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Re: ultra tv DTV has alot channels that wow does not have like.
CSN CHI + HD
NFL network SD / HD
ESPN ALT HD / ESPN 2 ALT HD
NBC sports Channel alt HD
MLB Network SD / HD
NBA TV SD / HD
BIG TEN HD Over flows.
HD NET
HD NET movies
Event PPV HD
Event PPV HD 2
more Premium HD |
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sgc
join:2011-11-02
Naperville, IL | reply to Joe12345678
And rent-to-own for $29 a month for 36 months (that's for 4 "portals" as they call them). They actually raised their price by $1/month for their Media Player boxes. That would be great for the price.
I really did not expect WOW! to go so far with the pricing and really overcharge their customers. That is really unlike WOW! in every way and it greatly disappoints me that they would increase the price so much. If I add 4 MP boxes (including the 2 packaged) I would pay $170/month plus tax. Those are approaching absurd levels of pricing. Still not as bad as Comcast, but that is a LOT of money. It should actually be cheaper than the current equipment, or the same price.
Oh well, I'll try to make that my last (sort of :P) pricing rant. Even though it is overpriced (no matter how great the features are). |
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 WOW_Dan
join:2011-03-24
Naperville, IL
kudos:3 | reply to prospector00
Re: ultra tv said by prospector00:Called this afternoon to get set up and was told the upgrades are not ready and I could be put on a waiting list. Kind of disappointing because I had e-mailed Wow_Dan to get put on the waiting list but they didn't seem to have a record of that. Don't understand how my friend from Naperville a few posts up got an appointment to have it installed on Saturday when I'm just up the road in Mount Prospect and it is not ready to be rolled out.
You are on the waiting list. The waiting list also has somewhere around 800 customers, or maybe more on it by now. The initial roll out of this will be slow, and they will be making their way down the list as they're able to.
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| said by WOW_Dan:said by prospector00:Called this afternoon to get set up and was told the upgrades are not ready and I could be put on a waiting list. Kind of disappointing because I had e-mailed Wow_Dan to get put on the waiting list but they didn't seem to have a record of that. Don't understand how my friend from Naperville a few posts up got an appointment to have it installed on Saturday when I'm just up the road in Mount Prospect and it is not ready to be rolled out.
You are on the waiting list. The waiting list also has somewhere around 800 customers, or maybe more on it by now. The initial roll out of this will be slow, and they will be making their way down the list as they're able to. Sounds good Dan, I will be patient! Thanks. |
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sgc
join:2011-11-02
Naperville, IL | said by prospector00:Sounds good Dan, I will be patient! Thanks.
We all have been patient :P LOL. |
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bsipe9
join:2007-03-24
Berea, OH | reply to sgc
said by sgc:And rent-to-own for $29 a month for 36 months (that's for 4 "portals" as they call them). They actually raised their price by $1/month for their Media Player boxes. That would be great for the price.
I really did not expect WOW! to go so far with the pricing and really overcharge their customers. That is really unlike WOW! in every way and it greatly disappoints me that they would increase the price so much. If I add 4 MP boxes (including the 2 packaged) I would pay $170/month plus tax. Those are approaching absurd levels of pricing. Still not as bad as Comcast, but that is a LOT of money. It should actually be cheaper than the current equipment, or the same price.
Oh well, I'll try to make that my last (sort of :P) pricing rant. Even though it is overpriced (no matter how great the features are).
I think the $25 rental for the gateway and two "portals" is perfectly reasonable considering what they were charging for their DVR's and such. That said, $15 for every extra portal is just absurd. I had thoughts of having a third TV (my study) connected but I just cannot rationalize spending $180 a year just for that one TV to have DVR access. I'm reasonably certain that if these boxes were for sale they would cost less than that.
SGC's $29 a month to own example for Shaw also included the gateway. That's $1044 over three years (you can also just buy all five pieces from the start for $854 which works out to $23 a month for 3 years) , then you own all five pieces outright. With WoW and the same equipment, you'd have paid $1980 after three years... and keep on paying $55 a month forever. It's too bad we can't just buy the boxes from Shaw and activate them on WOW.
