All Kid BlahLaLa wanted for the holidays was better wifi at home, so after maaany years of DSL we are switching to cable internet, which in our area is only provided by Spectrum (aka Charter). Help me understand the best way to do this? I have all sorts of questions. We have: multiple Mac devices, an ancient modem, an AirPort Express.
We want: fast internet + wifi.
Some things I see, when attempting to sign up via the Spectrum website:
-- I see that it's initially cheaper (by $10/month) to get cable + internet + phone. I don't want any of these other things and am strongly considering it's worth $10/month to just not have to deal with any of it, and not have to deal with remembering to cancel the unwanted services at the end of the year before the bill goes up.
-- They want to charge me $5 a month for wifi. Is there a reason I need to pay that? Can't I just get them to hook up one connection and then use my Airport Express to do the wifi myself, as I do now?
-- They want me to lease a modem, which is free. I'm assuming that only means free for the first 12 months. Is there any reason I wouldn't go out and purchase my own modem, based on the list they have on their website?
-- When it comes to the internet, they don't seem to be advertising any sort of speed tiers, and they say data is unlimited. Should I be wary or disbelieving of this?
-- Lastly, my house hasn't had any cable service in 20+ years, so there will be some sort of installation involved. And of course they can't quote any costs until they see my house. I am right next to a telephone pole, so not sure if that helps. Thoughts about this?
What are my unknown unknowns here? I feel like I'm about to get rooked because I'm so naive and unknowledgeable, so help me please!
We want: fast internet + wifi.
Some things I see, when attempting to sign up via the Spectrum website:
-- I see that it's initially cheaper (by $10/month) to get cable + internet + phone. I don't want any of these other things and am strongly considering it's worth $10/month to just not have to deal with any of it, and not have to deal with remembering to cancel the unwanted services at the end of the year before the bill goes up.
-- They want to charge me $5 a month for wifi. Is there a reason I need to pay that? Can't I just get them to hook up one connection and then use my Airport Express to do the wifi myself, as I do now?
-- They want me to lease a modem, which is free. I'm assuming that only means free for the first 12 months. Is there any reason I wouldn't go out and purchase my own modem, based on the list they have on their website?
-- When it comes to the internet, they don't seem to be advertising any sort of speed tiers, and they say data is unlimited. Should I be wary or disbelieving of this?
-- Lastly, my house hasn't had any cable service in 20+ years, so there will be some sort of installation involved. And of course they can't quote any costs until they see my house. I am right next to a telephone pole, so not sure if that helps. Thoughts about this?
What are my unknown unknowns here? I feel like I'm about to get rooked because I'm so naive and unknowledgeable, so help me please!