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Is there better Cable/Phone/Internet out there for less than $150 a month?

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Coldkilla

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Heya, this is a thread for my father's sake.

He's got Time Warner's 3-in-1 package deal where he gets his phone + cable internet + cable tv (with HBO) for around 150 a month.. He wants DVR too, but he cannot help but think he could be saving more money doing something else. He hates looking at the promo costs due to the fact he wants to know what he'll be paying AFTER the 3 months of reduced rates.

He continues thinking that he could have DVR + be paying less for all of those services together. Do you guys have any personal suggestions as to what he can do? He doesn't have "digital phone" ether. He just wants to shave some $$$ of his current bill + be getting DVR on top of it. Possible? Does anyone have a preferred service?
 
We live south of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (about 10-15 minutes out).

He doesn't use his computer much, so something like Skype or whatever won't suit well with him. COX cable eh? 30$ for that sounds nice. HBO come with that?
 
jesus christ, tell him to drop the VOIP cable telephone.

he could probably get phone and internet from ameritech, ert, at&t for less than the price of the cable modem alone.


the other thing to do is call in every 6 months and threaten to cancel if you don't get reduced to the new subscriber rates.
 
I'll look up some quotes for him on those companies. However, if anyone has any good suggestions for the companies they have at a good price, that'd save me some time 🙂

COX internet sounded nice. I put in my information, and they referred me back to Time Warner due to them not servicing this area.
 
Have you checked Verizon?

FIOS rocks, but I don't think it's in your area yet. They will bundle DirectTV, DSL, and phone service for under $150. Check their website...
 
Since he doesn't use his computer much, why not simply revert to a dialup connection? Mine costs me less than $5 per month. My telephone costs about $8 per month, but that is because I'm disabled. Since Cox is the only cable company in town, I won't even consider cable service. I don't know anything about it, but if he really insists on a faster internet, AT&T has something for around $15 per month. To spend $150 per month for those services, I would have to have so much money, that I didn't care how I spent it.
 
Oh, he knows I'm a gamer + he gets impatient quite easily. Me and my Dad talked about this. We're pretty sure we want cable and not DSL/Dialup.

Question: What's VOIP landline service?

Also, Daveymark, who's your cable company?
 
The terms VOIP (Voice Over IP) and landline are mutually exclusive.

VOIP assumes an existing internet connection (like over cable or fiber), and you run voice signals over the inTARweb. Check out companies like Vonage or Sunrocket.

Landline describes POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service) over copper wires.

I live in an SBC/AT&T neighborhood (and I hate SBC), so I use Time Warner/Road Runner cable (formerly Comcast) and Sunrocket for voice. I signed up for Sunrocket when they were running a 15 months for $199 special, so I essentially paid $13.27 / month. I get ultra-basic cable TV ($11/month) and internet for a total of about $60 / month. Needless to say, I don't watch much TV.

My package for the triple is under $75.
 
Bellsouth FTW (if available). DSL + Phone + DirectTV for $99 month. And this is not a promotional deal. It is supposed to stay this price (supposed is the operative word).
 
For the record, Cox is NOT any better. At least not here. We have Cox cable (with digital tier and HBO), HD-DVR service, cable internet... NO PHONE.. and it costs around $150 per month.
 
True... regardless of the transmission media (DSL over copper, cable, or fiber), it's still broadband internet access.
 
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