| Thinking of switch from uverse - a few questions 44077 area I am currently using ATT Uverse (18/1.5) for broadband. I am looking into switching to Roadrunner (30/5). When I originally ordered Uverse, I was not sure if the 18/1.5 package would be attainable until the actual install was completed. This was of course due to not knowing actual distance numbers until the install was done. My question is, if the TWC web page allows me to choose the 30/5 package, does that mean I will be pretty certain to get those speeds (not sure if there are any distance issues with cable broadband)
Second, I would like the broadband and phone service. If I choose to NOT get wireless support (I want to use my own wireless router), which modem will I end up with?
Lastly, any here from the Painesville Township area (east side near Perry)? If so, how is the service in this area?
Thanks,
Tom |
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TWCdude
join:2006-04-28
San Antonio, TX
kudos:23 | 30/5 will be anywhere where docsis 3 is deployed so the area should not matter. As for the modem you will more than likely get a modem/gateway where you can disable the router part so you can use your own router. |
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| What is confusing is the signup screen shown. Under equipment options... you can choose "Wifi", which I assume would get you a gateway/router. The second choice is "Modem", which I thought might get you the 6120 Motorola unit (non wireless router)?
The "WiFi" option shows a 4.99 per month add on charge which I do NOT want to pay, since I will be providing my own wireless router.
Also, is the phone service done through a second modem or is it combined into either the the modem or gateway/router (I don't think wither the 6120 or the 6580 have embedded support for the phone service?
Thanks again,
Tom |
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 CptGeminiInside your computerPremium
join:2004-11-29
Corpus Christi, TX
kudos:6 | I wouldn't bother choosing the WiFi option. I think it comes with extreme and wideband anyway. |
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TWCdude
join:2006-04-28
San Antonio, TX
kudos:23 | The wifi should be free. There are docsis 3 mta options now, but its up in the air if they are in stock in your area at this time. |
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| OK, I pulled the trigger. Installation is set for Wednesday Feb 1st.
Now to find a nice wireless N dual band router....
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etaadmin
join:2002-01-17
Dallas, TX
kudos:1 | said by FoilingFool:OK, I pulled the trigger. Installation is set for Wednesday Feb 1st.
Now to find a nice wireless N dual band router....
A friend of mine just switched to TWC last week (internet and TV Vonage is her phone company) and she got a cisco E2500 with dual band capability. It was easy to set it up and the wifi works great, the only problem I found is that the darn thing only use DynDNS and it is no longer free. I wish there was another option custom or otherwise to set dynamic IP services.
BTW welcome to the TWC 'family' |
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| reply to FoilingFool
Welcome, I too had AT&T since the early 1990s, I could never figure out what uverse is. |
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 trparkyApple... YUMPremium,MVM
join:2000-05-24
Cleveland, OH
kudos:1 | Welcome fellow AT&T refugee. |
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1 edit | reply to CptGemini
Depends on the area. In Ohio, it's "free" or included with Wideband (50/5), but the Extreme (30/5) it is an additional $5/mo for Wifi (which is crazy if you ask me). In Ohio at least, you get the SBG 6580 or possibly a Ubee unit. They do have wifi in them, but if you don't pay the $5 /mo it is locked out.
You can still get full access to all other settings though (thankfully), so you can add port forwards if you want, or you can put it in "no-NAT" mode which basically makes it like a standard modem (the router or device behind the cable modem will get a public IP). |
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| reply to Rebellious
Essentially, Uverse is just really fast DSL. Rather than having copper run back to a "Central Office" in a given city, they "push" the CO to a pedestal that is near each neighborhood. They have fiber feeding these big boxes, and a lot more intelligence is sitting in them. Because your copper wire distance is shorter, you can run higher speed DSL over it. UVerse is just 50-80 Mbit VDSL, with a pile of junk "Residential Gateway" that has a bunch of problems of its own. The RG is used to "split" the VDSL into an internet connection, phone (optional) and TV (optional). In theory, if they wanted to, they could provide you with a 50-60 Mbit internet (and no TV), but as far as I'm aware that TV/internet split is permanent and they won't provision a really fat internet pipe. |
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Don't. TWC will oversell your area and refuse to acknowledge you for months. |
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trparkyApple... YUMPremium,MVM
join:2000-05-24
Cleveland, OH
kudos:1 | I've never had a problem yet with Time Warner and I've had them for nearly a year. |
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