Switched from Comcast 1G internet and T-mobile for 4 lines. Saving >$2200 per year with AT&T 1G fiber w/4 mobile phone lines, got $400 promo prepaid cards, and they gave $800 each for 3 Iphone 11s and 1 Oneplus 8T+. Replaced with 3 new iphone 13s and 1 Pixel 6 Pro. Includes free HBOMax (saves us $14.99 per month).Not Somerville, so the prices may not be comparable but I was getting 1gbps from RCN for around $95. We fell into the same trap, we had cable and internet and the price kept going up. Id call and they give a brief discount but then it would go back up again. AT&T charges $10/mo for internet equipment fee, which is the "residential gateway" and acts as both modem and router as you stated. Fair point, modem is free with Spectrum, but router is not if you need theirs. I’d highly recommend just buying your own though, so much more control and stability with your own router.Much to my surprise, AT&T internet at 100Mbps performed like Spectrum at 300 because the speeds are sustained and don't fluctuate like they do on Spectrum. I did the test run on AT&T for 3 solid weeks and it was flawless. It was actually kinda weird not having my internet drop at all for 3 weeks. So then I happily called Spectrum and shit ...Can’t speak on Comcast. Hahahahaha. But seriously, no. Few buildings in Miami are even on fiber. Oh they sell you whatever claim you’ll buy. But you’re not getting better than 100mb average unless you buy true fiber T1 or T3 or Ethernet direct ($1k+ a month). Also, AT&T doesn't have random maintenance service outages either like Xfinity. In the 3 years that I've had AT&T internet it has literally not gone out once, and my price has never gone up either. And I pay a lot less now. I also have AT&T TV Now, so they automatically added the unlimited internet upgrade ($30) for free. Had WOW, then they were bought out by Astound. I’ve had a few problems, but nothing major to justify me switching back to Xfinity. I also have the ACP, so I was paying $20/month for 500mbps. Although I just opened my bill yesterday and the price increased by $10. Downside I guess of them not having contracts.Jul 17, 2023 · Winner: AT&T is at the top of the charts for customer satisfaction. AT&T is at the very AT&T Internet vs. Google Fiber: Data caps top of the American Customer Satisfaction Index’s (ACSI) latest ranking for internet service providers. 2 That means that thousands of people ranked the company above competitors like Spectrum, Verizon, and Optimum. AT&T Fiber vs Xfinity Which would you choose, is it worth paying Xfinity termination fees? Moving to a new house, we can transfer our current Xfinity account there which our current promo is 600down/15up for $60 a month.Aug 29, 2023 · Xfinity’s slower internet speeds are cheaper than AT&T’s slow fiber plans. But AT&T’s high-speed fiber plans are cheaper than Xfinity’s, so you’ll get a lot of bang for your buck with AT&T. And while both providers have a reasonably sized data cap on some plans, most of AT&T’s plans come with unlimited data. In comparison, Xfinity ... Not all programming available in all areas. On Demand selections subject to charge indicated at time of purchase. 1. Based on Xfinity's fastest available download speed. 2. Access to Xfinity WiFi hotspots included with Xfinity post-pay Internet. Not available to Xfinity Prepaid only customers. Available in select areas.About to move to the Bay Area (South Bay) for the first time in about 6 weeks, and I went looking for Internet for my new apartment. AT&T's website said that they could only offer a plan for 18 Mbps (!!!) for my new address, and Comcast Xfinity said the best plan they offered was "up to" 50 Mbps.I use Metronet and they are great. I'd say try astound just to get away from Comcast as long as the contract can be broken for cheap/nothing and you can go back to comcast. Reviews for astound seem like it works fine, but you are actually dealing with RCN. daouellette • 7 mo. ago. I agree with this. XFINITY vs AT&T. Ok so I’m currently on a 150mbs plan from XFINITY. It’s really bad. Constant drops in storms, frequent days where there is upwards of 50% packet loss, shitty customer support (had to wait 2 weeks for an “advanced” tech to call