WideOpenWest (WOW!)

Wide Open West is a cable TV provider that specializes in offering home phone and broadband internet services. Wide open West is ranked in the 9^th position in the list of the largest American cable TV company. The telecommunications company was originally established in Denver, Colorado in November 1999. Its services was only offered to 200 people in Denver when it first build its network in 2001.

WOW later purchased a company owned by Ameritech New Media which allows it to expand its customer base with an additional 310,000 customers from another 5 urban areas so that it no longer just offer its services to the Denver area. WOW currently offers the internet cable services to 13 states. WOW mainly provides the services to the midwest and southern areas. They do not offer cable internet services to customers that live in the east and west coast.

WOW lowest plan offers a download speed from of 8 Mbps and an upload speed of 1Mbps. The 8 Mbps plan is suitable for email and file sharing and streaming music online. The fastest plan offers an ultra high speed internet with a download speed of 300 Mbps and an upload speed of 20 Mbps. The second level plan offers a 30 Mbps download speed and a 5 Mbps upload speed. The 300 Mbps plan is not included in the Ultra cable bundles.

The third level plan offers 60 Mbps download speed and also a 5 Mbps upload speed. The fourth level plan offers 60 Mbps download speed and 10 Mbps upload speed. If you want to download movie online, you should choose the 30 Mbps plan and above. The internet plans vary across the different coverage areas and you can check what plans are available at the site. Each internet plan comes with 7 email accounts as well as security features such as anti spyware and spam filters. The WOW Internet Security software provided by WOW will automatically be updated with the latest updates. WOW Internet Security Software was offered as a result of a partnership with F-Secure.

WOW offers YouTube HD Verified internet service that guarantee you will enjoy a smooth video streaming so that you won’t experience any interruption when watching the YouTube videos. WOW is offering a 60 days money back guarantee which is 30 days more than the guarantee that other cable companies are offering. You have the option of canceling your Wow account if you decide that their service is not good after 2 months.

WOW variety pak offers you free access to a number of subscription sites such as sports, and education. Some of the subscriptions sites that WOW Variety Pak offers include shockwave.com TM Unlimited, Britannica encyclopedia, American Greetings, and etc. Besides, you will also get to listen to 40 exclusive radio channels. WOW only allows you to order the internet service via telephone compared to other internet providers that offer a number of sign up methods. WOW internet plans. WOW does not charge any termination fee or setup fee. You can lease the cable modem for just $5.