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gmen6981 said:
You are in the Central Ohio area right Jwins? I went back to TWC early in the summer (about the same time as the TWC/Charter merger) Just me and the wife here, with two smart TVs, two phones and three computers, and my 50mb plan averages 60=70 down and 6-8 up. They kept calling me after I cancelled last year with offers, and I finally took them up on Phone/TV/internet for 89 bucks a month for two years. With a few extras I added I'm right around 100 bucks a month (plus Netflix subscription) I've actually been pretty happy with them since I went back.
I'm up in the NW part of the state about 30 miles west of Toledo, part of TWC's "Mid-Ohio" region.
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Yup. I think I'll finally go back to them this fall. I pay around 50-55 per month for 50 down 2 up, and I can add on full TV service for another 30.

Do you use your own modem by chance?

There is finally some competition coming, as well as crippling end user usage (with everyone streaming instead of boob-tubing), so they're upping their game big time. Many areas will soon be switching to TWC MAXX for free:

Time Warner Cable Increases Internet Speeds as Part of 'TWC Maxx

Network Improvements for TWC - Internet - Time Warner Cable
ew Internet Experience for Residential Customers

The Internet transformation beginning this month includes speed increases on TWC residential Internet plans at no additional cost, with customers experiencing increases up to six times faster, depending on their current level of Internet service. For example, customers who subscribe to Standard, formerly up to 15 Mbps, will now receive up to 50 Mbps; customers who subscribe to Extreme, formerly up to 30 Mbps, will now receive up to 200 Mbps; and customers who subscribe to Ultimate, formerly up to 100 Mbps, will receive up to 300 Mbps, at no extra charge.
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kinch said:
I cracked mine with unlimited data and used it as a port for both of my computers at home too. Free. Just saying.

Oh, and the courts ruled it is legal. It just isn't. . . suggested.
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This was a much better reply in bpSpy when I could imagine it was a reply to the "(gf) model switch" question.
 
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jwinslow said:
Yup. I think I'll finally go back to them this fall. I pay around 50-55 per month for 50 down 2 up, and I can add on full TV service for another 30.

Do you use your own modem by chance?

There is finally some competition coming, as well as crippling end user usage (with everyone streaming instead of boob-tubing), so they're upping their game big time. Many areas will soon be switching to TWC MAXX for free:

Time Warner Cable Increases Internet Speeds as Part of 'TWC Maxx

Network Improvements for TWC - Internet - Time Warner Cable
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Actually, I'm using their Modem/Phone/Router combo. Arris TG862G. Haven't had any issues at all with it, and the WiFi coverage in my home is strong. I can catch my network on my phone about 50 ft from the house. More than I need. As for competition, up here at least, my only other option for internet is CenturyLink, and they max out at 15mb in my area, and want about 75 bucks a month for that.
 
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gmen6981 said:
Actually, I'm using their Modem/Phone/Router combo. Arris TG862G. Haven't had any issues at all with it, and the WiFi coverage in my home is strong. I can catch my network on my phone about 50 ft from the house. More than I need. As for competition, up here at least, my only other option for internet is CenturyLink, and they max out at 15mb in my area, and want about 75 bucks a month for that.
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Interesting. The upload speed is what I crave as a photographer, and that also tends to be the bottle neck at times.
 
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Heads up for anyone thinking of trying out Sling. A 14-day free offer came up on my Roku. I bit & it's up and running. (Used a different email than the last time--I've had it before, but this one went through as a free trial, too.)

You need to use this link to get to the special offer, otherwise it will be just one week.

https://www.sling.com/signup/accoun...id=40ab48ba-3d4a-11e5-9b7b-0aa40faae24e&var=a

And, no, they still haven't worked anything out with BTN, so no OSU game on the 3rd.
But here's what you can get for free over Labor Day weekend:
Edit note: There's an extra $5 for some of the channels--ESPNU/FS1 is in the add-on Sling Blue package--$25/month.

Thursday, Sept. 1
Charlotte vs. #19 Louisville, 7pm on ESPN3
Appalachian State vs. #9 Tennessee, 7:30pm on SEC Network

Friday, Sept. 2
Kansas State vs. #8 Stanford, 9pm on FS1

Saturday, Sept. 3
#3 Oklahoma vs. #15 Houston, noon on ABC
Hawaii vs. #7 Michigan, noon on ESPN
#5 LSU vs. Wisconsin, 3:30pm on ABC
Miami (OH) vs. #17 Iowa, 3:30pm on ESPNU
#18 Georgia vs. #22 North Carolina, 5:30pm on ESPN
Massachusetts vs. #25 Florida, 7:30pm on SEC Network
#20 USC vs. #1 Alabama, 8pm on ABC
#2 Clemson vs. Auburn, 9pm on ESPN

Sunday, Sept. 4
#10 Notre Dame vs. Texas, 7:30pm on ABC
 
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LostLassie said:
Heads up for anyone thinking of trying out Sling. A 14-day free offer came up on my Roku. I bit & it's up and running. (Used a different email than the last time--I've had it before, but this one went through as a free trial, too.)

You need to use this link to get to the special offer, otherwise it will be just one week.

https://www.sling.com/signup/accoun...id=40ab48ba-3d4a-11e5-9b7b-0aa40faae24e&var=a

And, no, they still haven't worked anything out with BTN, so no OSU game on the 3rd.
But here's what you can get for free over Labor Day weekend:
Edit note: There's an extra $5 for some of the channels--ESPNU/FS1 is in the add-on Sling Blue package--$25/month.

Thursday, Sept. 1
Charlotte vs. #19 Louisville, 7pm on ESPN3
Appalachian State vs. #9 Tennessee, 7:30pm on SEC Network

Friday, Sept. 2
Kansas State vs. #8 Stanford, 9pm on FS1

Saturday, Sept. 3
#3 Oklahoma vs. #15 Houston, noon on ABC
Hawaii vs. #7 Michigan, noon on ESPN
#5 LSU vs. Wisconsin, 3:30pm on ABC
Miami (OH) vs. #17 Iowa, 3:30pm on ESPNU
#18 Georgia vs. #22 North Carolina, 5:30pm on ESPN
Massachusetts vs. #25 Florida, 7:30pm on SEC Network
#20 USC vs. #1 Alabama, 8pm on ABC
#2 Clemson vs. Auburn, 9pm on ESPN

Sunday, Sept. 4
#10 Notre Dame vs. Texas, 7:30pm on ABC
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Nice! It is worth it for the Oklahoma/Houston game at the least. I would love to see Alabama lose too. . .

LSU vs. Wisconsin if Wisconsin can put up a fight. . . Actually a ton of good stuff on here.
 
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kinch said:
Nice! It is worth it for the Oklahoma/Houston game at the least. I would love to see Alabama lose too. . .

LSU vs. Wisconsin if Wisconsin can put up a fight. . . Actually a ton of good stuff on here.
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If you don't want to keep it, you can cancel before your billing date. They don't give you much hassle about doing it, from my past experience. However, I think I may keep it during the season.

Note, the games you mentioned are on ABC. That should be on a local broadcast channel, unless you don't get it for some reason. Looks like ABC is in an add-on $5 Broadcast Extra. Fox Sports, etc. are in Blue. Unless I'm misreading something, the one odd thing is you seem to have to choose between getting ESPN or FoxSports, since I don't see a package with both. ??

This is the page with all the channel line-ups for Orange, Blue and the add-ons at the bottom of the page.

https://www.sling.com/service

In any case, having made my calls to Time-Warner and WOW, it's way cheaper for me to keep my minimum service with T/W, not lose the deals I already have on internet pricing, not pay WOW a $50 install fee or have a full year commitment for much higher prices just to get me some football.
So, between Sling and the freebies on FirstRow, which normally works really well for me, I shouldn't have to miss much.
 
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LostLassie said:
Heads up for anyone thinking of trying out Sling. A 14-day free offer came up on my Roku. I bit & it's up and running. (Used a different email than the last time--I've had it before, but this one went through as a free trial, too.)

You need to use this link to get to the special offer, otherwise it will be just one week.

https://www.sling.com/signup/accoun...id=40ab48ba-3d4a-11e5-9b7b-0aa40faae24e&var=a

And, no, they still haven't worked anything out with BTN, so no OSU game on the 3rd.
But here's what you can get for free over Labor Day weekend:
Edit note: There's an extra $5 for some of the channels--ESPNU/FS1 is in the add-on Sling Blue package--$25/month.

Thursday, Sept. 1
Charlotte vs. #19 Louisville, 7pm on ESPN3
Appalachian State vs. #9 Tennessee, 7:30pm on SEC Network

Friday, Sept. 2
Kansas State vs. #8 Stanford, 9pm on FS1

Saturday, Sept. 3
#3 Oklahoma vs. #15 Houston, noon on ABC
Hawaii vs. #7 Michigan, noon on ESPN
#5 LSU vs. Wisconsin, 3:30pm on ABC
Miami (OH) vs. #17 Iowa, 3:30pm on ESPNU
#18 Georgia vs. #22 North Carolina, 5:30pm on ESPN
Massachusetts vs. #25 Florida, 7:30pm on SEC Network
#20 USC vs. #1 Alabama, 8pm on ABC
#2 Clemson vs. Auburn, 9pm on ESPN

Sunday, Sept. 4
#10 Notre Dame vs. Texas, 7:30pm on ABC
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For people who don't have BTN.......can you watch the OSU game on the BTN app/website by using somebody's cable subscriber info?
 
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BuckeyeNation27 said:
For people who don't have BTN.......can you watch the OSU game on the BTN app/website by using somebody's cable subscriber info?
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Usually. There are some games which are restricted to the BTN Plus subscription I think, but that doesn't usually affect OSU. That's more like the Minnesota-Alcorn State game that 5 people will be watching.
 
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And Vue just added NFL Network and RedZone to their Core and Elite packages. RedZone is an extra cost (won't get it as I don't really follow the NFL), but if the Clowns end up on NFL Network for a Thursday Night game I'll gladly be enjoying my yearly dose of misery. The only thing that sucks is that it isn't as easy to flip channels to watch multiple games, but at least you don't have to keep 10 different channel numbers straight.
 
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