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Cable in KC: Time Warner or SureWest (Everest)?
« on: March 24, 2010, 12:05:41 PM »
Moving to Overland Park and looking for advice on cable providers.  Looks like SureWest is cheaper, but I want a nice DVR.  Anybody know what model HD-DVRs SureWest and Time Warner use?  Other thoughts on these providers would also be appreciated.


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Re: Cable in KC: Time Warner or SureWest (Everest)?
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2010, 12:07:17 PM »
When it comes to cable always go with the big name.  Always. 

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Re: Cable in KC: Time Warner or SureWest (Everest)?
« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2010, 12:08:30 PM »
I have SureWest, and the DVR.  It's HD, and can record two programs at one time.   I have no issues with it.

Time Warner will give you Metro Sports, and they play a bunch of Mizzou games.

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Re: Cable in KC: Time Warner or SureWest (Everest)?
« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2010, 01:04:31 PM »
both are fine.  use one to drive the other's price down.  DVR is better with TWC.


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Re: Cable in KC: Time Warner or SureWest (Everest)?
« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2010, 02:54:45 PM »
There's no contract with Surewest, which is nice.

It does sometimes suck to not have Metro Sports though.

The DVR I have is Scientific American, or whatever, and I have had no issues with it.

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Re: Cable in KC: Time Warner or SureWest (Everest)?
« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2010, 03:00:12 PM »
Curious if anyone here can vouch for Big Jims Plumbing Service in the Overland Park area?

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Re: Cable in KC: Time Warner or SureWest (Everest)?
« Reply #6 on: March 24, 2010, 03:03:43 PM »
Curious if anyone here can vouch for Big Jims Plumbing Service in the Overland Park area?

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Re: Cable in KC: Time Warner or SureWest (Everest)?
« Reply #7 on: March 24, 2010, 04:49:44 PM »
Everyone I know that can have it has Everest

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Re: Cable in KC: Time Warner or SureWest (Everest)?
« Reply #8 on: March 24, 2010, 04:57:09 PM »
Everyone I know that can have it has Everest

Ditto, I have TWC because Everest isnt in my area and it rough ridin' sucks. I've had to have a repair man come out to my APT twice to fix something. It freezes about once a month requiring 15 min to reboot. I also get weird interference when recording shows sometimes, it gets really choppy and the sound is all mumped up.

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Re: Cable in KC: Time Warner or SureWest (Everest)?
« Reply #9 on: March 25, 2010, 12:05:53 PM »
TWC uses the Scientific Atlanta 8300HD.  It's pretty average.  Can only record two shows at once, and you can't watch a third channel while recording those.

I would recommend also taking a look at uVerse if it's available.  Different feature sets/channels/pricing, but it could better match what you want.

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Re: Cable in KC: Time Warner or SureWest (Everest)?
« Reply #10 on: March 25, 2010, 12:33:20 PM »
I love Uverse

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Re: Cable in KC: Time Warner or SureWest (Everest)?
« Reply #11 on: March 25, 2010, 12:36:10 PM »
yeah, uverse will probably give you $300 or so just to join, so if you can get it i would. just cancel and join somewhere else after three months if you don't like it and you just got three months of cable for free.  :driving:

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Re: Cable in KC: Time Warner or SureWest (Everest)?
« Reply #12 on: March 25, 2010, 01:11:46 PM »
What's everybody paying for TV/Internet and who do you have?

I've got TWC and pay $107 for digital TV w/DVR and cable internet. I've never had a problem, but would love to pay less than $100 for the same crap or get some movie channels for that price.

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Re: Cable in KC: Time Warner or SureWest (Everest)?
« Reply #13 on: March 25, 2010, 01:13:32 PM »
What's everybody paying for TV/Internet and who do you have?

I've got TWC and pay $107 for digital TV w/DVR and cable internet. I've never had a problem, but would love to pay less than $100 for the same crap or get some movie channels for that price.

