Reading Time: < 1 minute Like the undead, Time Warner Cable’s creeping internet fees are relentless, but they can be defeated. Last year TWC surreptitiously slapped on a $5.99 monthly fee for continuing use of the previously “free” cable modem in addition to the usual mystery rate increase. This time, my rate-fighting strategy has adapted. Counter-intuitively, I was able to […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The WN1000RP is a small, plug-in wireless range extender. Once configured properly, it eliminated a WiFi dead spot for a wirelessly-challenged iPad. Problem WN1000RP appears to connect to the 2WIRE router successfully, but no internet connection is available through the extender. Unable to click “finish” using the configuration wizard, and other issues with the browser-based configuration utility. […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes A less than stellar AT&T DSL experience leads me to stick with the devil I know. Time Warner unceremoniously decided to raise my Internet service cost by $5.00/month, so it was time to check out the competition. AT&T DSL is available for a $15/month year-long rate. That’s a significant savings, but Time Warner’s Internet service has […]