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Old 07-11-2017, 06:10 PM
 
Location: Durham NC
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I currently have a 3 part bundle phone internet and TV with Direct TV/ATT. I will pay $130 monthly for the next 18 months being 6 months in. I know that they jack the rates after 2 years have no intention of paying what they will ask though I love the TV. One tethered box and 3 extra boxes I can plug in anywhere I please.

Can I use my old Ma Bell phones with a service like Magic Jack?
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Old 07-11-2017, 08:05 PM
 
Location: North Taxolina
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No need to even call, just Google " twc internet and cable " and on their packages page the "double play" packages are described in full glory: https://www.spectrum.com/packages?v=1&cmp=TWC

All you need to do is ignore the huge ad and scroll to the tiny text at the bottom.

But personally I don't see a point to get such package as pretty much everything is available online or just OTA.
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Old 07-12-2017, 05:55 AM
 
Location: Raleigh
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I currently have a 3 part bundle phone internet and TV with Direct TV/ATT. I will pay $130 monthly for the next 18 months being 6 months in. I know that they jack the rates after 2 years have no intention of paying what they will ask though I love the TV. One tethered box and 3 extra boxes I can plug in anywhere I please.

Can I use my old Ma Bell phones with a service like Magic Jack?
Yes. I use Magic Jack to back feed three phones in a two story house.
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Old 07-12-2017, 11:39 AM
 
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No need to even call, just Google " twc internet and cable " and on their packages page the "double play" packages are described in full glory: https://www.spectrum.com/packages?v=1&cmp=TWC

All you need to do is ignore the huge ad and scroll to the tiny text at the bottom.

But personally I don't see a point to get such package as pretty much everything is available online or just OTA.
Thanks!

So their "double play" is $90/mo + $6/mo for set top box rental. It will be less expensive to stay with my current Spectrum internet-only service for $45/mo and add in a streaming service like Sling or Playstation Vue.
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Old 07-12-2017, 11:47 AM
 
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Thanks!

So their "double play" is $90/mo + $6/mo for set top box rental. It will be less expensive to stay with my current Spectrum internet-only service for $45/mo and add in a streaming service like Sling or Playstation Vue.
Out of curiosity, what is the speed on that $45/mo? I'm paying $60 for Extreme (I think is 50/5?)
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Old 07-12-2017, 01:15 PM
 
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Out of curiosity, what is the speed on that $45/mo? I'm paying $60 for Extreme (I think is 50/5?)
$45/mo for Extreme (50mbps).

If you use the link above, you'll see that for new customers, Spectrum Internet (100mpbs) is $45/mo.

Sounds like we both need to get on that deal - faster service at lower cost for you, and faster service at same cost for me.
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Old 07-12-2017, 01:48 PM
 
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$45/mo for Extreme (50mbps).

If you use the link above, you'll see that for new customers, Spectrum Internet (100mpbs) is $45/mo.

Sounds like we both need to get on that deal - faster service at lower cost for you, and faster service at same cost for me.
Thanks. I'm satisfied with the 50/5, I just need to call them to get the price lowered. I'm clearly overpaying.
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Old 07-12-2017, 06:30 PM
 
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Will that $45/mo go up after the first year? If Centurylink won't let me switch to the new $45/month plan (25 MBPS), then I wnat to switch to Spectrum at home. I already have it at the beach, but it's the $14.99 everyday low price plan I got under TWC (only 3 MBPS speed but that's fine for weekends net surfing) , and I don't think Spectrum offers that for new addresses.
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Old 07-13-2017, 07:08 AM
 
Location: Triangle Area, NC
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Anyone know if Spectrum offers an internet + 'skinny' tv bundle? Only thing I see on their website is the 'triple play' bundle of internet, tv and landline phone.

But I know that not everything a cable provider offers is advertised online, so figured I'd check here.
Yes, they do. It's the same price as the "triple play" bundle, though. Hope that helps!
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Old 07-13-2017, 11:33 AM
 
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When we signed up for Spectrum (TWC at the time), I was looking for the same thing. The salesperson asked me if I would take the phone and not use it, since it was $20 cheaper than the double play. I told her that sounded rather ridiculous, but fine. Interesting point by gazania though. I basically switch between AT&T and TWC depending on whoever is offering the better promo rate. When it expires, I go to the other one. A few months back, I finally dumped cable all together and just went with internet. U-Verse was by far the better deal. Since I was an existing customer, TWC/Spectrum had nothing to offer me, so I split. Really such an odd space to do business in.
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