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Re: Availability said by fifty nine:
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In the areas that it is available in people already have it, its either called RR or AOL Plus Cable.
Not really. RoadRunner is plain old cable modem service from Time Warner Cable. AOL Cable is a separate service, but using the same cable modem, in which you have to sign on using the AOL client. They're the same company but different divisions. Even their pricing is different, and you can't get AOL with any package deals. You can only get RoadRunner with package deals.
Here in New York City we have a choice of either RoadRunner, AOL cable, Earthlink or New York Connect. It's similar in some other Time Warner cable markets.
That's what I meant, RR and AOL Plus are basically the same except with AOL Cable you have to use their software. The software is the only downfall with AOL Cable, if they didn't use the software it'd be a great service. As for pricing RR is 49.99 I think without any deals and AOL Cable is 44.95 or 54.95 depending on your choice of plans.
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That's what I meant, RR and AOL Plus are basically the same except with AOL Cable you have to use their software.
Well, yes and no. Time Warner Cable's cable modem service was called RoadRunner, even before AOL came along and bought them out. AOL was added to the broadband offerings of Time Warner after they agreed to open their cable networks to other providers, as a FCC mandated condition of the merger between AOL and Time Warner. Earthlink and some other ISP's were also added to the mix. But you are right in the sense that it's still being offered through the (AOL) Time Warner Cable system. | |
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