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| |  DarkLogixPremium
join:2008-10-23
Baytown, TX
kudos:3 | Re: Nice. lol and do you remember the cap that TW tried and will likely try again? | |
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| | | | | Re: Nice. said by DarkLogix:lol and do you remember the cap that TW tried and will likely try again?
I do. I also remember user complaints and cancellations putting an end to it. So while my cap-free time at Time Warner may not last forever, by terminating my uVerse I have at least done the only thing I can to let AT&T know how much I oppose their new plan. If enough other people did the same, rather than just bitching about it, AT&T might just reverse this BS.
Pigs will probably learn to fly before that happens, but a man can dream. | |
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join:2007-04-21
Milford, CT Reviews:
 ·AT&T U-Verse
| Re: Nice. I'm a U-Verse user, but at the moment, I'm connected through Optimum Online. It was installed Monday. I'm cautious about making changes, but once I verify that everything is working to my satisfaction, it's bye-bye AT&T.
I got the boost service, but so far I'm only getting speeds in their standard 15Mbs range. A tech is coming tomorrow to check things out and see if there's a problem. | |
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| | | | Wow, do you guys have a choice? I can't get any broadband here in my area. | |
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| | | | | Re: Nice. said by ArizonaSteve:Wow, do you guys have a choice? I can't get any broadband here in my area.
Yeah, Austin has options. None of them with decent upload, and all of them with trade offs, but there are options. | |
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 Duramax08A Challenger AppearsPremium
join:2008-08-03
San Antonio, TX | Too bad Grande doesnt have a large footprint. They mostly focus at appartments and rich sub divisions. But from what I hear they got good service, only if its available. | |
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|  Hookem99Deep In The Heart
join:2007-07-18
Pflugerville, TX
kudos:1
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| Re: Too bad You're exactly right. I only know of a couple places in the 'Austin' market you can get Grande. Both are apartments and both are in Pflugerville. I wish the would expand more here.
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| |  CptGeminiInside your computerPremium
join:2004-11-29
Corpus Christi, TX
kudos:6 | Re: Too bad Grande is all over the city here in corpus but they suck here. Ping times and bandwidth fluctuate really bad at any time of day/night. | |
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| | Network Type Do they build out FTTH or cable? If cable... why? Why hamstring yourself that way when it costs almost the same to build out PON? | |
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| iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 | Re: Network Type Cable, because they aren't exactly the nw kid on the blok. They do have FTTH areas though. | |
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| | markets They divide markets with TWC in San Antonio. I had them in a previous apartment I had. I never had an issue with them.
Coincidentally I switched to TWC from Uverse because of the Caps. | |
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 Doctor FourMy other vehicle is a TARDISPremium
join:2000-09-05
Dallas, TX | If only FiOS were available in my area I would switch from AT&T U-Verse in a heartbeat. The main alternative to AT&T is Time Warner Cable, and from personal experience, their Internet service was pretty crappy.
I wonder if AT&T will blink if more competitors start offering uncapped, unmetered plans, and use that as a selling point.
I'm not holding my breath waiting for that to happen.
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dynodbPremium,VIP
join:2004-04-21
Minneapolis, MN | AUP? From their "Acceptable Use Policy"
You further agree to comply with all Grande Communications network, bandwidth, and data storage and usage limitations. You shall ensure that your bandwidth consumption using our Service does not exceed the limitations that are now in effect or may be established in the future. If your use of our Service results in the consumption of bandwidth in excess of the applicable limitations, that is a violation of this Agreement. In such cases, Grande Communications may, in its sole discretion, terminate or suspend your Service account or request that you subscribe to a version of the Service with higher bandwidth usage limitations if you wish to continue to use the Service at higher bandwidth consumption levels. There are two types of providers- those that cap and those who will. | |
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| BlueC
join:2009-11-26
Minneapolis, MN Reviews:
 ·Integra Telecom
·voip.ms
 ·T-Mobile US
| Re: AUP? Pretty much all residential-based service has these types of clauses listed in contracts, TOS, etc.
It just gives the ISP legal rights to shut someone down if they are blatantly abusing their connection (running a server farm out of their home and completely saturating the connection 24x7).
There's a reason why you have residential/business class service. | |
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 dslwanterIt's comingPremium
join:2002-12-16
Niles, OH
·AT&T Midwest
| Good! This is the simple reason why I haven't jumped to Time Warner yet. My luck, I'll switch and get sucked into a bundle then here come caps!
Good to see a company actually say they're not doing it!
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| | Grande... I like you a lot even though I dont know you!!! There statement ...NO CAPS.... is all I needed to hear....
only sorry there not in my neck of the woods..( the Midwest) | |
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 dvd536as Mr. Pink as they comePremium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
kudos:4 | Hmmm No mention of upload bumps.
can 1.5mbps upload even support 65 down?
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| iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 | Re: Hmmm Yes it can. | |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 Reviews:
·Verizon Online DSL
 ·Comcast
| Pricing info and upload speeds posted! If you use a San Marcos zip code to access Grande's pricing, you'll see the following speed tiers and pricing:
Starter - 3.0/512 - $27.99
Xpress - 8.0/1.0 - $35.99
Power - 24/3 - $45.99
Ultra - 40/4 - $55.99
Unleashed - 65/5 - $89.99
Cable modem rental appears to be required for these tiers (could you call them and get it removed by buying your own modem?) but it's relatively inexpensive, at $3.95 per month.
Phone service can be had for $8.55 per month (local calling) plus another $3.95 for a modem capable of using the service. $32.99 per month plus the modem rental gets you unlimited local/LD/lots of features.
TV ranges from $21 (basic) to $68 (lots of channels).
Grande used to have an automatic triple play option that would discount your entire bill by 10% if you had two services of 20% if you got three, but it looks like that's not on the cards anymore.
Still, their internet prices, including modem rental, are excellent. In comparison, TWC's 50/5 is $100, 30/5 is $65 (tossup for me...I like upload speed) and 15/2 is $50. U-Verse is more expensive.
I'm anxious to see what TWC does in these markets. | |
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| iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 Reviews:
·Verizon Online DSL
·Comcast
| Re: Pricing info and upload speeds posted! Well, I just answered my own question. Apparently TWC is in a vicious price war with Grande. TWC is offering 10/1 for $30, 15/2 for $40 and 20/2 for $50. On the low end, TWC is a better deal, but for anything above $40 Grande beats TWC...until TWC decides to upgrade San Marcos to DOCSIS 3 and push 20/2 to 30/5.
EDIT: TWC's site says that 10M service has 512k of upload speed. So Grande is slightly better off in comparison. | |
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