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Answer» I have TWC and to get wifi at home you have to get one of their pricier packages. If I got a router could I get wifi at home without buying their biggest package. Or would I need a wireles modem or both? Someone was debating me that TWC can not stop you from getting wifi service just because they give you a basic modem.If you got your own router that does NOT mean your service would be cheaper...except for the monthly charges... And whoever told you what you stated is full of bunk... BTW we don't assist here with circumventing ISP protocols...You can get a wireless router and connect it to the basic modem, ALLOWING wireless access to the same connection. Your connection would not be faster, of course, but if they only offer wireless at a higher tier then you would be able to save a bit of money if you don't need the other features of the higher tier by using a wireless router of your own. What is your current internet speed in mbps?? I just got internet service through Atlantic broadband, small CABLE company in western Pa, and the speed is 60 mbps. 30 a month for 1st year and then it goes up to 50 second year. I know other cable company's offer slower service for more and twc may be one. I bought my own modem and was planning on using the internet through a wired connection. But then I realized I had an old wireless modem lying around my house. I hooked it up and to my surprise the speed is not bad considering I am only getting 60 mbps and my wireless router was old. I did not try a wired connection since the wifi worked good. Meanwhile the cable company wanted to rent me a modem and router for 20 a month. So I SAY get all your own equipment and see how your wireless internet works using the cheaper PLAN. If your current speed is around 60 mbps you should be fine. Quote from: anthonyb5615 on July 29, 2016, 09:43:43 PM If your current speed is around 60 mbps you should be fine. So, a 60 Mbps speed is necessary to be "fine"? My DSL service is 10Mbps and I'm fine. My wireless modem came from my ISP (CenturyLink). Quote from: anthonyb5615 on July 29, 2016, 09:43:43 PM Meanwhile the cable company wanted to rent me a modem and router for 20 a month. So I say get all your own equipment and see how your wireless internet works using the cheaper plan. Yes, I would not pay a $20/month rental fee. I haven't looked at modems on the market for a long time but I believe most Internet users would recover the cost of a purchased modem is a rather short time, compared to a $20/mo rental fee, which would equate to $240/yr. First to be clear, TWC is not giving you a modem. Check your bill. You are paying a monthly fee. It would be cheaper to buy your own. http://www.timewarnercable.com/en/support/internet/topics/lease-or-buy-modem.html I've always bought my own modems. (Comcast since 2004) The first modem in 2004 was free - Comcast gave some sort of rebate. I bought the 2nd modem because Comcast said my dropped signals was the modem going bad. It was not because the new modem did the same thing. So I now had 2 working modems. I bought a 3rd modem last year but haven't hooked it up yet. This new modem is DOCSIS 3 and the old modems are DOCSIS 2. Next you purchase a wifi router and attach it to the modem where your computer is currently plugged in. You plug the computer into one of the 4 ports. (The single port is for attaching the router to the modem).I have always bought or used my own modems or routers until now. My congruent provider is Xfinity with Comcast. I pay a very modest fee Under $10 per month, which included the modem and a technician came out to revise the installation. (A broken drop cable.) The market place is in a state of change. Consumers in many areas now have better choices that before. And one does not have to resort to a "unlawful" trick to get get internet speed. In my case I now have one company for TV and another for Internet and another for Cell phone service. Now you would think that the Telecom companies would have a package deal that works best. Well, not yet. Maybe SOMEDAY. Here is a relevant report: https://www.consumeraffairs.com/cable_tv/cable.htm# I have a combination modem/router provided by my ISP. I've had it for a year or so. It has worked well. It is made by ZyXel.

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I have TWC and to get wifi at home you have to get one of their pricier packages. If I got a router could I get wifi at home without buying their biggest package. Or would I need a wireles modem or both? Someone was debating me that TWC can not stop you from getting wifi service just because they give you a basic modem.If you got your own router that does NOT mean your service would be cheaper...except for the monthly charges...

And whoever told you what you stated is full of bunk...

BTW we don't assist here with circumventing ISP protocols...You can get a wireless router and connect it to the basic modem, ALLOWING wireless access to the same connection. Your connection would not be faster, of course, but if they only offer wireless at a higher tier then you would be able to save a bit of money if you don't need the other features of the higher tier by using a wireless router of your own. What is your current internet speed in mbps?? I just got internet service through Atlantic broadband, small CABLE company in western Pa, and the speed is 60 mbps. 30 a month for 1st year and then it goes up to 50 second year. I know other cable company's offer slower service for more and twc may be one. I bought my own modem and was planning on using the internet through a wired connection. But then I realized I had an old wireless modem lying around my house. I hooked it up and to my surprise the speed is not bad considering I am only getting 60 mbps and my wireless router was old. I did not try a wired connection since the wifi worked good. Meanwhile the cable company wanted to rent me a modem and router for 20 a month. So I SAY get all your own equipment and see how your wireless internet works using the cheaper PLAN. If your current speed is around 60 mbps you should be fine. Quote from: anthonyb5615 on July 29, 2016, 09:43:43 PM

If your current speed is around 60 mbps you should be fine.

So, a 60 Mbps speed is necessary to be "fine"? My DSL service is 10Mbps and I'm fine. My wireless modem came from my ISP (CenturyLink).

Quote from: anthonyb5615 on July 29, 2016, 09:43:43 PM

Meanwhile the cable company wanted to rent me a modem and router for 20 a month. So I say get all your own equipment and see how your wireless internet works using the cheaper plan.

Yes, I would not pay a $20/month rental fee. I haven't looked at modems on the market for a long time but I believe most Internet users would recover the cost of a purchased modem is a rather short time, compared to a $20/mo rental fee, which would equate to $240/yr. First to be clear, TWC is not giving you a modem. Check your bill. You are paying a monthly fee. It would be cheaper to buy your own.
http://www.timewarnercable.com/en/support/internet/topics/lease-or-buy-modem.html

I've always bought my own modems. (Comcast since 2004) The first modem in 2004 was free - Comcast gave some sort of rebate. I bought the 2nd modem because Comcast said my dropped signals was the modem going bad. It was not because the new modem did the same thing. So I now had 2 working modems. I bought a 3rd modem last year but haven't hooked it up yet. This new modem is DOCSIS 3 and the old modems are DOCSIS 2.

Next you purchase a wifi router and attach it to the modem where your computer is currently plugged in. You plug the computer into one of the 4 ports. (The single port is for attaching the router to the modem).I have always bought or used my own modems or routers until now.
My congruent provider is Xfinity with Comcast.
I pay a very modest fee Under $10 per month, which included the modem and a technician came out to revise the installation. (A broken drop cable.)

The market place is in a state of change. Consumers in many areas now have better choices that before.

And one does not have to resort to a "unlawful" trick to get get internet speed. In my case I now have one company for TV and another for Internet and another for Cell phone service. Now you would think that the Telecom companies would have a package deal that works best. Well, not yet. Maybe SOMEDAY.
Here is a relevant report:
https://www.consumeraffairs.com/cable_tv/cable.htm#
I have a combination modem/router provided by my ISP. I've had it for a year or so. It has worked well. It is made by ZyXel.

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