The Big 4

NALs · #1 09-16-2009, 10:51 PM

For members who are moving or just plain fed up with shotty service, it would be great to hear the consensus of which of these companies is best for reliability, pricing etc.

This is primarily for home telephone, internet, and/or cable TV. In your reply, please specify what service you use or if you use all three, and then your experience.

Originator of poll opted to remain anonymous.

Robert · #2 09-16-2009, 10:57 PM

I use Codetel for DSL and phones in the office.
They have not been perfect, but I wouldn't switch.
We have been using them for DSL service since 97.

I have Orange cell service, never really had a problem.

I use Tricom/Telecable for cable TV and Internet at home.
They have been so, so. In 10 months I have had maybe
10-15 outages. The longest lasted a day.

Bob K · #3 09-17-2009, 08:06 AM

Can you add "none of the above" to the poll before i vote

Bob K

windeguy · #4 09-17-2009, 09:47 AM

I would also choose none of the above if it were a choice.. That said we use Codetel for DSL and Orange for cell service since they are currently the best options that we use under duress where we live in Cabarete. At least both services work but at a high price.

I would switch to the cable modem service for internet, but I have neighbors using it and it has not been reliable.

Chirimoya · #5 09-17-2009, 09:57 AM

None of the above for internet - we use BecTel and get a much better service than we did with Codetel.

Both Orange and Codetel for cellphones - satisfactory service.

No landline because no service available where we live. Codetel said January 2009, we are still waiting but have since learned to live without a landline.

Cable TV - not applicable - we don't bother.

drgringo · #6 09-17-2009, 10:59 AM

Codetel for home, internet, and cell phone---not that great but seems like the best choice.
Planning on using Tricom for cable TV as Codetel prices are higher and they dont respect the fact that i am already a 3 entity client(no discounts) Tricom has at least better package discounts if you want all 3.

Expat13 · #7 09-17-2009, 01:36 PM

Use Codetel for home, cell, and internet. Not without its problems, but overall I think better than the alternatives.

Black Dog · #8 09-17-2009, 01:43 PM

I use Codetel for phone and internet at home and in the office and it works well for me. My cell is Orange but I have poor or no signal at home. My wife's cell is Viva and has much better coverage!