1qwk767 Posted June 24, 2004 Report Share Posted June 24, 2004 How many of you fellow columbus racing members have Wide Open West internet and cable service in your homes and I would like to know your feedback on what you think of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritas Posted June 24, 2004 Report Share Posted June 24, 2004 they are really good, at least here to me. I haven't had any problems with them. They let me know when a outage or rather scheduled maintenance is going to be occuring. Which is cool i like the heads up. It's just nice to know the speeds and what not are good and you get 3 ips that are static which is cool too, all around i like em. www.wideopenwest.com if you're looking for info on pricing and what not. Peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck531 Posted June 24, 2004 Report Share Posted June 24, 2004 I have it, and they're good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinner Posted June 24, 2004 Report Share Posted June 24, 2004 i have it and plan on upgrading the internet once i get my main PC fixed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJINOHIO03 Posted June 24, 2004 Report Share Posted June 24, 2004 What speed does everybody have? CJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest busteryhyman Posted June 24, 2004 Report Share Posted June 24, 2004 i have the basic plan and i love it. i havent had an outage yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maro Posted June 24, 2004 Report Share Posted June 24, 2004 Awesome...once they sorted out all my problems... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1qwk767 Posted June 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2004 yeah im gonna order the basic package but add hbo and stuff to the cable and I will let you guys know how it goes, my sister has it and she likes it I never tried out the internet but over the holidays I watched the tv and liked the cable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrousbird Posted June 25, 2004 Report Share Posted June 25, 2004 I work for WOW, so I probably know more than anyone about it (I'm a service tech; I used to be an installer until I was promoted). Don't waste your time with the "Value" bundle, the 112k package. It just isn't fast enough. It does pull a true 112k up/down, but 112k just isn't enough. The $5/month extra for 500k package (approx 500k down / 280k up) is a far better package. The 2Mbps package is probably the best bang for the buck. Normally 2-2.2 Mbps down / 280 up. The 4 meg package is overkill for most people, and normally 4-4.4 down / 520k up. All the speed numbers are approximates of course, and depends on speed tests, your area, etc. but I've done a LOT of installs, and even more high speed data service work, so I've seen enough speed tests around town to know these numbers are pretty accurate. We also have DVR's now (digital video recorders), which are VERY sweet. At home, since I get it free, I have the full 4 meg package w/ our digital service and all the premiums. Once we get our full shipments of DVR's in, I'll have that too. smile.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1qwk767 Posted July 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2004 for 50.99 IM getting 75 Channels including Local brodcast channels Free Cable Box 500kbps Internet Conection 5 e-mail addresses 3IP Adresses 10 MB of web space but I was told it was just 10bucks more a month for all the HBOS and 10 More bucks for all the Showtimes (hell thats a little over 70 bucks, and thats cheaper than what I pay for my rehgular cable and my aol is like 26.95 a month) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttemper Posted July 1, 2004 Report Share Posted July 1, 2004 the road runner in lancaster blows nuts, i have horrible packet loss. i called them to bitch, but i was hold for 20 minutes, so i said fuck it and hung up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nlc1179 Posted July 1, 2004 Report Share Posted July 1, 2004 it works great for meet. i dont really notice any difference in speed from road runner. if anything its better. its also a lot cheaper then r.r. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Maker Posted July 2, 2004 Report Share Posted July 2, 2004 For analog cable the channel selection is better but the guide isn't as good for wow as compared to Time Warner. I notice no difference in speed, but more reliability with wow. The guys who came out didn't even use the old wiring that Time Warner had put in because they said it was so shitty. The install they did was much, much better and they were much more professional. The 'bad' wiring is one of the main things I contribute the increased reliability of the cable modem to. It was also much less expensive, I think to the tune of ~$100 for Time Warner and ~$70 for wow. So overall a better service for much less. I've been very pleased since my parents switched. It's what I'll be getting, if it's available, when I move out in October. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nixon Posted July 2, 2004 Report Share Posted July 2, 2004 road runner always wouldn't work, randomly for me. i got WOW and its a lot better and cheaper smile.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Posted July 2, 2004 Report Share Posted July 2, 2004 i have it its spiffy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest h23it Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 I've had Road Runner and WOW in White Hall. I had the 4 meg package and it was still cheaper than Road Runner and at least twice as fast. Much more reliable too... and the customer service was incredible compaired to Road Runner. Of course I had Insight Road Runner which I've heard Time Warner is a better company to deal with, but still. The only reason I had the 4 meg package was because there were 4 download hungry/gaming college students in the household, probably severe overkill if theres only going to be one computer connecting, but fun to say that you are pulling serious numbers. I ran speed tests in the middle of the day where I was getting 3.8 meg's down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrousbird Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 Originally posted by h23it: I ran speed tests in the middle of the day where I was getting 3.8 meg's down.Sounds like you are either testing w/ a machine pulling other bandwidth at the same time, or using a slow speed test site. I work through the day and do speed tests at almost every HSD (high-speed data) call I go to. If I find a 3.8Mbps speed, I normally look into signal problems, poor S/N ratio, and packet loss. I highly suggest using Speakeasy's speed test: chi.speakeasy.net It seems to be one of the most accurate tests I've ran across. WOW's speed test speed.col.wideopenwest.com, sadly, isn't the most reliable; it won't give accurate readings on the 112k package, normally reads a bit low on the 500k package, and is usually accurate about 90% of the time w/ the 2 and 4Mbps packages. I use bandwidthplace.com/speedtest for PC's w/ Java problems. It doesn't give upload speeds, and doesn't give accurate readings for the 2 and 4Mbps speeds, as the files it has you d/l aren't big enough. It is great for the 112k and 500k setups. Of course, there will be times that the network is a bit slow due to maintance at a headend, speed servers being hit too much, etc. Today seems to be that way for me, as I'm only pulling 3.9 vs. my normal 4.2 down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest h23it Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 3.8 was with 4 computers pulling a connection, and who knows what the roomates were doing when I was testing. Not sure how accurate the site was either, can't remember which one I was using, I believe it was 2wire's speed test. Thats the test I used to have to use to test customers speed for Verizon DSL tech support, so I got in the habit of just using it. Either way, pulling a 3.8 made me happy coming from a town that is limited to dial up, thankfully its now at 56k, much better than the 28.8 I used to deal with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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