Wow for a second there I thought we had some of that quantum cable nonsense going on like from SR or something
As far as Century Link goes, they were my previous provider (and only dsl) and they were horrible. Not fond of any of the cable companies and when ATT bought Directv it started devolving, but I had started with a strictly satellite use of D* and then they kept wanting me to use landline services....I cut them loose several years ago.
I have made the decision to pass on it. Centurylink had a lousy reputation round here, mainly due to prolonged outages.
I was around when Centurylink placed that cables. It was a crude job, and they laid cables without in conduit across driveways, that were later concreted over. Then I find that the bulk of their fiber cable round here is above ground and not buried. It is therefore vulnerable to adverse weather events. Although Quantum have made equipment upgrades, that above ground cable is a point of failure.
In addition since we have an elevator, it is required to have a landline phone. Adding this service would have got the bill up to Comcast levels. This is a somewhat out of date code, as telephone cable is not run to new neighborhoods like this one. So you have to use VOIP anyway.
Since Comcast, I have to say, has given very reliable Internet service, I so no advantage in taking the risk. My biggest issue with Comcast is the reliability of their electronics. I use none of their modems, or routers. I am free of their problems with those. However, in four years I have had four of their TV units fail.
There would also have to be change in cabling in the house. Since everything is in conduit, that would not be a major hassle, it could not see a point in it all.
Lastly my wife was reluctant to learn a new system, but would have if there really was significant benefit.