me about my packet loss and I didn’t even get the call) . For someone who streams frequently ...Xfinity has no upside. Worse product, worse value, worse stability, worse company. I’ve had a better experience with AT&T Fiber than Google Fiber. Over the course of 1 year with ATT we never had a single outtage. With Google Fiber since October we’ve had 4 outtages lasting several hours/days. Xfinity's cable box interface is nicer, but it was more expensive than Fios for me. In addition to what others have said, they're both terrible companies generally, but Comcast is usually seen as being a little more terrible. I had Comcast for a bunch of years and I can't honestly say it was too bad in any way, but I've now had FiOS for a bunch ... XFINITY vs AT&T. Ok so I’m currently on a 150mbs plan from XFINITY. It’s really bad. Constant drops in storms, frequent days where there is upwards of 50% packet loss, shitty customer support (had to wait 2 weeks for an “advanced” tech to call me about my packet loss and I didn’t even get the call) . For someone who streams frequently ... Switch to Xfinity for 20% faster Internet at no additional cost. Enjoy speeds up to 1.2 Gbps with our Gigabit plan. Plus add our xFi Gateway (a modem + router in one) for WiFi faster than a gig, easy control from the Xfinity app, and Advanced Security for every device on your network — with instant app alerts. From the largest Gig-speed network.Right now it’s $300. 9 Sillygoat2 • 1 yr. ago Even 100mbps fiber would be better than 1200mbps cable. The upload on cable is a mere fraction. 4 holow29 • 1 yr. ago If you have the choice of fiber, that is almost always the answer. https://www.att.com/internet/fiber/On cable you get a great pipe down but limited upload. With Fiber you get consistent variables of upload and download. Xfinity may offer 1000 down but only 200 up whereas fibers for the same offers 1000 up and down. The closer the upload and download speeds the least amount of latency is caused on your end. XFINITY vs AT&T. Ok so I’m currently on a 150mbs plan from XFINITY. It’s really bad. Constant drops in storms, frequent days where there is upwards of 50% packet loss, shitty customer support (had to wait 2 weeks for an “advanced” tech to call me about my packet loss and I didn’t even get the call) . For someone who streams frequently ... 3.8/5. 3.7/5. 4.0/5. 3.2/5. AT&T and Spectrum both performed well in our annual customer satisfaction survey, getting upper-tier rankings for overall satisfaction. But Spectrum does better in reliability and speed, coming in first for speed out of 13 providers.Spectrum is the cable internet provider in 90% of the Orlando metro area and Xfinity is only in around 10%. I’ve never had Xfinity, but I’ve heard some terrible things about them. I have Spectrum and have had no major issues with their base 200/10 package with no data caps (which Xifinity has). For traditional telecom, Orlando is split ~50/ ...Switched from Comcast 1G internet and T-mobile for 4 lines. Saving >$2200 per year with AT&T 1G fiber w/4 mobile phone lines, got $400 promo prepaid cards, and they gave $800 each for 3 Iphone 11s and 1 Oneplus 8T+. Replaced with 3 new iphone 13s and 1 Pixel 6 Pro. Includes free HBOMax (saves us $14.99 per month).Sonic is the best isp in the country. Respectable leadership. Responsive customer service. None of the data shaping and deep packet inspection schemes the comcast or verizon types have tried to force their captive audience into accepting. The crap large telecoms do to try to force out of business competition and monopolize cities, past efforts ... Can't comment on AT&T, but agree that Comcast has gotten worse in recent months, storm issues aside. I wish our politicians gave a shit about fair and open options, but they sided with Comcast, Verizon, and AT&T refusing Google Fiber to be implemented across Nashville. Options would have driven performance up and prices down.If your streaming 4K, that's different. A 4K Netflix stream uses about 25mb/s. So now your down to 2 streams. You'd probably want 100mbps if your going to be doing 4K streaming. You'll also probably want unlimited data for $30/month because if you do a lot of 4K streaming you'll