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Time Warner Cable customers who sign up for a triple play package between now and Jan. 5 can qualify for a free Xbox 360 4GB console and a Best Buy gift card worth $150. Customers signing up for Signature Home ($199/month) receive an even fatter reward — a $500 Best Buy gift card. Both new and existing customers qualify.
The deal also discounts Time Warner’s TV, broadband, and phone service to $89.99 a month for a year, although equipment may cost extra.
Those interested must sign up through Best Buy to qualify.
Ironically, the Xbox 360 allows customers to stream video content from companies other than Time Warner. But the cable company has traditionally never minded much if customers use third-party devices to access content, as long as they are using Time Warner Cable’s broadband service to do it.
The company recently announced it would step up the aggressiveness of some of its customer promotions in an effort to reduce customer churn.
Best Buy does not mind the extra traffic in its stores. The electronics retailer continues to face challenges getting customers inside their stores to buy.
TWC is desperate to keep people from getting fios this is another ploy just to get you to keep their terrible service
What is this ‘FIOS’ you speak of? Sounds like an interesting tech! This seems to be aimed more at cord cutters…
I have FIOS, and my 2 year price guarantee comes to an end next month. Verizon wants to take my $99 and boost it to $135 for the same package. I had TWC for 10 years before verizon came along, and outside of power outages my internet was great. I will say it was Adelphia prior to TWC buying them and they built a robust infrastructure. Their “digital” tier matches up w/ Verizon’s “Extreme” tier which Verizon charges $15/mo more than the “prime”. Almost all of the channels I watch sit in that tier. I use W7MC, so for me… Read more »