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BroadHopper · 01-03-2013, 11:17 AM

DSL is for internet access only. For TV service they are affiliated with a satelite service. I had Fairpoint DSL and due to no line of sight to a satelite I had no TV service. I switch to Metrocast.

In the populated South, Fairpoint has fiber optics, I believe called Vantage. In that area is where you can have fiber optics TV service. I was told by Fairpoint we will not see this in the near future, but it will happen eventually.

Metrocast btw, is also a piece of work. I have trouble with pixeling, 'low or no signal' on some channels, and I had to ocassionally reboot the router to get internet service. Every time I call the local number, they would have me call an 800 number and I end up in a cue about an hour long. Only to be told to call the manufacturer of the router. What does the router have to do with the TV signal? A call to the manufacturer and they would tell me to call Metrocast! It's a vicious circle.

01-03-2013, 11:17 AM	#8
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,608 Thanks: 3,243 Thanked 1,113 Times in 799 Posts	Fairpoint DSL DSL is for internet access only. For TV service they are affiliated with a satelite service. I had Fairpoint DSL and due to no line of sight to a satelite I had no TV service. I switch to Metrocast. In the populated South, Fairpoint has fiber optics, I believe called Vantage. In that area is where you can have fiber optics TV service. I was told by Fairpoint we will not see this in the near future, but it will happen eventually. Metrocast btw, is also a piece of work. I have trouble with pixeling, 'low or no signal' on some channels, and I had to ocassionally reboot the router to get internet service. Every time I call the local number, they would have me call an 800 number and I end up in a cue about an hour long. Only to be told to call the manufacturer of the router. What does the router have to do with the TV signal? A call to the manufacturer and they would tell me to call Metrocast! It's a vicious circle. __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.