MAMEWorld Forums - The Loony Bin - Re: Broadband Internet dilemma

> I've read that 3 hours of HD Netflix per day will put you over 250GB. I'm not sure if
> I'll average 3 hours a day, but I'm probably going to have two Netflix streaming
> accounts, and then add in whatever other downloading and internet usage I have.
>
> On a related note, I just got off a chat session with a Time Warner Cable support
> person. I was asking about "Analog Broadcast TV $16.99-$20.99/mo" as described in
> their price list...
> http://www.timewarnercable.com/East/shop/pricing.html
>
> I asked him for more specific pricing and he went away for 10+ minutes and came back
> with "we don't offer that". When I questioned why it's on the price list, he said I
> needed to go to my local office and ask them about getting analog service.
>
> /facepalm

TW does not have a cap, at&t does. They have similar plans around here. However, TW is the more expensive of the two. Also have you considered earthlink? Many times they are slightly cheaper and are just reselling TW. Dont go thru TW for it though they will just mark you as earthlink and charge the normal rate (. Also I have never paid for my modem. It comes with the service. Just ask if they charge a fee for the modem. The plan I have does not have this fee.

Also for netflix you should only need one account. You can stream up to 2 devices at the same time from one account currently. Dont think they enforce it (they were a few months ago until they started hemorrhaging customers). So I would start with one then if you need more add one. I have about 5 devices connected. But usually only use one or *maybe* two.

Also *most* netflix I have seen is not HD. Most of it is SD or if your lucky 720p.

Recently I was moved up to the 20meg plan (was about 8-9 before). Other than a torrent once and awhile I can not tell the difference in normal surfing or watching a movie...

If you can get it just do OTA TV. It looks *much* better. They have the BW for it and its not compressed as badly as AT&T and TW.

I think to get u-verse you need to get the TV bundle?

Here is what earthlink looks like
Up to 6.0-10.0 Mbps service: $29.95/month for first 6 months; $41.95/month thereafter
Up to 10.0-15.0 Mbps service: $39.90/month for first 6 months; $51.90/month thereafter
Looks like they also still have usenet with a lowish cap.

Anyone have any good/bad words about earthlink?