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[quote=Anonymous]We are about to move to a 2500 sq ft brick house, plaster walls. Modem likely located in basement. We need to figure out our internet package. We have long used RCN and been relatively happy with them.

Our needs are pretty basic: modem; possibly router rental (we own a router but it's old); probably a mesh system (which I guess would replace a traditional router?) or an extender; landline phone; connecting TV to internet (wired/ethernet) - we don't need cable TV as we watch almost everything we want on a Firestick or Netflix and DH thinks he can get whatever else he might need through Sling. In terms of devices, in addition to the TV, we typically would need WiFi for 3 laptops, 2 phones, and a printer. No Alexa, no smart doorbells etc.

Would love help with these questions:

1. If we were looking at the Eero mesh anyway, is it worth it to rent from RCN? It loos like it's $10/month for a 1 Pro and 1 Beacon. To buy on Amazon would be at least $150. Is it worth it to buy our own for some reason or, if the pricing works out, better to rent it from RCN for a year first to see if we like it before committing? Maybe it's always better to rent it because you can more easily update it?

2.  Is it likely that the Pro and Beacon combo would be enough for a 2500 sq ft house?

3. I am pretty sure we don't need the 1G speed but is there a meaningful difference between 300 mbps and 600 mbps?

Thank you!
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