My 2 year contract is coming due for phone internet and cable. I was paying $99.98. Timewarner is telling me that they can do another contract and include the DVR and some additional channels(I don’t need any more and really don’t think I will use the DVR) but new cost is $128.85.
Current Internet speed is 7 Mbps. Not certain if that is both upstream and downstream.
One of the unknown things about TimeWarner, is that if you are using cable phone, you will not get the full rated internet capability. The ‘box’ that they use as the combination modem for internet and phone has problems.
We are using minimum cable TV, with emphasis on internet. We get 10/20Mbit/sec (20 Mbit on burst) download and about 1.5Mbit/sec upload. Our phone is our cells – don’t see a reason to add yet another way that ‘marketeers’ could call, and the cell phone has caller ID as well as the ability for 911 to locate you where-ever you are (GPRS). It also means that people don’t have to try ‘all of the numbers’ to find us.
If you don’t need the DVR and additional channels.. opt out of the ‘upgrade’ package..
