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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc
So this afternoon I am picking up a Time Warner cable modem and switching to cable online access. Wish me luck!
[If I don't post this weekend, you'll know why!]
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My original broadband service was DSL, through what was then Bell Atlantic. Cable modem service wasn't available in my area, so DSL was the choice.
I was an "early adopter", and they were still getting policies and procedures in place. It took three months and lots of email and phone calls before I had a working installation, but once it
was up, it pretty much Just Worked, and it there was an outage, the telco was responsive.
Time Warner remembered that I had inquired, and when cable service became available in my area, sent me a note. Basic service would be three times faster than my DSL account, there would be no need to log on and authenticate to use their network, the price would be the same as my DSL service, and the office where I could pick up a $99 self install kit was across the street from where I worked. Twist my arm...
I kept the DSL line as a high speed backup for a while, and finally dropped it when cable service proved quite reliable.
My speed has been increased several times at no change in my costs, and I'm currently on a 10mbps connection.
To make life complete, I've been able to ditch my telco, TW was pushing VOIP, and their latest offering was actually slightly cheaper than the telco's base pricing, so I switched. (I make next to no long distance calls, so savings on LD charges that were the main incentives to go VOIP didn't apply.)
Competition. Gotta love it.
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Dennis