Compared with those, an increase of $100 in the monthly cost of your home internet service is an extremely tough pill to swallow, especially if you're trying to keep your budget buttoned down. All of those offerings have a monthly price that leaps by more than $100 after the first year, which is staggering compared with the average price jumps of cable competitors like Xfinity (average increase of $15 to $50 after 12 months), Cox (average increase of $15 to $26 after 12 months) and Spectrum (a flat increase of $30 for all plans after 12 months). What does that look like in real terms? Check out the table above and look again at the sticker shock awaiting Philly customers of the 300Mbps-to-940Mbps plans. While that's not the highest we've seen among cable ISPs - here's looking at you, Cox (80 cents per Mbps) - it's undoubtedly one of the starkest differences we've seen between the promo rate and the regular rate.
Whereas the average cost per Mbps was 8 cents for the introductory pricing, Astound/RCN's regular rate, which kicks in after 24 months, holds an average price of 57 cents per Mbps. The not-so-great side of the story is the price jump after the introductory rate. Here's RCN's full home internet rate card for customers in Philadelphia (promo prices not listed). That is right at the top among all cable ISPs we've reviewed, including WideOpenWest (15 cents), Spectrum (17 cents), Optimum (21 cents), Xfinity (25 cents), Sparklight (28 cents) and Cox (53 cents). Overall, across all RCN markets and plans, you will see an average cost of 8 cents per Mbps for your promo pricing. The monthly prices you see above are representative of what you'll find across all the Astound/RCN markets, but I do want to point out some of the differences as well. How Astound/RCN compares with other ISPs on pricing Astound/RCN internet plans (Philadelphia market)įree modem $5 for Whole-home Wi-Fi (skippable) The prices available to you will depend on where you live, but we'll discuss that further in a second. We've listed below the plans available in its Philadelphia market, which sits almost squarely in the middle of the variety of options that Astound provides its customers throughout its service areas. Astound/RCN does not offer the same plans and pricing across its six markets. This is where I felt like I was wrangling cats. Astound Broadband/RCN internet plans and pricing That's Boston, Chicago, the Lehigh Valley (Pennsylvania), New York City, Philadelphia (primarily Delaware County) and Washington, DC. Astound/RCN offers home internet service to six different metro areas in the US.
Residential Communications Network, better known as RCN, has been in business since 1993 and is currently owned by Astound Broadband, which provides services under the Grande Communications and Wave Broadband regional brands. Astound Broadband/RCN internet availability
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