tabularasa415 Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Alright guys, What are our opinions on cable service? I used to have Time Warner and switched to AT&T U-verse (which theoretically is great, until it's not and then it's a b#tch to get fixed). Now, I'm thinking of switching up. AT&T is definitely hard to beat price-wise. We have a great selection of cables, DVR throughout the house and 6MBPS high speed internet for $85/month. Time Warner with comparable packaging would be $112/month (unless, of course, I talk to them on the phone and can get it whittled down from that by using the old comparison shopping technique). I do wonder how people like direct tv? I've heard good things from friends, but if we went with direct tv we'd be on our own a la carte style for internet, and as we all know you have to do the "bundling" crap with any of these services to get a decent price on internet. Any thoughts or opinions guys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxman Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 I also switched from TW to AT&T about a year ago,saving about &12.00 a month for the same services. There has been a few Issues a long the way but there CS was very good about taking care of those Issues,so far so good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 In Germany I have 32Mbit Flat over cable, that includes telephone flat rate and digital TV with Hd Receiver with 250 GB record function. And the bes it cost me 30€ per Month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defender110 Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 USA pricing for cable and tele cannot be compared with international services. we pay dearly for these services and at a fraction sometimes of the throughput however we save at the petro pump aka GASOLINE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 I am running Time Warner in one location and Verison FIOS in another. FIOS is a little cheaper and the service is far superior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bike Mike Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 AT&T U-verse and love it. Have not had one issue in the 2+ years I have had it. Have my cell service with AT&T as well. Love how I can set up my DVR through my phone and then watch what I DVR'd on my phone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 DirecTV. No complaints. Lots of sports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chronoluvvv Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 (edited) Last week i downgraded my Comcast/XFinity cable internet from 12 mbps to 1.5 mbps down saved a few bucks and there's no discernible loss in regular browsing performance, go figure In fact the savings helps to pay for my HSPDA on my cellphone which tops out around 5 mbps, haha Other than that, I pay $55 for cable TV that includes free HD-DVR and HBO and all channels except Starz & Showtime p.s. am going to ditch cable for Dish soon though owing to programming choices Edited March 1, 2011 by chronoluvvv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomhorn Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 I'm on WOW after switching from Time Warner. Got tired of their feud with Sinclair broadcasting, and made the switch. A bit cheaper and the internet service seems better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerwine Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 Just yesterday I switched from DirectTV to Comcast for phone, internet and the Full Monty, everything Xfinity TV/bundle. The bundled price is about $24.00/month less then Direct and the other 2 services on AT&T. I was with direct for 6 years and they just went up and up and up until they really [censored] me off. At least with Comcast it is month to month and if it doesn't pan out we can leave any time we want. Stupid Direct and Dish have been doing the 2 year requirement deals and they charge for every little thing that is added on. The only real thing to do is to keep changing around and get the program deals with each service. The "add to income stream" crap that they all perpetrate is absolutely maddening and predatory. As I am experiencing it the Comcast HD is as good as the Direct Satellite signal so that one fear is solved. The other issue is that Comcast is really pushing the customer satisfaction issue and that really appeals to me after my recent DirectTV experiences, so we shall see. However the Comcast internet service at 20MBPS is absolutely screaming compared to our AT&T experience, and digital phone service has some major cool features as well. Rogerwine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cib0rgman Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 AT&T U-verse and love it. Have not had one issue in the 2+ years I have had it. Have my cell service with AT&T as well. Love how I can set up my DVR through my phone and then watch what I DVR'd on my phone! I do not think you can watch your DVR on your phone at least not yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chronoluvvv Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 I just read an interesting bit on why our cable Tv bills are as high as they are Turns out the sports networks are in bed with Time Warner (or your local variant) and those few ESPNs you get (and NEVER watch in my particular case) contribute to a good 20-25% of your bill Really wish they could sell their channels a la carte. To be honest, all i need is News, History, Science and NatGeo with a little pr0n on the side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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