probably hit the 1.2TB data cap.Aug 1, 2023 · AT&T Internet vs. Xfinity Internet Xfinity Internet is the flagship internet product from Comcast. Xfinity is the largest cable company in the United States and offers service in 40 states. Vote. level 1. · 19 days ago · edited 18 days ago. AT&T Fiber's 5 gig plan is XGS-PON, technically shared bandwidth, where as Gigabit Pro is typically a metro ethernet connection. It's theoretically better quality bandwidth and far less likely to ever experience a saturation\congestion issue compared with something shared like XGS-PON.My goal is to find other service providers that aren't AT&T or Verizon, but can also provide decent internet. Edit: Additional information through the link. I'm glad I saw this before making any switch. I'd hate to get locked into an internet plan that caps my data and is already in control of my phone service.Xfinity boasts a glorious buffet of cable internet plans, all of which vary in speed and price—you can get a cheap and relatively slow plan, a pricey gigabit plan, or something in between. CenturyLink has three packages to offer, including a gigabit fiber plan that’s excellent and fairly priced but available only in select areas.Structure of their services was also wild. I could have saved $5 or $10 per month for TV and Internet, but would’ve had like 2 tiers lower TV and way lower speed, but they had a ton of incentives to go to gig speed and mid cable package. Still much more expensive than xfinity. I will 100% go back to xfinity if possible after I move. theunnamedthing • 2 mo. ago. Trying to choose between AT&T w/ fiber and Xfinity right now in the Shelby Township, MI area. Xfinity is offering 400 Mbps download with unlimited data for $65/mo if you sign up for automatic payment. AT&T is offering 50 Mbps download/10 Mbps upload with fiber for $55/mo. AT&T Fiber reliability vs Xfinity Internet TLDR; Does anyone have AT&T Fiber and how has it been for you? We just canceled the TV portion of our Xfinity plan and remain on a 300Mbps internet plan (300Mbsp down / 25 up). Now that we are cable free, I was looking into faster internet and AT&T offers fiber internet in our neighborhood.In terms of plain numbers, that same study gave Xfinity a speed score of 104.67. In contrast, AT&T Internet received a score of 76.0. The numbers make it clear: Comcast Xfinity provides faster speeds, more reliably. If speed is all you care about – go with Comcast Xfinity.Aug 25, 2023 · AT&T vs. Xfinity: Recap. Pricing: Xfinity has lower starting prices, but AT&T’s cheapest plan comes with more speed. TV + internet bundles: Only Xfinity offers TV service, so if you are looking for bundle deals and easy billing for internet and TV, Xfinity is the way to go. Speed: AT&T has the fastest max speed (up to 4,700 Mbps) and is ... CenturyLink DSL is complete crap. Currently have Xfinity/Comcast in an apartment and regularly get speeds faster than what we pay for. Typical speeds are 130/25 and we pay 39.99 a month. The biggest thing people need to understand is that the cable company is only half to blame for poor internet connectivity.Customers seem pleased with AT&T’s service—especially fiber users. In our survey, 88% of AT&T customers said their internet speeds “always” or “usually” met their household’s needs. They also experience better than average reliability, with 62% of customers “never” or “rarely” experiencing outages. If your streaming 4K, that's different. A 4K Netflix stream uses about 25mb/s. So now your down to 2 streams. You'd probably want 100mbps if your going to be doing 4K streaming. You'll also probably want unlimited data for $30/month because if you do a lot of 4K streaming you'll probably hit the 1.2TB data cap. Deciding between Xfinity and Verizon 5G Home Internet. I’m a little over 2 weeks into my trial with Verizon 5G home and I am quite impressed. I consistently get 300+mbps down and ~18mbps up. Since I am in my trial period, I still have xfinity which is $75/month (about to go up to 85 in a month after the year promo pricing ends) for 800mbps down.I had Comcast for 7 years, it constantly went out. My internet would time out checking email. Tech support was bad, the only solution was to constantly reset my modem…not always an option when I wasn’t physically home.I heard Comcast is also good and wanted to ask here what do you think. Should I get Comcast or AT&T? Which ISP is better and why. I'm one person in a small house. I want good fast internet despite me being one person and want to go no lower than 40mbps, around 50mbps max is fine with me. $50-$70 price range before tax is fine I imagine.SF area 300mbps is $64.99 for new customers with 12 month contract. 