In an effort to keep customers, Time Warner Cable is pushing a feature possibly more important than the number of HD channels it offers: saving money.
The cable TV company, at least for its Southern California region, says its service is cheaper than rival Verizon FiOS. Time Warner offered me this handy chart, put together by its competitive research team:
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How much is your monthly bill for TV, Internet and phone?
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What? Time Warner is $68 cheaper per month than FiOS? I had to check this out myself.
But wading through the screens and fine print of both Time Warner and Verizon FiOS is not so simple. Instead, I went to the source and asked Verizon FiOS to tell me what they thought of the numbers.
Surprise: Time Warner is cheaper! But only by about $10 a month, depending on the plan. But, adds Verizon, you can’t really compare services since Verizon offers nearly 100 HD channels plus Internet service that is almost twice as fast as Time Warner’s.
“As usual Time Warner is playing fast and loose with the facts,” said Jon Davies, a Verizon spokesman.
First, Davies points out that Time Warner compares Internet and TV service packages first, and then later adds in phone service. Read the rest of this entry »
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