Spectrum (formerly Charter Charter ) is a Charter Communication brand used to market consumer, Internet and telephone cable television provided by the company, and previously provided by Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks, which Charter Communications obtained in May 2016.
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Histori
Time Warner Cable first launched what will be the Road Runner with a 1995 market test in Elmira, NY, under the banner of Southern Tier On-Line Community. Then it became known as LineRunner (the moniker then employed by VoIP service), before Time Warner Cable adopted the Road Runner brand name.
Road Runner High Speed ​​Online using Road Runner characters from the Road Runner/Wile E. Coyote cartoon as a mascot and brand name. However, by 2012, it's named just as Time Warner Cable Internet, dropping a Road Runner brand that must be inherited by Time Warner Cable from Warner Bros. With the acquisition of Time Warner Cable Charter in May 2016, the service was renamed. as "Spectrum Internet" on September 20, 2016.
Spectrum also offers different internet plans for the Spanish market in the United States. The plan is called the Spectrum Mi Plan Latino.
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Service tier
With the completion of the launch of DOCSIS 3.0 in 2012, Time Warner Cable Internet has standardized Internet-tiered service data rates in most franchises, although some small regional variations may still exist. The maximum speed advertised for this service is:
- Daily Low Price : 3 Mbit/sec/1 Mbit/sec
- Basic : 10 Mbit/d/1 Mbit/sec
- Extreme : 50 Mbit/s/5 Mbit/d
- Ultimate 100 : 100 Mbit/s/10 Mbit/s or 100 Mbit/s/5 Mbit/d [Depending on service area]
- Ultimate 200 : 200 Mbit/s/20 Mbit/d
- Ultimate 300 : 300 Mbit/s/20 Mbit/d
Tier Lite is intended as an alternative to low-cost, low-speed cable Internet (1 Mbit/sec or less) for dial-up Internet services. The Lite tier has retired from the Time Warner Internet lineup for a while, but in the summer of 2013 it returned to Time Warner's Internet offering. By the end of 2013, it was upgraded from 1.0 Mbit/dpt to 2.0 Mbit/s and renamed Everyday Low Price .
The service level Standard is the Time Warner Cable base package. At 3.0 Mbit/s download, that is the only speed offered when the Road Runner service is created. It was upgraded to 4.0 Mbit/s later, then to 5.0 Mbit/s in 2005, 7.0 Mbit/dc 2009, 10.0 Mbit/dtahun 2011, and 15.0 Mbit/dt 2012. Price for service Standards start at $ 39.99/month, and gradually increase to $ 59.99/month by 2016, even though promotional pricing and bundles are available. The Standard Level as the base package has been renamed to Extreme levels below the TWC Maxx speed level.
Premium was the first runaway Road Runner to a faster service level, introduced in 2004. It offers download speeds of 6.0 Mbit/s, compared to the Standard 4.0 Mbit/s speed. It then increased to 8.0 Mbit/d in 2005, when Standard speeds increased. The Premium rate is then renamed to Turbo , and the speed it offers continues to increase, as Standard speed continues to increase. Turbo is also the first level service to receive PowerBoost technology. Turbo Plus is the rate offered earlier that is at a faster speed rate than Turbo, but slower than DOCSIS 3.0-based levels in the future. When the Extreme and Ultimate levels become available, the Turbo Plus name is retired.
The Extreme and Ultimate service level offer was created in 2009 at 30 Mbit/s and 50 Mbit/s, respectively, and gradually available in all markets for several years as Time Warner Cable launches nationwide DOCSIS 3.0 upgrade. By the end of 2013, the Ultimate level extends to include Ultimate 75 and Ultimate 100.
Time Warner Cable Maxx
On January 30, 2014, Time Warner Cable announced a new TWC Maxx initiative in New York City and Los Angeles that substantially increased service speeds at no additional cost compared to existing speed levels, with a top speed of triple the speed of 100 Mbit/s to 300 Mbit/s.
Until mid-2016, TWC Maxx upgrades have been completed in New York City to the Hudson Valley, Los Angeles, Austin, Kansas City, Dallas, San Antonio, Raleigh, Hawaii and Charlotte. The TWC Maxx Rollout is underway in San Diego, Greensboro, and Wilmington and should be completed by early 2016.
After the acquisition of TWC by Charter in June 2016, TWC Maxx upgrade has been detained indefinitely.
Internet Spectrum
After merger with TWC and Bright House Networks, Charter Spectrum offers the following broadband internet plans throughout its service area. In December 2017, the Charter commenced the launch of DOCSIS 3.1, initially in the early TWC TWC market, which increased speed and added gigabit levels.
^ only available in certain low-middle-income areas Cities In California Included. All Los Angeles & amp; San Gabriel Valley area only.
They also offer Triple Play Plans where you get Internet, Phone, and TV services bundled on a single bill.
PowerBoost
PowerBoost is a licensed technology from Comcast that allows Road Runner customers to temporarily experience download speeds significantly faster than their current speeds at no additional cost. PowerBoost was launched in New York City in 2008, and was finally launched nationwide. PowerBoost was first included only with the Turbo service, but was eventually extended to Standard services as well as in 2009. In 2012, Time Warner Cable's Internet service offerings no longer offend PowerBoost, although it may still be available with multiple levels of service on a regional basis. Time Warner Cable does not support PowerBoost in DOCSIS 3.0.
