<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><!-- generator=Zoho Sites --><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><atom:link href="https://www.steveaves.com/blogs/tag/local/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title>Steve Aves - My Thoughts #Local</title><description>Steve Aves - My Thoughts #Local</description><link>https://www.steveaves.com/blogs/tag/local</link><lastBuildDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 10:20:21 -0800</lastBuildDate><generator>http://zoho.com/sites/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Differences bestween ISP's in town.]]></title><link>https://www.steveaves.com/blogs/post/Differences-bestween-ISPs-in-town</link><description><![CDATA[Many of my neighbors are interested in Metronet . They have heard it is cheaper then Comcast. Which is the best one for you? I've had all three of the ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="zpcontent-container blogpost-container "><div data-element-id="elm_TwMT6NF4Tdyf6gqdAENjiQ" data-element-type="section" class="zpsection "><style type="text/css"></style><div class="zpcontainer-fluid zpcontainer"><div data-element-id="elm_ilFEu0ELQJauLaiNV-ft_Q" data-element-type="row" class="zprow zprow-container zpalign-items- zpjustify-content- " data-equal-column=""><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_b-IqJ7RwSXSxmlred8NaPw" data-element-type="column" class="zpelem-col zpcol-12 zpcol-md-12 zpcol-sm-12 zpalign-self- "><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_pAy-ZQSZS0G4L4y6FJR0eg" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style></style><div class="zptext zptext-align- " data-editor="true"><div><p>Many of my neighbors are interested in <a alt="Metronet" href="https://www.metronetinc.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Metronet">Metronet</a>. They have heard it is cheaper then Comcast. <br></p><p><br></p><p><span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><b><i>Which is the best one for you?</i></b></span></p><p>I've had all three of the local ISP's (Internet Service Providers); Frontier, Xfinity, and Metronet. To decide which is the best one for you, first I think you should know each company’s main business.</p><p><span>&nbsp;</span></p><blockquote><p><span>Comcast / Xfinity is a TV and Pay Per View company.</span><br></p></blockquote><span></span><blockquote><span><p>Frontier is a telecommunication (the phone) company.</p></span></blockquote><span></span><blockquote><span><p>Metronet is a high speed internet access company.</p></span></blockquote><p><span></span></p><p><span>&nbsp;</span>Comparing features and prices reminds me of the old days of buying a computer. I would walk in to a store and clerk would ask which one I was interested in. Conversation would go like this:</p><p><span>&nbsp;</span></p><p>Clerk; Which computer are you interested in?</p><p>Me; Not sure.</p><p>Clerk; Well, depends. What do you want to do with it?</p><p>Me; What can they do?</p><p>Clerk; ….. Starts rattling off many tasks, features, </p><p>Me; How much for all that?</p><p>Clerk: Gives me price that is beyond what I imagined.</p><p><span>&nbsp;</span></p><p>The main problem was I had no idea what all that stuff meant. The clerk was not speaking my language since he was trained to sell his company’s products.</p><p><span>&nbsp;</span></p><p>If you keep in mind the core business of the ISP’s, it will be somewhat easier for you.</p><p><span style="font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</span></p><br><p></p></div></div>
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