I've always considered WOW a budget friendly cable provider. Kind of the reason I've liked and defended them for 10 years. These rental charges seem to be setting a bad precedent. I'm fearing that more is on the horizon. |
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mogamer
join:2011-04-20
Royal Oak, MI | reply to Joe12345678
said by Joe12345678:http://www.shaw.ca/Gateway/Hardware/
Is this Arris set-up confirmed for WOW? Because, to be quite honest, a 500gb HDD for a WHDVR isn't very much. Especially when compared to WHDVR solutions satellite, Tivo and HTPC's are offering. |
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sgc
join:2011-11-02
Naperville, IL | reply to xavier101
I would say that based on sign-up and adoption of these devices, they may lower the price in time. Shaw did the same thing; when they launched, it was much more expensive. It is not economical in any way for WOW! to offer a rent-to-own deal with customers for these devices. Additionally, once you own equipment, they no longer give you technical support. I do hope that WOW! will consider lowering the price in the future. It is probably due to the initial cost involved in deploying and purchasing the new technology needed for the Arris Whole Home Solution. |
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 GooberPremium
join:2000-12-17
Naperville, IL
kudos:4 | reply to mogamer
said by mogamer:said by Joe12345678:http://www.shaw.ca/Gateway/Hardware/
Is this Arris set-up confirmed for WOW? Because, to be quite honest, a 500gb HDD for a WHDVR isn't very much. Especially when compared to WHDVR solutions satellite, Tivo and HTPC's are offering. You can expand storage through eSATA. HDD space is a non-issue. |
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mogamer
join:2011-04-20
Royal Oak, MI | said by Goober:said by mogamer:said by Joe12345678:http://www.shaw.ca/Gateway/Hardware/
Is this Arris set-up confirmed for WOW? Because, to be quite honest, a 500gb HDD for a WHDVR isn't very much. Especially when compared to WHDVR solutions satellite, Tivo and HTPC's are offering. You can expand storage through eSATA. HDD space is a non-issue. All of those other solutions allow EHD expansion too, so what? I'm talking about standard capacity. |
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said by sgc:I would say that based on sign-up and adoption of these devices, they may lower the price in time. I do hope that WOW! will consider lowering the price in the future. It is probably due to the initial cost involved in deploying and purchasing the new technology needed for the Arris Whole Home Solution.
Not too many companies these days are lowering prices. Contrary to your prediction/wish I'm sure the price will go up in time. Next year it will be $27 and $17. |
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GooberPremium
join:2000-12-17
Naperville, IL
kudos:4 | reply to mogamer
You're comparing WUTV to other systems that can expand their basic offering. WUTV can as well. So, HDD space is a non-issue. It's not specific to WUTV.
And you're talking silly nonsense. Standard capacity in an HTPC? What's that? I have 3 TB in my HTPC. Is that standard? Or, are the ones that have 500GB standard? Maybe the ones that I've seen AVS members have with 100TB of rack storage. Are those standard? |
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WOW_Dan
join:2011-03-24
Naperville, IL
kudos:3 | said by Goober: Maybe the ones that I've seen AVS members have with 100TB of rack storage. Are those standard?
My coworkers tell me my 8TB RAID 5 is excessive! I can't imagine what I would do with 100TB  |
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sgc
join:2011-11-02
Naperville, IL | 15,000 hours HD *evil grin* |
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said by prospector00:said by WOW_Dan:said by prospector00:Called this afternoon to get set up and was told the upgrades are not ready and I could be put on a waiting list. Kind of disappointing because I had e-mailed Wow_Dan to get put on the waiting list but they didn't seem to have a record of that. Don't understand how my friend from Naperville a few posts up got an appointment to have it installed on Saturday when I'm just up the road in Mount Prospect and it is not ready to be rolled out.
You are on the waiting list. The waiting list also has somewhere around 800 customers, or maybe more on it by now. The initial roll out of this will be slow, and they will be making their way down the list as they're able to. Sounds good Dan, I will be patient! Thanks. I didn't have to be patient for long. Lesson learned. Dustin from WOW just called, he was excellent in answering questions I had and setting up the appointment for installation tomorrow afternoon. Thanks WOW, for your usual great service. I'll post my thoughts on the new Ultra TV set up next week. |
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GooberPremium
join:2000-12-17
Naperville, IL
kudos:4 | reply to WOW_Dan
said by WOW_Dan:said by Goober: Maybe the ones that I've seen AVS members have with 100TB of rack storage. Are those standard?
My coworkers tell me my 8TB RAID 5 is excessive! I can't imagine what I would do with 100TB I'm trying to find the pic I had in mind at AVSforum. It was a giant rack of drives. Insanity. |
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said by WOW_Dan:said by Goober: Maybe the ones that I've seen AVS members have with 100TB of rack storage. Are those standard?
My coworkers tell me my 8TB RAID 5 is excessive! I can't imagine what I would do with 100TB move to raid 6! |
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pcvtre
join:2012-01-27
Park Ridge, IL | reply to prospector00
So can someone break down the price? I just want to know how much extra it will be above a Digital TV Basic + 15 Mbps plan ($82 HD) for four TV's total. It sounds like it will be +$25+$15+15. Is that correct? |
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pcvtre
join:2012-01-27
Park Ridge, IL | Does the $25 charge include the $7 HD fee? Also are there any one time fees such as direct TV charges $99 for the whole home DVR itself. If it is an additional $55 on top of your normal bundle fee than Direct TV with Wow internet is cheaper. Not sure how they will compete with that. |
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