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| TW vs AT&T in Owensboro
We've been thinking about switching from AT&T and DirecTV to TW and maybe Vonage. I'm wondering how hard it is to switch and whether I can switch back easily if it turns out not to be an improvement. I'm also wondering what website I should go to, to get the best deal. And whether I have to pay any installation fees or anything, which would make it hard to switch back and forth to try each and compare.
I'm also wondering how reliable the 5MB is for the average Owensboro resident. Is it very common to go a year or more without any outages, or any significant slowdowns of more than a few minutes per day? I've heard that cable internet often gets overloaded by neighbors. I'm wondering how big a problem that might be. | |
armyvet
join:2006-10-24
Maceo, KY
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| well when bell south went to att i cancelled my home
phone service,i use quantum voice for ny voip a lot cheeper'
the vonage, and vary depenable, t/w has has improved since
my last write up,the is at minimum at 30.00 install charge
but i think it is worth it over dtv,they also have a 30 day
money back if your not satisfied, so nothing to lose there,
next since my last review i would say that the internet
has a 95% up time, and no you will never go 1 year without an outage.next , no i had more problems with dsl slow downs then with cable, the 5 megs is just as dependable as any other speed they offer, also there is a plus with t/w
at least for now, if you do need service they speek english
unlike att customer service,now the minus when they do go down they don't like to pickup the phone when you call,
there is no advanced notice on taking the internet down
for service.overall as long as t/w keeps trying to make
things better and keeping price's reasonable there would
be no way i'd ever go back to att or dtv.good luck | |
ImBatman
join:2004-04-21
Lancaster, CA
| reply to Just wondering
i hate aol, which owns tw, or rr. but, i'd rather deal with tw/rr over at&t.
if i had the time, i'd give a long list of reasons why AS&S is horrible. but, just the fact youre considering dumping them seems sufficient enough to explain your own hatred for the psycho company.
i'm planning a move, in which i'll dump the phone co. for vonage.
tip: most issues with voip services (vonage included) seem to be due to insufficient speed and reliability. so, make sure you have a minimum of 3mbps. while i cant say tw/rr is reliable; they usually are. i just have no love for them. but, i hate At&t more.
if you have a cell phone, i wouldnt worry about vonage's troubles. even if you have them only a few months, the savings should be substantial enough to make it worth your while. but, vonage seems to be intelligently run. they put plenty of money aside for their legal issues; and, they appear to have just settled with the jackasses. this should mean that from here on out is smooth(er) sailing. although, i wouldnt be too surprised if they feel the need to raise their rates some.
personally, i feel safer with a company such as vonage than a retarded company who cant even decide what name they want to be called. | |
smcallah
join:2004-08-05
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| AOL doesn't down TW anymore.
The company became AOL-TW at the merger in 2000, but has gone back to just Time Warner as of a couple of years ago, as the merger failed to help out the company at all. AOL is now just an Internet advertising division of Time Warner with some dialup customers that they're trying to bleed off.
Time Warner Cable is now a public company, owned mostly by Time Warner. Not owned by AOL in any way. | |
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