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Anybody get the alternative to Cox or FIOS, Layer 3 TV?

Posted by: Notechie ()

Date: February 23, 2017 11:37AM

Wondering what is it all about. I heard it is 100% internet based so you have to keep FIOS or Cox for the internet and phone, but you can drop cable. Layer 3 recommends internet @ 100mbps or greater to ensure proper streaming of channels. Anyone tried it out yet?

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Re: Anybody get the alternative to Cox or FIOS, Layer 3 TV?

Posted by: uyVGh ()

Date: February 23, 2017 03:47PM

Cost about the same and same bait and switch...2 years contract sweet deal, then WHAMO $$$. But if you like to switch 'em up every few years, it might be OK. I would hope you have fios as your inernet provider. The connection is leaps and bounds ahead of cox, even with their mid-tier (low these days I dunno?) 50-50 plan.

I guess it depends on Layer 3 compression/quality/and how much of an audio/video snob you are. For example, a cox to fios switch was a drastic improvement of HD and SD quality for me.

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Re: Anybody get the alternative to Cox or FIOS, Layer 3 TV?

Posted by: WumPH ()

Date: February 23, 2017 10:42PM

all telephone, cell phone, internet (data) and TV are delivered digitally by the same protocols

AT&T X25 based frame relay

so yes the advertising people are lying out they're ass

the only question is what line it comes in on (cable, fiber, dish) and what they are not BLOCKING your house from requesting

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Re: Anybody get the alternative to Cox or FIOS, Layer 3 TV?

Posted by: Stroker Ace ()

Date: February 25, 2017 08:31AM

It appears that their lowest package is $79 per month. Add in another $80 per month for the internet connection and it costs as much as Comcast. What is the point?

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Re: Anybody get the alternative to Cox or FIOS, Layer 3 TV?

Posted by: Vision-impaired? ()

Date: February 25, 2017 08:11PM

WumPH Wrote:
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>

> all telephone, cell phone, internet (data) and TV
> are delivered digitally by the same protocols
>
> AT&T X25 based frame relay
>
> so yes the advertising people are lying out
> they're ass
>
> the only question is what line it comes in on
> (cable, fiber, dish) and what they are not
> BLOCKING your house from requesting
>

...certainly knowledge-impaired. X25 and Frame Relay are *different*. Yeah, yeah, you said "based". If you want to use vague terms like that, Frame Relay is "based" on smoke signals...

And why TF are you shouting? Are you stupid?

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