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Ytowngirlinfla

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Oct 21, 2014 11:42 AM
Moving to Westerville in a few weeks and sad that I have to give up my Uverse. Only options are TWC and Direct TV. How horrible is TWC in Columbus?
Oct 21, 2014 11:42am
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Oct 21, 2014 11:47 AM
I've had both (in Cincinnati) and both were equally terrible.
Oct 21, 2014 11:47am
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Oct 21, 2014 11:50 AM
I haven't lived in a snowy/rainy region in forever so I'm worried that Direct TV will cut out all the time.
Oct 21, 2014 11:50am
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Oct 21, 2014 11:52 AM
Time Warner Cable is one of the worst companies in America.

I would go cable-free before I gave them my business again.

I had DirecTV for two years while living in Columbus. It's pricey, but I had zero issues.
Oct 21, 2014 11:52am
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thavoice

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Oct 21, 2014 11:53 AM
Yeah, I had TWC at our condo on the lake this past spring and summer. It was like an act of congress to get anything done for them. Fuck. Them.
Does westerville have any smaller, local companies? I go with our small,hometown cable company. Doesnt maybe have all the bells and whistles, but it is cheaper and much easier to get anything done
Oct 21, 2014 11:53am
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Oct 21, 2014 11:57 AM
I've had Directv for 10+ years. No real complaints other than expensive.
Oct 21, 2014 11:57am
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Oct 21, 2014 12:10 PM
I just got TWC to drop my bill by $55 a month and still retain all the services I had before. Took me about 25 minutes of phone time. Fine by me.
Oct 21, 2014 12:10pm
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Oct 21, 2014 1:14 PM
I pay $170 right now for Uverse cable and internet. It's crazy expensive but it works perfectly, albiet after they had to come chang out the outside box. As long as Direct TV has the NBCSports extra that shows all the EPL soccer games I'm good with it. It doesn't look like TWC does.
Oct 21, 2014 1:14pm
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Oct 21, 2014 1:17 PM
I don't really know anything about Westerville or the Columbus area. Not sure if Westerville has a hometown cable company.
Oct 21, 2014 1:17pm
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Oct 21, 2014 1:26 PM
I lived in Westerville for three years. I had Insight Cable. No idea if it's still around, but it had DVR and HD. That's all I really cared about so it got the job done. My only experience with TWC was when I was living with my parents in Mansfield. My dad hates TWC. He refused to get a DVR so TWC had to ship in a cable box from West Podunk just to satisfy my his request. Eventually he switched to DVR because the bill was astronomical without the bundle.

I'd love to go DirecTV, but I heard it can get expensive. I would compare a cost break down for the second and third years of whatever service you decide to go with. That way you'll really see what you're paying for.
Oct 21, 2014 1:26pm
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Oct 21, 2014 1:27 PM
I like DirecTV minus the weather issues. TWC has on demand which is cool but their customer service is ridiculously bad.
Oct 21, 2014 1:27pm
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Oct 21, 2014 1:47 PM
bigdaddy2003;1665556 wrote:I like DirecTV minus the weather issues. TWC has on demand which is cool but their customer service is ridiculously bad.
How bad are the weather issues?
Oct 21, 2014 1:47pm
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thavoice

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Oct 21, 2014 1:49 PM
Sometimes heavy rains will interrupt it for a few seconds.
HEavy snow can as well and ya may have to wipe snow off the dish. It isnt nearly as bad as what cable companies will claim, but more prevalent than what the dish companies will admit to.
Oct 21, 2014 1:49pm
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Oct 21, 2014 1:49 PM
Directv has On Demand, too.
Oct 21, 2014 1:49pm
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Oct 21, 2014 2:07 PM
thavoice;1665561 wrote:Sometimes heavy rains will interrupt it for a few seconds.
HEavy snow can as well and ya may have to wipe snow off the dish. It isnt nearly as bad as what cable companies will claim, but more prevalent than what the dish companies will admit to.
My DirecTV HD was horrible in snow. I was constantly clearing snow/ice off the dish. And if it even looked like it might rain it would go out.
Oct 21, 2014 2:07pm
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Oct 21, 2014 2:10 PM
WebFire;1665565 wrote:My DirecTV HD was horrible in snow. I was constantly clearing snow/ice off the dish. And if it even looked like it might rain it would go out.
SOMETIMES that can be the result of shitty installation.......mostly that rain part. When it is installed they can check the strength of the signals they are getting. If they just settle for getting into the acceptable range it will be more affected by lighter rain, or as you said, even if it looks like it may rain. If they take the time and get it to the best signal possible it will be less affected by rain and less likely to go out. Rain will lower the signal level many times, but most times it is still good enough to get a good picture.

but yeah..snow can fuck you up and have to wipe it off and depending where they install the dish it could be a bitch to get to.
Oct 21, 2014 2:10pm
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Oct 21, 2014 2:12 PM
Shit. I'm not looking forward to snow.
Oct 21, 2014 2:12pm
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Oct 21, 2014 2:32 PM
I have DirecTV.
Oct 21, 2014 2:32pm
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thavoice

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Oct 21, 2014 2:46 PM
Ytowngirlinfla;1665569 wrote:Shit. I'm not looking forward to snow.
Its ok.......it only snowed until I think april this past spring...
Oct 21, 2014 2:46pm
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Oct 21, 2014 2:48 PM
I have had zero issues with Dish Network. Why isn't that an option?

Pricing is fair too. Made the switch and saved $30ish per month from cable.
Oct 21, 2014 2:48pm
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Oct 21, 2014 2:55 PM
OSH;1665579 wrote:I have had zero issues with Dish Network. Why isn't that an option?

Pricing is fair too. Made the switch and saved $30ish per month from cable.

Forgot about dish. I'll have to compare the 2.
Oct 21, 2014 2:55pm
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Oct 21, 2014 2:55 PM
thavoice;1665575 wrote:Its ok.......it only snowed until I think april this past spring...
Yeah ugh....
Oct 21, 2014 2:55pm
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Oct 21, 2014 2:57 PM
I have DirecTV.
Oct 21, 2014 2:57pm
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Oct 21, 2014 3:21 PM
DirecTV. ANYTHING is better than Time Warner. Even poo on a stick would be better.
Oct 21, 2014 3:21pm
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Oct 21, 2014 3:33 PM
Ytowngirlinfla;1665530 wrote:I haven't lived in a snowy/rainy region in forever so I'm worried that Direct TV will cut out all the time.
If won't cut out all the time only when the snow is wet enough to stick to your dish or a really hard rain.
Oct 21, 2014 3:33pm