For the most part, our internet service from Comcast is pretty good. We are on a minimal plan because we just don't need a lot of bandwidth. Today we had one of the outages. I would guess that it happens several times per year. We certainly can survive the outage, but what if there is really something that you need to get? The answer is simple, use the personal hotspot available on our iPhones. Yet another advantage to having a smart phone. I have to admit that I really don't miss the old flip phones.