On August 7, 2013, Time Warner appears to have stopped the PowerBoost feature due to more customers upgrade to DOCSIS 3.0 cable modem. To compensate for the decline in average internet speed caused by PowerBoost abandonment, Time Warner increased the speed of the Internet across all standards or a higher level of service by 10%, although it has not officially advertised this speed increase.
Modem rentals
Time Warner Cable Internet previously provided cable modems and modem maintenance to its customers as part of their service charge. Beginning in late 2012, they began charging modem rental fees of $ 3.95/month for this service. Alternatively, customers can purchase their own approved modem.
In August 2013, Time Warner raised the cost of modem rental to $ 5.99/month.
In January 2015, Time Warner once again raised their modem rental fee to $ 8.00/month. It shows a 100% increase in more than two years, from the end of 2012 when they created billing line items for corporate Internet modems. In April 2016, Time Warner once again raised the cost of modem rental to $ 10.00/month.
Spectrum internet plans do not charge a separate modem rental fee, but charge $ 5/month WiFi fees for modems/gateways that have built-in WiFi capability, or for stand-alone routers.
Close bandwidth
Despite raising the price of its Internet service in the previous year, Time Warner Cable announced in February 2009 that it will expand its bandwidth and cost overruns to four additional markets by the end of the year.
On April 1, 2009, cities with measured bills were announced. Beyond Beaumont, Texas, cities will be Rochester, New York; Austin, Texas; San Antonio, Texas; and Greensboro, North Carolina.
This meter-based billing plan was canceled according to Time Warner "due to customer misunderstanding".
Hats will range from 5 GB to 100 GB without unlimited choice. Bandwidth will include downloads and uploads. If a user leaves, they will be charged an additional $ 1 per gigabyte. Time Warner Cable announces that it will provide a meter for users to monitor its use. The new plan will start in the summer of 2009, but due to protests they decided not to use the bandwidth cap. Currently, users have unlimited bandwidth usage considering that it does not exceed pre-defined data services as provided in "master agreement". Time Warner will offer unlimited data for $ 150/month if the plan continues.
Glenn Britt (1949-2014), CEO from 2001 to December 2013, confirmed the new billing plan by claiming that the infrastructure should continue to be improved and users will pay how much they use. In February 2015, the Huffington Post article accused a 97% margin on Time Warner's Internet service.
Facebook groups have been created as a protest other than online petitions and Web sites dedicated to stopping the movement. Another Web site recently followed the Time Warner stamp plan that has already followed a measurement program and restrictions on broadband Internet providers.
US Senator Chuck Schumer and Congressman Eric Massa, both representing parts of the Rochester, New York market that will be affected by the changes, announced their opposition to the plan and even went so far as to threaten legislation to ban the scheme. On April 16, 2009, Time Warner canceled the plan.
As a condition of merger with TWC, Spectrum agreed not to impose a bandwidth usage restriction for seven years after the merger.
Cable television
Spectrum TV offers cable television services on three levels:
- Select - 125 channels
- Silver - 175 channels (including HBO, Cinemax, and Showtime)
- Gold - 200 channels (including TMC, Starz, Encore, and EPIX)
Spectrum TV Choice lets you select 10 channels to create custom channel channels and include local broadcast channels. Stream TV Spectrum is also available, offering 25 channels including local news and live sports.
No equipment required for TV selection or TV Streaming option.
Landline
Spectrum offers landline service, branded as Spectrum Voice .
Wireless service
At the end of 2009, Time Warner Cable began selling back Clearwire Mobile WiMax services as Road Runner Mobile, including in bundles with existing broadband, TV and VoIP services. In October 2009, the company indicated that it would launch its service incarnation from 1 December in Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill, Charlotte and Greensboro, and later, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, Honolulu and Maui. Pricing for "up to 6 Mbit/s" services ranges from $ 39.95 per month to $ 79.95 per month depending on the selected bundling option, and comes in three flavors:
Road Runner Mobile 4G National Elite: gives customers unlimited access to 4G Mobile Time Warner Cable Network and EVDO Sprint 3G network for $ 79.95 if the customer is a customer of Roadrunner Standard or Turbo.
Road Runner Mobile 4G Elite: gives customers unlimited access to Time Warner Cable Mobile 4G Network for $ 49.95 if it is already a customer of Roadrunner Standard or Turbo.
Road Runner Mobile 4G Choice: gives subscribers access to Time Warner Cable Mobile 4G Networks for $ 39.95 if customers have bundled at least two Time Warner Cable services. The rate is also limited to 250 MB per month.
Users receive additional discounts if they are triple play customers.
By the end of 2011, Time Warner Cable stopped registering new Road Runner Mobile customers under the resale Clearwire WiMax service. Existing WiMax customers can continue to use the service, but TWC is beginning to register new Road Runner Mobile customers under the resale Verizon Wireless 4G LTE service. By the end of 2012, however, all mentioned Time Warner Cable-branded mobile broadband services have been removed from the Time Warner Cable website and most regional franchises.
Spectra intends to launch Spectrum Mobile on June 30, 2018. This service will primarily utilize WiFi connectivity for calls, text, and data usage and is supported by Verizon Wireless's mobile network when WiFi is not available. The price plan is $ 45 for unlimited mobile data, or $ 12 per gigabyte of mobile data. You must subscribe to the Spectrum internet plan to take advantage of Spectrum Mobile.
References
External links
- Spectrum Charter - Official Site
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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