I know this might sound common, but my girlfriend is moving into a house by Jordan Lake, and is having trouble finding good/affordable internet. The people before her said they had Clear, but it wasnt a very good signal. I checked several of the more common ones online and it said it wasnt available. If anyone can offer any help that would be great. Thanks in advance!

Her address is in the 6300 block of Grandale Drive Durham, NC

6/6/2012 10:56:52 PM

519 Valley Mede Dr, Durham, NC 27713 can get 50 Mbps from TWC, and it's only 0.6 miles away. You checked TWC and they said there was no cable service at her location at all?

6/6/2012 11:13:53 PM

That's not really by Jordan lake at all.

But it is very close to where I live now (actually Vallymeade is off of my street in the same subdivision), and we can definitely get 50Mbps TWC.

Now, that part of grandale dr is kind of in no man's land (I drive by that house twice a day every day), so I wouldn't be surprised if your options are limited. But given how close it is to civilization, i'd be surprised if TWC refuses to run cable out there.

Well, given how TWC operates, maybe not.

[Edited on June 7, 2012 at 8:53 AM. Reason : .]

6/7/2012 8:52:27 AM

have you checked centurylink? sure, it's DSL and it sucks, but it's better than nothing

6/7/2012 10:09:26 AM

you dont need the internet you have jordan lake

6/7/2012 4:02:20 PM

i checked century link - no go.
On both the TWC and AT&T website, they dont recognize the address. I guess i'll have to call in. But the people living there before them claimed they looked everywhere they thought they could and only could find Clear, but with really spotty results

6/7/2012 9:48:00 PM

Do you have 4G cell service? I live out rural Johnston County but have Verizon 4G coverage. I use a mifi hotspot paired with a cradlepoint router which works very well. Watched a HD movie on netflix last night on the TV without any problems. 4G is very fast.

6/7/2012 10:39:14 PM

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"That's not really by Jordan lake at all."

This. Shit I live in southern Carrboro. In your definition, I live by Jordan Lake too.

6/8/2012 7:25:53 AM

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"On both the TWC and AT&T website, they dont recognize the address. I guess i'll have to call in. "

Call TWC up and request a "site survey". They will have engineers come scope out the property / address and determine if its feasible to establish service to that location. Phone companies / DSL should be able to do something similar if the address is new.

Otherwise, I live out in the sticks and and can speak to this from experience. PM me if needed. If cable/DSL/etc. are not options, you have four choices
- Dialup ... reliable, but slow as hell these days
- Satellite ... not so reliable, expensive, caps on data, still fairly slow
- 3G Cellular Aircards ... Verizon has the best coverage of this in rural areas (due to Alltel acquisition). Even if you limited 3G at that address, you should get 180KB/s max speeds, and 250ms pings on a good day. (I get 80 to 100 dBm where I'm at). Only downside to this is overage charges ... don't count on doing Netflix streaming or much Youtubing before you hit your data cap.
- 4G home internet ... Verizon 4G LTE would be ideal. Stop by a store and ask about the Home Fusion and if it will reach that address. Its a bit more expensive, but its better than the three options above.

[Edited on June 8, 2012 at 11:47 AM. Reason : .]

6/8/2012 11:39:40 AM

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"This. Shit I live in southern Carrboro. In your definition, I live by Jordan Lake too."

i hate it when people like this leave chitchat and bring their dumb, pointless comments to threads. Its 3 miles from Jordan Lake and the house is completely surrounded by the Jordan Lake game lands strait to the lake itself. So yea, its by Jordan Lake.


I think calling up TWC and requesting the 'site survey' might be the best option. It says service is available at 6018 Grandale Drive, which is only .2 miles away from the hosue. I wonder if they would even consider extending the line?



as to 4G LTE, I do have verizon and occasionally can pick up one bar, but normally its just 3G.
They will probably shy away from dialup as they would have to pay for a phone line (no land line, who still uses those).
Satellite is wayy to expensive from what i've seen.
3G Cellular Aircards - She doesnt want to pay for cable, so her and her roommates will be watching lots of Netflix, so this option is probably out.

I guess if push comes to shove, they can just stick with Clear until we find something else. I appreciate.

[Edited on June 9, 2012 at 12:09 AM. Reason : ]

6/9/2012 12:07:46 AM

I live 2 miles away and have TWC just fine. I would imagine if you call them they'll work with you.

6/9/2012 2:44:08 PM

I will be very surprised if TWC is not out there. I live out by Green Lv Church Rd which Grandale connects to, and I have perfect TWC stuff. Theres plenty of houses out that way, and tis smack in the middle of RTP and Southpoint.

6/10/2012 7:42:46 PM