Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

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Everything I do is at your location throughout Bucks and Montgomery Counties

Fixed $40/Hour... plus a $40 trip charge which is waived for Zip Codes:

                18940, 18954.18966, 19047, 19048, 19049, 19053

Fixed $170. including the mount and trip charge.  Re hiding wiring: This requires an AC outlet behind the TV.  If you don't have one, I can usually provide one for an additional $80.

No, you don't.  A Roku or other streaming device plugs into an HDMI port and makes the TV smart.  If your TV is so old that it does not have HDMI ports, there is a $15. device that converts HDMI to AV (the yellow, red and white, round 'RCA' jacks).  Even old boxy CRT TVs can work with streaming.  Here's a link to the HDMI to AV adapter on Amazon.

I recommend Verizon's 300Mbps for $50/month - Advertised speeds such as 1Gb are ludicrous and only serve to enrich the Internet Service Provider (ISP).  This advertised speed is what is delivered to the router and only realized by use of CAT5/6 ethernet cables directly connected to the router.  Most homes rely more on WiFi and unless you've separated the WiFi from the router, by means of a mesh system, the router also provides the WiFi transmitting and receiving radio signals. Again , the advertised speed has little to do with your internet experience.  Here are some numbers per Hulu:  - 720p TV uses 3Mbps 

- 1080p Hi-Def TV uses 6Mbps. 

- 4K Ultra HD uses 13Mbps  

- Surfing the web uses much less

A recent article at CordCuttersNews.com (a good resource) suggested that you should add up the number of streams you want at the same time and double it.  So, as an example, let's say you have six 1080p TVs on at the same time, and two people using WiFi to surf or video chat and one gamer.

Six 1080p TVs          = 36Mbps 

Two web surfers       =   6Mbps 

One person gaming  =  5Mbps  

Total                            47 Mbps 

DOUBLED = 94Mbps All that and not even 100Mbps being used!

300Mbps is three times what is needed in this exaggerated example.

1Gb is ten times what is needed. 

WiFi is a very important part of streaming.  When you go to streaming TV from cable, you increase the traffic on your WiFi since all the TVs and/or streaming devices like Roku are using WiFi.  I recommend setting up your own WiFi mesh network with a system such as TP-Link Deco S4.  

T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon* all offer home internet over their cell phone 5G networks.  ( *Verizon does not offer 5G cell home internet anywhere that they have their FiOS fiber optic network, like they do in most areas here).  T-Mobile is the most popular of the home internet via cell phone network offerings.  All the downsides of the cell phone network are present in the home internet offering...  

The strength of the signal, Daily fluctuations in cell phone usage such as the daily commute will affect the speed of the home internet.  

T-Mobile does not commit to an internet speed.  Another issue is that the router they use (which is like a cell phone / router / WiFi combination) cannot be tweaked like conventional routers for VOIP landline phone and other considerations. 

The cost of T-Mobile's 5G cell internet is now higher than Verizon's FiOS internet 300Mbps which includes the router, and a price guaranteed for two years.

Both offer their cell customers a similar discount. 

So the real question is, why would anyone consider experimenting with cell network based internet when we have available the best network there is for a lower price?  

Verizon is the hands-down best.  Both Comcast and Verizon offer tried and true, reliable internet.  Verizon's FiOS fiber technology is superior and half the price of Comcast.  Verizon FiOS 300Mbps home internet is $50/month.  Compared to Comcast / Xfinity which starts at $85., adds a $15./month router plus tax, $100+ 

Bottom Line: If Verizon FiOS is available where you live, get it. 

Having said all that, some of my customers have vacation homes at the Jersey shore where Comcast / Xfinity has been the only Internet Service Provider (ISP).  5G Cell Internet is now available in some communities.  It's worth looking in to.  Visit the websites of Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile, put in the shore address, it will tell you if it's available.  Verizon 5G Home Internet seems most robust and would be my choice if available.

You can keep them both, no matter who your service provider is...

Re email, as long as you use it once every 90 days, it's yours to keep.  

Re landline phone number, it's yours as along as you move it from one company to another BEFORE disconnecting it.  You can move a landline to a cell phone or a VOIP service like MagicJack.  It just has to be done by the new company while it is still working, still yours.

You can get local channels with a streaming service like YouTubeTV, Hulu+Live, Sling.  These services replace cable and run between $75. and $85. per month.  YouTubeTV is by far the most popular. You can also get local channels with an antenna but ABC channel 6 requires a Low VHF antenna which most are not.  Here is a link to a Winegard roof antenna that is highly rated for the Philadelphia area. info. 

You can watch local news and weather on many of the free streaming channels such as Local Now, Haystack News.  However, you cannot watch shows other than news and weather.