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milestogo

(21,817 posts)
Sat Jun 21, 2025, 07:44 PM Jun 2025

Technical question about high speed internet

I live in an apartment complex. I've had the same ISP for 4 years for internet and television. I'm satisfied with ISP#1. Well a couple of months ago a new landlord bought out the old one. Rent went up, service went down. On Friday they announced that they are coming into our apartments next week to get us ready for ISP#2.

The one thing I really don't want is to be forced off of ISP#1 and forced to buy ISP#2. When I called my ISP and asked, they said you can only have wiring for one ISP.

Just for the heck of it I called ISP#2 and asked the same question. They said I could have wiring and ports for both. So WTF? I always thought the residential areas were split up so that you could only get one or the other.

Can anyone shed light on this?

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Technical question about high speed internet (Original Post) milestogo Jun 2025 OP
My son's house is UpInArms Jun 2025 #1
I don't think google is an ISP (Internet service provider) milestogo Jun 2025 #2
Google fiber UpInArms Jun 2025 #3
ok so he is just using one of them milestogo Jun 2025 #5
Yes UpInArms Jun 2025 #7
I have two connections. One through the local phone co. and the other through the local cable company. Midnight Writer Jun 2025 #4
This would be 2 cable ports - if that is even possible. milestogo Jun 2025 #6

Midnight Writer

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4. I have two connections. One through the local phone co. and the other through the local cable company.
Sat Jun 21, 2025, 07:58 PM
Jun 2025

One comes in through my telephone landline and the other goes through the line for cable TV.

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