The Big 4

which of these compaies is best for reliability, pricing etc.?


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NALs

Economist by Profession
Jan 20, 2003
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For members who are moving or just plain fed up with shotty service, it would be great to hear the consensus of which of these companies is best for reliability, pricing etc.

This is primarily for home telephone, internet, and/or cable TV. In your reply, please specify what service you use or if you use all three, and then your experience.


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Robert

Stay Frosty!
Jan 2, 1999
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I use Codetel for DSL and phones in the office.
They have not been perfect, but I wouldn't switch.
We have been using them for DSL service since 97.

I have Orange cell service, never really had a problem.

I use Tricom/Telecable for cable TV and Internet at home.
They have been so, so. In 10 months I have had maybe
10-15 outages. The longest lasted a day.
 

Chirimoya

Well-known member
Dec 9, 2002
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None of the above for internet - we use BecTel and get a much better service than we did with Codetel.

Both Orange and Codetel for cellphones - satisfactory service.

No landline because no service available where we live. Codetel said January 2009, we are still waiting but have since learned to live without a landline.

Cable TV - not applicable - we don't bother.
 

drgringo

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Apr 25, 2009
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ummm- the goofy the bad and the ugly and the unknown what choices

Codetel for home, internet, and cell phone---not that great but seems like the best choice.
Planning on using Tricom for cable TV as Codetel prices are higher and they dont respect the fact that i am already a 3 entity client(no discounts) Tricom has at least better package discounts if you want all 3.
 

Expat13

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Jun 7, 2008
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Use Codetel for home, cell, and internet. Not without its problems, but overall I think better than the alternatives.
 

Black Dog

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May 29, 2009
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I use Codetel for phone and internet at home and in the office and it works well for me. My cell is Orange but I have poor or no signal at home. My wife's cell is Viva and has much better coverage!
 

DMV123

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Mar 31, 2010
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Claro/ Codetel for cell service- CRAP service - in process of switching

Claro /codetel for business internet- CRAP service, cancelled the contract

Viva - current supplier of personal internet- VERY happy.

Local cable company - CRAP CRAP CRAP