200mbps is $49.99 12 month contract. if plan to use more then 1TB of data month the unlimited data xFi advantage unlimited data rental is $25 in West Region only lets you add it on 300mbps or faster plans. Data Cap is back July 1st it looks like. 1.The Unlimited Silver 25 plan comes with 60 GB of high-speed data and 25 Mbps download speeds for $69.99. This plan is ideal for light to moderate internet usage, including some light streaming. It ...Some areas are starting to get Yomura Fiber, which is better than AT&T and Google. Their contention ratio is much lower, which means less customers are competing for bandwidth on a single GPON leg. I have many friends with AT&T Fiber in the Atlanta area that have outages multiple times a week over the past year.I heard Comcast is also good and wanted to ask here what do you think. Should I get Comcast or AT&T? Which ISP is better and why. I'm one person in a small house. I want good fast internet despite me being one person and want to go no lower than 40mbps, around 50mbps max is fine with me. $50-$70 price range before tax is fine I imagine. Can’t speak on Comcast. Hahahahaha. But seriously, no. Few buildings in Miami are even on fiber. Oh they sell you whatever claim you’ll buy. But you’re not getting better than 100mb average unless you buy true fiber T1 or T3 or Ethernet direct ($1k+ a month).I had Comcast before. Comcast was fine but the gigabit fiber is way more consistent. If I had a choice I’d go fiber over cable anytime. AT&T may own the lines but the support on the backend is the most important part. A lot of the fiber is owned by AT&T but I'd never use them for just having piss poor support even at the business level.In terms of plain numbers, that same study gave Xfinity a speed score of 104.67. In contrast, AT&T Internet received a score of 76.0. The numbers make it clear: Comcast Xfinity provides faster speeds, more reliably. If speed is all you care about – go with Comcast Xfinity.Meanwhile the promotional rate for 400 Mbps download/20 up for new customers is $29.99 ($10 more without auto pay) for 24 months - add in $14 for the rental . It's worth mentioning again that it's a lot more common to get offered promotional pricing as a current customer if you have bundled services. 4.May 4, 2023 · 1,000 Mbps. AT&T 2G Internet. $110/month. 2,000 Mbps. AT&T 5G Internet. $180/month. 5,000 Mbps. AT&T’s Fixed Wireless Internet plan is designed for customers with limited internet options. With ... The one and only difference is xfinity charged for "unlimited data" for the internet and at&t and cemt do not. I have gig speed right now (through at&t right now) and it's $80 a month. It was the same through xfinity and it's the same through cemt. I had more reliable service through xfinity though.Get the best price for 2 lines of Unlimited — just $30/mo per line . Xfinity Unlimited Intro service and Xfinity Internet required. Best price comparison based upon 2 unlimited lines and lowest price for unlimited 5G plans of top 3 carriers. Reduced speeds after 20 GB of usage/line. Taxes and fees extra.CenturyLink DSL is complete crap. Currently have Xfinity/Comcast in an apartment and regularly get speeds faster than what we pay for. Typical speeds are 130/25 and we pay 39.99 a month. The biggest thing people need to understand is that the cable company is only half to blame for poor internet connectivity. Cable internet providers such as Cox, Mediacom, Spectrum and Xfinity are likely to deliver a greater variety of plans and faster speeds. For example, Spectrum offers three plan options in most ... AT&T’s $55 fiber option has 300 Mbps downloads and uploads, while Spectrum’s $49.99 cable plan has 200 Mbps downloads but only 10 Mbps