I pay roughly the same for the same stuff through Cox in Omaha. 

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Re: Cable in KC: Time Warner or SureWest (Everest)?
« Reply #14 on: March 25, 2010, 01:32:51 PM »
no HD?

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Re: Cable in KC: Time Warner or SureWest (Everest)?
« Reply #15 on: March 25, 2010, 01:34:00 PM »
no HD?

Our HD is free.  I can't think of a reg. def. channel that we don't have in HD.

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Re: Cable in KC: Time Warner or SureWest (Everest)?
« Reply #16 on: March 25, 2010, 01:37:38 PM »
i pay around 120 thru uverse. i got $350 to switch a couple of months ago. have three dvr boxes. sports pakage, movie package and some kind of kids package. uverse is kind of funny cause you can just call up an be like "i want this and this. and i want it for free or else!" then they'll just give it to you.

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Re: Cable in KC: Time Warner or SureWest (Everest)?
« Reply #17 on: March 25, 2010, 01:38:11 PM »
TWC HD is "free" too.

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Re: Cable in KC: Time Warner or SureWest (Everest)?
« Reply #19 on: March 27, 2010, 10:32:51 PM »
Uverse if you can get it.  $90 for 2 boxes, U300 package (i think), HD, DVR, taxes .  don't have a home phone/internet bundle.  need to pay the extra $12/mo. to get the sports package next fall (those elusive CBS College Sports games).  do miss metro sports sometimes.  as mentioned they are negotiable.

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Re: Cable in KC: Time Warner or SureWest (Everest)?
« Reply #20 on: March 28, 2010, 02:13:50 PM »
Technically, HD is free from Cox, but they make you rent a box to get all the HD channels :dunno:

My TV alone from Cox is 75/mo with HD channels plus HBO and Cinemax

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Re: Cable in KC: Time Warner or SureWest (Everest)?
« Reply #21 on: March 28, 2010, 04:04:46 PM »
Curious if anyone here can vouch for Big Jims Plumbing Service in the Overland Park area?

DO NOT USE!

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Wow Mr. Buffet, I thought Bob Hamilton folks just threw out ther plumbing and bought new whenever it broke.

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Re: Cable in KC: Time Warner or SureWest (Everest)?
« Reply #22 on: March 28, 2010, 09:08:28 PM »
Disclaimer: SureWest is not available in my neighborhood, but this part of the good I have heard about it.

One cool thing about SureWest is they do not encrypt the HD versions of ESPN, ESPN2, the U and others.  This is useful any HDTV that you do not want a box for (kitchen, bar area, garage, on the deck or patio, etc).  Comcast and Time Warner do not do this. 

Here is a link showing what you can get without a box if your HDTV has QAM tuner built into it.
http://www.silicondust.com/hdhomerun/lineup_web/US:66061#lineup_1920914

This is also nice if you want to use your computer as a DVR.

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Re: Cable in KC: Time Warner or SureWest (Everest)?
« Reply #23 on: March 29, 2010, 07:45:38 AM »
Disclaimer: SureWest is not available in my neighborhood, but this part of the good I have heard about it.

One cool thing about SureWest is they do not encrypt the HD versions of ESPN, ESPN2, the U and others.  This is useful any HDTV that you do not want a box for (kitchen, bar area, garage, on the deck or patio, etc).  Comcast and Time Warner do not do this. 

Here is a link showing what you can get without a box if your HDTV has QAM tuner built into it.
http://www.silicondust.com/hdhomerun/lineup_web/US:66061#lineup_1920914

This is also nice if you want to use your computer as a DVR.


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Re: Cable in KC: Time Warner or SureWest (Everest)?
« Reply #24 on: March 29, 2010, 10:36:43 AM »
Yes, but Time Warner only lets you get CBS, NBC, ABC, etc, correct?  I have been led to believe you can get almost all the HD channels w/o a box from SureWest  :dunno: