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Unless your situation is different from most of us, you only have one Internet Service Provider (ISP). That could be Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Verizon or another provider. Generally speaking, every home/apartment has only one provider feeding Internet to that location. If you have a separate detached home, you may have a choice of who will install Internet service in your house, but if you live in an apartment, you may have to use the provider that the rental company allows to provide service.
Either way, once you have Internet service, you must use that provider for Netflix until you switch to another provider. I personally just switched from Time Warner Cable to a local company offering gigabit fiber optic Internet service. I had the fiber optic cable installers leave the coaxial cables that Time Warner ran through my house, but those cables are no longer connected to Time Warner's system.
AT&T has recently rolled out a bundled cable TV and high-speed Internet package in San Diego. Still in its infancy, AT&T U-verse
is available in only 21 cities with a grand total of 30,000
subscribers. Nonetheless, it represents direct competition for Cox
Communications and Time Warner Cable in San Diego. And when there is
competition, consumers gain instant leverage. Below are some tips for
using your AT&T U-verse leverage to get a better TV/Internet
package, as well as a price comparison.
You've got nothing to lose: Unlike cell phones, for the vast
majority of cable TV/Internet packages, there is no termination fee
(you could have a termination fee if you get DSL through your phone
company). Usually, cable companies do not have to worry about consumers
cancelling and going to a competitor, because there are no competitors.
So, theoretically, if there were multiple providers, one could switch
from company to company taking advantage of free trials without ever
paying a penny (...that day may already be here for a lucky few).
Let them know you are in demand: Happy with your service?
Not happy with your current package? It doesn't really matter. Either
way, you'll have an opportunity to get the same (or better) service for
less. Granted, the San Diego AT&T U-verse rollout is not extensive
at this point. However, AT&T has been very secretive about what
specific areas are covered, and there is a good chance that Cox and
Time Warner are in the dark with everyone else. So give your cable
provider a call and tell them you're considering taking your service to
AT&T U-verse and that you checked online and it said you were
eligible (no matter what Cox or Time Warner tells you). Also let them
know that AT&T is offering the first two months free on its 240 and
300 channel packages. They may say there is nothing they can do for
you, but be persistent and see if you can't at least walk away with a
couple of promo offers.
Follow the freebies: If you are lucky enough to be in an
AT&T U-verse service area, you may not have to pay for TV or
Internet service for some time. Just like with cell phones, the good
deals are offered for sign-ups and upgrades. Cox, Time Warner, and
AT&T all offer sweet deals on either TV or Internet packages, or
both. As mentioned above, you should not incur any termination fees for
jumping from company to company to catch the next best deal.
I have just bought a Netgear WGR14 v9 and I was wondering if anyone knows how to set it up with Time Warner. We just swithced from Bellsouth to Time Warner and I don't know how to set it up?
My parents use satellite as their primary internet connection. We have had a heck of a time getting a router to work in their configuration because of the lag involved in the satellite communication. In a nutshell, but the time the data gets requested and sent back to your computer through the satellite your computer got tired of waiting and "times out" or give up on that data. You can try to purchase a wireless router and connect it up to the satellite modem and see how it works, but I wouldn't hold my breath (the best we've been able to do is get it work 1/2 of the time).
By the way because of the lag of satellite communication, online gaming with your PS3 would difficult, but not impossible. My younger brothers use my parent's connection for their Wii & Xbox.
I just with the ISPs would get on the ball and roll fiber to everyone's house. I have to say I love my fiber connection!
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