uploads. Neither company hides a modem rental fee behind ... Sonic is the best isp in the country. Respectable leadership. Responsive customer service. None of the data shaping and deep packet inspection schemes the comcast or verizon types have tried to force their captive audience into accepting. The crap large telecoms do to try to force out of business competition and monopolize cities, past efforts ... I would say to give it some time and do a real world challenge. Unplug your xfinity, rely on tmobile only and give it a few weeks/month. That will be the best way to know if "it's worth it" or not. Tmobile is going to be much less forgiving when it comes to peak times and usage.Xfinity Blast vs AT&T Internet 100 Hello everyone, I’ve been having so many issues with my xfinity WIFI lately and not to mention they don’t want to refund me $200 after sending back their xFi Pods 30 days late even though they delivered it to me passing the 30 days. I live in a major city so I get access to Xfinity and Verizon Fios gig options but strangely no AT&T fiber. In my opinion, as much as I want to leave Xfinity I can’t because even though FIOS has symmetrical gig speeds it’s about 300 mbps slower for their service (download) but more importantly their cable offerings are trash compared to ... Customer Service. 1. Eligibility Requirement. Xfinity Mobile is unlike other mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) because you must be an Xfinity internet customer to sign up for the service. That’s a hard requirement. You can save up to $30 per month on your internet bill by bundling with Xfinity Mobile.Internet download is slightly faster than Xfinity, and no issues in first 2 weeks. Internet upload is crazy-fast, compared to Xfinity. Mobile signal in my house is crappy, but not a big deal bc we call over wifi. Switch to Xfinity for 20% faster Internet at no additional cost. Enjoy speeds up to 1.2 Gbps with our Gigabit plan. Plus add our xFi Gateway (a modem + router in one) for WiFi faster than a gig, easy control from the Xfinity app, and Advanced Security for every device on your network — with instant app alerts. From the largest Gig-speed network.10 Best Internet Providers for Gaming 2023. We analyzed internet speed, latency, and availability to find the best ISPs for pwning noobs. We found Xfinity, Verizon Fios Home Internet, and AT&T Fiber topped the charts. We may earn money when you click our links. Everyone knows the worst part of gaming is laaag.Customers seem pleased with AT&T’s service—especially fiber users. In our survey, 88% of AT&T customers said their internet speeds “always” or “usually” met their household’s needs. They also experience better than average reliability, with 62% of customers “never” or “rarely” experiencing outages. Xfinity also has a 1TB data limit monthly on all their plans, including the gigabit internet you’re looking at. AT&T does not. If I were you, I would get the AT&T gigabit. 5 pablolikescats • 5 yr. ago Usually, I only use 0.5 TB, so it’s not much of a concern. Even so, AT&T is a winner deal on all sides. Are there any negatives I should know of?Xfinity is just Comcast rebranding cable internet to seem more competitive with fiber internet (FIOS). Fiber has more throughput than cable. From a use perspective Comcast has much lower upload speeds than FIOS (they allocate more of their limited bandwidth to downloads since that is what most people use) and is prone to slowing down during busy times of the day due to congestion. View Plans & Pricing (844) 909-3179. Xfinity and Astound Broadband powered by RCN are internet service providers that offer various internet plans and bundle options. For robust bundles that include TV service, Xfinity has multiple options with hundreds of channels to satisfy traditional TV enthusiasts. As for Astound Broadband, you can count ...May 7, 2021 · A 100 Mbps VDSL plan from AT&T runs $50/month, while a 150 Mbps cable internet plan (they don't have a 100 Mbps one) from Xfinity costs $54.99. That's not bad, though cable may have the advantage here as it sometimes delivers speeds that exceed what's advertised, and in general is less susceptible to outages than DSL. Xfinity will give