Topic 'OLD TECH..HIGH PRICE...' in forum '' - dslreports.com http://www.dslreports.com/forum/OLD-TECHHIGH-PRICE-5862198 en Sat, 26 Mar 2022 14:03:09 EDT Sat, 26 Mar 2022 14:03:09 EDT Re: Availability http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Availability-5871451 quote:
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.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Availability-5871451 Mon, 03 Feb 2003 14:39:04 EDT Re: Availability http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Availability-5869876 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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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.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Availability-5869748 Mon, 03 Feb 2003 10:22:32 EDT Re: OLD TECH..HIGH PRICE... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-OLD-TECHHIGH-PRICE-5869551 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-OLD-TECHHIGH-PRICE-5869551 Mon, 03 Feb 2003 09:50:52 EDT OLD TECH..HIGH PRICE... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/OLD-TECHHIGH-PRICE-5864193 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/OLD-TECHHIGH-PRICE-5864193 Sun, 02 Feb 2003 18:28:51 EDT Availability http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Availability-5862198 said by Article:
Years after the merger, and the company realizes that they own the world's largest media empire, and perhaps they should offer some of it to their broadband subscribers.
The problem is that AOLTW is not available everywhere so they can't offer all of their customers the use of their cable internet. In the areas that it is available in people already have it, its either called RR or AOL Plus Cable.

Also AOL does not own any phone lines whatsoever as they are not in the telephone service market so they can't provide DSL to everybody. Since they don't own the lines they don't have a lot of control over the DSL internet they provide.

I do agree that if AOL were to get rid of their software client and proxy they will gain a lot of customers.
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"The Final Frontier is not Space it is the Human Imagination." - Boeing]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Availability-5862198 Sun, 02 Feb 2003 15:04:42 EDT