We're on DSL over the phone line. Using Roku for TV sports, via Sling (also can get on Hulu). DirecTV kept going up in price, and I always hated them. Even DSL at around 1.2 or 1.3 to 1.5 speed is enough for streaming TV and movies. Lots of free movies on Roku and Tubi channels: good movies with quality actors.
Neighbor cut our phone line in two places last fall planting some trees with a back hoe and did not give Miss Utility proper instructions to locate it. His opinion is that it's an illegal line, as it's near 10' onto his property. Recently sent him the deed link that shows ALL our lots (2 acre up) have a drainage and utility easement covering where our phone line is.
Phone company was out to put in a new underground line. He came out and promptly told them that HE has no easement for his property and that the line has to be on our side. On our side, it's our driveway right near or at the line and then a steep drop-off on the other side where they cannot use their DitchWitch machine.
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We're just gonna wait him out. Last fall, they left for their Pa house and didn't come back until Labor Day. When they leave, we'll inform the phone company, and they can come out and dig in a new line just over onto his property a couple feet, inside where the present one is. He has no legal recourse to make us remove it.
Ralph