you 1.2Gbps down for a similar price (including introductory discounts) but 30Mbps up with no option of buying faster upload. In the age of WFH, cable internet offerings are a bit of a joke, but competition is extremely thin. You're lucky in Cow Hollow because there's no buried utilities.AT&T was charging me $60 for 18 mbps down and 1 mbps up, and they have a stipulation for charging $5 for every 50 GB over 250 GB used per month, though that was never enforced upon me. Xfinity isn't as bad as AT&T in pricing for what you get, but they try hard to hide the upstream, and back when I used them, they had a 1 TB softcap per month ... I would say to give it some time and do a real world challenge. Unplug your xfinity, rely on tmobile only and give it a few weeks/month. That will be the best way to know if "it's worth it" or not. Tmobile is going to be much less forgiving when it comes to peak times and usage.SF area 300mbps is $64.99 for new customers with 12 month contract. 200mbps is $49.99 12 month contract. if plan to use more then 1TB of data month the unlimited data xFi advantage unlimited data rental is $25 in West Region only lets you add it on 300mbps or faster plans. Data Cap is back July 1st it looks like. 1. Vote. level 1. · 19 days ago · edited 18 days ago. AT&T Fiber's 5 gig plan is XGS-PON, technically shared bandwidth, where as Gigabit Pro is typically a metro ethernet connection. It's theoretically better quality bandwidth and far less likely to ever experience a saturation\congestion issue compared with something shared like XGS-PON.The cheapest xfinity option is better than the best tmobile option. Currently have tmobile 5g and live within 1k feet of 2 towers, best part is I have a wired connection and still can't play a game😆 can barely download anything and barely works for streaming. TMobile is also known to throttle speeds. 1.Xfinity was the default for my building so I’d have to see if I can return it, but I’ve just never heard of RCN. in my experience, in most of boston you don’t have a choice between non-satellite - it’s either rcn or xfinity . I’ve had friends with rcn have trouble, but xfinity can get really expensive really quickly.It depends on the area, apparently. We don’t have Verizon or AT&T fiber as options here yet. ilikepizza30 • 2 yr. ago. Your definitely right about #4. Dial-up -> DSL -> Cable -> Fiber (FIOS) Cable is always going to be worse than Fiber as far as Internet, and DSL worse than cable, and dial-up worse than DSL.AT&T was charging me $60 for 18 mbps down and 1 mbps up, and they have a stipulation for charging $5 for every 50 GB over 250 GB used per month, though that was never enforced upon me. Xfinity isn't as bad as AT&T in pricing for what you get, but they try hard to hide the upstream, and back when I used them, they had a 1 TB softcap per month ...XFinity Internet vs. AT&T : r/bayarea I've been using AT&T for years for my DSL service. I've got the basic 6mb service but I never seem to see it go beyond about 3mb/s. Aside from the performance, it's been very reliable. Any votes out there on how XFinity cable performs? Also, any other contenders I should be keeping my eye on? 18 comments Best
Dec 10, 2020 · In terms of plain numbers, that same study gave Xfinity a speed score of 104.67. In contrast, AT&T Internet received a score of 76.0. The numbers make it clear: Comcast Xfinity provides faster speeds, more reliably. If speed is all you care about – go with Comcast Xfinity. . National benefits center lee
Also, AT&T doesn't have random maintenance service outages either like Xfinity. In the 3 years that I've had AT&T internet it has literally not gone out once, and my price has never gone up either. And I pay a lot less now. I also have AT&T TV Now, so they automatically added the unlimited internet upgrade ($30) for free. theunnamedthing • 2 mo. ago. Trying to choose between AT&T w/ fiber and Xfinity right now in the Shelby Township, MI area. Xfinity is offering 400 Mbps download with unlimited data for $65/mo if you sign up for automatic payment. AT&T is offering 50 Mbps download/10 Mbps upload with fiber for $55/mo. May 26, 2023 · 10 Best Internet Providers for Gaming 2023. We analyzed internet speed, latency, and availability to find the best ISPs for pwning noobs. We found Xfinity, Verizon Fios Home Internet, and AT&T Fiber topped the charts. We may earn money when you click our links. Everyone knows the worst part of gaming is laaag. 