Will not miss you

Getting 12 mbit and 6 dvrs for 125 a month, like 95 of the same hd channels.

This has been an astraladvent decree

7/31/2010 4:54:31 AM

I got rid of my premium channels and switched to netflix.

I don't watch basic cable. The HD channels are awesome, however, I rarely utilize them. I'm thinking about dropping the cable package altogether and just keep them for the internet.

I hope you enjoy your new service, sir.

[Edited on July 31, 2010 at 5:01 AM. Reason : .]

7/31/2010 5:00:36 AM

interesting...tell us less

7/31/2010 6:18:04 AM

i have AT&T UVERSE and its great

7/31/2010 11:16:15 AM

i still haven't found anything to compete with twc price wise, i'd love to leave though.

7/31/2010 11:19:52 AM

at&t price is the same for me as TWC but i get more digital channels and dont have to pay for remotes and boxes that change price every month

7/31/2010 11:23:22 AM

with 6 boxes (what i would need) at&t didn't come close to twc. the extra monthly charges for more boxes pushed it way above twc.

astraladvent, can you post dome details of what you are doing? thats about what i pay for twc and if its with uverse i'm curious what deal you got because my quote was about $150.

[Edited on July 31, 2010 at 11:27 AM. Reason : .]

7/31/2010 11:25:56 AM

i understand, thats a lot of boxes

7/31/2010 11:29:00 AM

Its AT&T. The guy came by door to door and said they just got their fiber optic out this way. My roommate and i work at an A/V company and he ended up talking him into 6 dvrs for basically no extra charge. Also getting the first month for free and a $100 gift card if we decide not to switch back to TWC

Fuck TWC

I'm AstralAdvent and i approved this message.

[Edited on July 31, 2010 at 11:30 AM. Reason : ]

7/31/2010 11:30:21 AM

^ agreed

7/31/2010 11:31:05 AM

u-verse isn't great when you have a bunch of boxes that might be used simultaneously because there's a cap on the number of channels that can be streamed into your house at any one time

^^ do you really have 6 DVRs? typical u-verse setup is one DVR that can be controlled/viewed from any other box in the house

[Edited on July 31, 2010 at 11:40 AM. Reason : s]

7/31/2010 11:39:06 AM

right, but i have 3 tvs and 2 people living here and 3 HD channels

so i can watch HD on two tvs and record in HD at the same time

thats all i can ask for, but its only two people

7/31/2010 11:40:25 AM

yeah i'm in the same boat and love u-verse

if you wanna get nerdy check out http://utalk.att.com/t5/High-Speed-Internet-Access/U-Verse-Realtime-v1-3-0-0/td-p/229448

[Edited on July 31, 2010 at 11:46 AM. Reason : xs]

7/31/2010 11:44:45 AM

i like that i can call and bitch about something and they will extend a promotion for me.

next month I threaten to turn off HBO in the middle of True Blood season !!!

7/31/2010 11:46:55 AM

how many of us can watch tv at the same time with uverse? thats my main concern.

7/31/2010 11:53:50 AM

i'm not sure if it varies by location, but i can be watching or recording up to 4 channels housewide (three of them can be HD)

7/31/2010 11:54:59 AM

and using the internet?

7/31/2010 11:56:08 AM

yeah the internet doesn't count against your iptv streams

7/31/2010 12:02:01 PM

i might try to talk them into free additional boxes then

7/31/2010 12:06:39 PM

i think you'll be able to

we get one of our extra boxes free

7/31/2010 12:08:19 PM

They'll get you next year dude when they increase your rate and your promotional period is over.

They'll get you even more the year after that...

and the year after that.


It's how they do.

7/31/2010 12:39:21 PM

^ who at&t? where did you hear that nonsense from...or are you just assuming they operate the same way as TWC?

they don't really have promotional periods for their rates. they are what they are. thats like reason #98354 they're better than TWC.

and as far as rate increases go, they did raise the rate of tv packages a whole $3 on January 1st. on noes.

7/31/2010 12:47:29 PM

why the hell would u need 6 dvr's? i have 1

7/31/2010 12:49:46 PM

I know nothing about business, sir.

7/31/2010 12:50:16 PM

Quote :

"why the hell would u need 6 dvr's? i have 1 "

he doesn't have 6 DVRs.

He has 1 DVR, and 5 set top boxes which can all access content from the single DVR. in reality they function like a DVR, you can record/watch/delete shows on them, but there is only 1 DVR. only difference is you can't pause/rewind live TV when you're using a STB.

7/31/2010 12:56:07 PM

who the hell would need 6 TVS?

7/31/2010 2:49:52 PM

A sports bar
Jon and Kate plus 8
Octomom
Any black family on welfare

7/31/2010 3:03:13 PM

4 bedrooms, 1 living room, 1 in the garage. Probably watch the one in the garage the most.

TWC only got away with jacking up prices every 30 minutes because they had a monopoly over the market and if you switched you'd be getting Dish or DirectTV and most people have some carnal fear of satellites (the same people who turn off all their electronics the second storm clouds come over head)

I'm AstralAdvent and i approved this message.

7/31/2010 9:47:08 PM

Things I don't miss about NC, Time-Warner Cable. Things I do miss, the Rockford and Lily's Pizza.

7/31/2010 11:04:43 PM

Quote :

"4 bedrooms, 1 living room, 1 in the garage. Probably watch the one in the garage the most"

You fail at life. I bet your GF is pissed. Oh wait.

8/1/2010 9:05:14 PM

Pretty sure you're failing the definition of failing life.

8/1/2010 9:07:35 PM

i SOOO cant wait until my Time Warner contract runs out i am soo fucking getting rid of them!

8/1/2010 10:25:42 PM

TWC makes you sign contracts now????

or was that a bad joke??

[Edited on August 1, 2010 at 10:27 PM. Reason : .]

8/1/2010 10:26:44 PM

I always thought the contract was to keep promo pricing. I didn't think they locked you in to keep service.

8/1/2010 10:27:53 PM

Quote :

"TWC makes you sign contracts now???? "

Yeah, if you want a low rate that isn't subject to fluctuations... 2 years iirc.

8/1/2010 10:28:26 PM

low

or

"low"

??

i didn't know that. how low are we talking? i hate the fluctuations. :/

8/1/2010 10:35:55 PM

6 dvrs
12 mbits
traded AMC in HD for Comedy Central in HD and that might be the only bad thing.

I'm AstralAdvent and i approved this message.

8/14/2010 3:25:52 PM

I want U-Verse SOOO badly.

8/14/2010 3:48:48 PM

i have both u-verse and time warner.

8/14/2010 3:51:08 PM

yeah we still have timewarner for probably the next two months, but time warner seriously sucks. They're going to have to step up their game as U-verse spreads across the area

I'm AstralAdvent and i approved this message.

8/14/2010 3:57:13 PM

I haven't had cable in almost a year and I can't say that I miss it in the slightest. I do still have their cable internet though.

8/14/2010 4:45:09 PM

u-verse isn't offered in carrboro

8/14/2010 4:47:33 PM