dish type TV has this feature? We only on demand, so if satellite TV has no menu of shows/movies, we can't use it. We use Netflix, on demand network TV shows/movies, and You Tube videos. 2 tvs work at the same time. We only watch tv for 3 hours each night.
What setup can replicate this? (On demanding/streaming on 2 tvs for roughly 3 hours per night?) It's our family wind down time. I'm hoping to keep this family together time. We'll also need Zoom capability by day and the kids play a little video games. That can happen at a different time than when the tvs are streaming.
Without cable, is there a set amount of Internet usage time per month we're given? Does tv take up most of it? Time has to be carefully metered out? Do we literally keep track of all Internet time used? How can a family with kids watch a little tv each night?
Given currently available technology, you cannot. No matter how many ways you ask the question, you won't be able to do what you want to do.
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