10 Best Internet Providers for Gaming 2023. We analyzed internet speed, latency, and availability to find the best ISPs for pwning noobs. We found Xfinity, Verizon Fios Home Internet, and AT&T Fiber topped the charts. We may earn money when you click our links. Everyone knows the worst part of gaming is laaag.But we're getting (on average) 2-3x the speed down and 2x the speed up for about one third of what we were paying Xfinity (for broadband alone, no channels, no phones, nothing). Even when TMHI traffic bogs down it's rarely worse than what we were paying Xfinity for. But try it yourself for a month.No. At either AT&T or Spectrum, spending around $50 a month will get you impressively fast download speeds. AT&T’s $55 fiber option has 300 Mbps downloads and uploads, while Spectrum’s $49.99 ...betam4x • 1 yr. ago. The pricing for Comcast is a promo price. By default, comcast has a cap. The non promo pricing for the gig plan for comcast was around $110 the last time I have had them. Add $25/mo to that to get rid of the cap. $135 total. I pay less than $81/mo for the ATT Gigabit fiber plan. Non promo price. Meanwhile the promotional rate for 400 Mbps download/20 up for new customers is $29.99 ($10 more without auto pay) for 24 months - add in $14 for the rental . It's worth mentioning again that it's a lot more common to get offered promotional pricing as a current customer if you have bundled services. 4. Xfinity beats out AT&T for the lowest-priced plan with a $24.99 per month sub-100 Mbps offering, while both companies offer 300 Mbps for around $50 per month. Costs stay roughly equal between the ...May 11, 2023 · Xfinity will offer more plan options and the cheapest plan, though speeds with the said plan will be much lower than the lowest-priced AT&T Fiber plan. Just watch out for a price increase after ... AT&T’s fiber internet plans all come with unlimited data, so you can enjoy smooth connections and fast speeds without worries of exceeding a monthly limit. Non-fiber plans with speeds below 75 Mbps have a 1 TB monthly cap, which is still plenty. For rural customers, AT&T’s fixed wireless internet plan does have a data cap of 350 GB.On cable you get a great pipe down but limited upload. With Fiber you get consistent variables of upload and download. Xfinity may offer 1000 down but only 200 up whereas fibers for the same offers 1000 up and down. The closer the upload and download speeds the least amount of latency is caused on your end. I use Metronet and they are great. I'd say try astound just to get away from Comcast as long as the contract can be broken for cheap/nothing and you can go back to comcast. Reviews for astound seem like it works fine, but you are actually dealing with RCN. daouellette • 7 mo. ago. I agree with this.Here’s a quick recap of who won each section of this AT&T vs. Xfinity internet review. Price: Xfinity. Xfinity offers a wider range of plans than AT&T, including some great affordable options. Internet speed: AT&T. AT&T’s mostly fiber network gives you more reliability and better upload speeds, even if it isn’t always as fast as Xfinity ...level 1. · 10 mo. ago. I had Comcast, but recently ditched it because T-Mobile has wireless internet. It’s $60/mo, has no data cap, is completely wireless (uses 5G/4G), and my speed tests show about 190-ish down and 40-ish up (more than enough for streaming). It supports up to 64 devices. May 11, 2023 · Sports channels: For sports fans, Xfinity TV comes through in the end with the most sports options, but DIRECTV still offers a healthy selection. DVR: Out of the gate, DIRECTV streaming provides you with 20 hours of free recording time, and it only costs $10 to upgrade to unlimited recording time. However, Xfinity TV is more stingy, and you ... Tied for first and ranked third in our Best Internet Service Providers of 2023 rating, AT&T and Comcast’s Xfinity service offer good to excellent download speeds across much of the U.S. But AT&T ... .