C-Spire Fiber to the Home

[msudawg8087]

Currently have DirecTV (2 TVs) and Comcast internet and don't think I would spit on either if they were on fire. Bad customer service and the bills have crept up over the last 2 years of these contracts. Could save about $30 per month if I bundled C-Spire's fiber TV and Internet package based on their internet prices. It's been in our neighborhood for about 6 mos. Anybody have it? Pros? Cons?

[mossyisland]

I have heard nothing but good things about it.

[donia]

we just got it (after the rest of the neighborhood waded through the initial issues). coming from local cable (tv and cable internet), the dvr capabilities are far and above with cspire. we do get digital blips (digital signal loss lines??) from time to time, but from seeing some posts on nextdoor neighborhood forum it is much better than it was in the beginning. we've got tv/internet/home phone bundle and it is cheaper than when it was separate with metrocast and att...we also get a whopping $10 discount for having 2 cellular lines (one since '94 or '95 and one since '98 and they could give a rip about a "loyal customer").

so far we like it and, (again) for now, it is saving money...too new to be trying to guess if they'll flip and start inching cost of services up incrementally, as all other providers have.

[ShotgunSP]

My opinion is extremely biased, but I want it bad. It's not yet available in my area and it's killing me.

[YazooValley]

We've had it for a couple of weeks. So far so good. Cheaper than Comcast. The TV picture is better than Comcast's. The internet always works, unlike Comcast.

[msudawg8087]

All good news. I've heard the picture quality won't be as good as DirecTV but I'm okay with that if it means I don't have to put up with them or Comcast anymore.

[mshunter77]

[SB]

Anyone know what CSpires plan are for the future on expanding this? I wish I could sign up for it.

[eSJay]

[quackhead11]

Funny you posted this - I have had cspire fiber since last summer, and just yesterday, had the cspire TV service installed after months of debating. We have been with Direct TV for over 10 years, and I have been very pleased, but when my bill finally got close to $130 a month, enough was enough. As things stand with Cspire, I am paying $140 month and that is both internet and TV.

I have been nothing but pleased with the cspire internet service. Because the internet is fiber-optic, as far as speed, it will be much faster than what you have and will not get bogged down when multiple people are using it. As for the tv, the first thing I noticed with cspire, was that the picture on the HD channels seemed a little crisper than Direc TV, and I am not sure if that has anything to do with satellite vs. fiber optic or if I am just imagining that. However, as some have mentioned, I have seen an occasional blur that seems to make the picture appear non-HD for a brief second and and then clears up. It does not happen much, but I have noticed it a time or two since the service was installed yesterday. I will let you know if anything changes, but I am very pleased so far.

For what it is worth, call Direct TV and see what they will do. Before I cancelled, I called to see what they could do, and they said all they could do was knock $5 off my bill. Called this morning to cancel, and they said if I haven't signed a contract with cspire (which I haven't), they would knock $45 off my bill each month through the end of the year. I am going to just hold tight and give cspire a shot, because I have been pleased so far and we also have cell phone service with them as well.

[T2D2]