Time Warner perk-I LOVE it!

#1

Time Warner perk-I LOVE it!

Posted: 8/24/09 at 2:12pm

I'm watching tv. My phone starts ringing. On my tv screen, an icon of a telephone receiver appears, along with the telephone number of who's calling! I didn't even have to answer it! YAY. I hope this happens with every call I get.

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#2

re: Time Warner perk-I LOVE it!

Posted: 8/24/09 at 2:33pm

Comcast offers that, too. It's nice. You have to have cable & phone from them for it to work.

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#3

re: Time Warner perk-I LOVE it!

Posted: 8/24/09 at 2:44pm

My parents just switched over to Time Warner in their new house since AT&T doesn't offer the U-Verse service that they previously had in the area where they are now. My mom is enthralled with the onscreen caller ID.

#4

re: Time Warner perk-I LOVE it!

Posted: 8/24/09 at 4:11pm

We have Comcast phone and TV (as well as Internet), but I don't recall that happening. We do have caller ID, though, on the phone. I'll have to double check. Is there some extra fee for the TV caller ID?

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Updated On: 8/24/09 at 04:11 PM

#5

re: Time Warner perk-I LOVE it!

Posted: 8/24/09 at 4:13pm

Like madbrian said, Comcast does this as well. It started automatically for our service a few months ago.

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#6

re: Time Warner perk-I LOVE it!

Posted: 8/24/09 at 4:16pm

It could depend on how long you've had the service. Sometimes new features don't get grandfathered into older packages as quickly as you would think they should.

#7

re: Time Warner perk-I LOVE it!

Posted: 8/24/09 at 4:16pm

Then I'm a little confused. Today was the first time I noticed it, and I've had phone, tv, and internet service from them for a long time.

Maybe this was a ploy to get me to love it, and then call to look into it, and then pay more to add the feature! LOL, I'm so good at concocting scenarios!

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#8

re: Time Warner perk-I LOVE it!

Posted: 8/24/09 at 4:22pm

We recently got Comcast (couple of weeks ago) for Internet and phone. We've had their cable TV for a while, I believe.

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#9

re: Time Warner perk-I LOVE it!

Posted: 8/24/09 at 4:29pm

I just called Time Warner. The service is free with the package of tv, phone, and internet. I guess I never noticed it before.

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#10

re: Time Warner perk-I LOVE it!

Posted: 8/24/09 at 4:35pm

I had phone, cable TV and internet from Time Warner for a couple of years...and didn't have on screen caller ID until I requested an upgraded DVR/cablebox. It then appeared. I think it has to do with the hardware that your using.

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#11

re: Time Warner perk-I LOVE it!

Posted: 8/24/09 at 4:38pm

oh Jane, just wait until it starts making you dinner and feeding the bird. You haven't begun to experience all the perks yet.

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#12

re: Time Warner perk-I LOVE it!

Posted: 8/24/09 at 4:43pm

LOL Taz. When it goes to my job, I'll first appreciate it!

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#13

re: Time Warner perk-I LOVE it!

Posted: 8/24/09 at 5:30pm

I just noticed that with Comcast. It's so bizarre. The feature just started about 10 days ago.

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#14

re: Time Warner perk-I LOVE it!

Posted: 8/24/09 at 6:17pm

DishNetwork has it too. We don't use it & I have no idea why we even have a home phone. No one uses and is rarely even plugged in.

#15

re: Time Warner perk-I LOVE it!

Posted: 8/25/09 at 12:36am

I have the triple play but they did not offer that to me. Seems you need an HD TV and my set is from the Flintstone's era.

#16

re: Time Warner perk-I LOVE it!

Posted: 8/25/09 at 12:50am

Optimum offers this as well.

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#17

re: Time Warner perk-I LOVE it!

Posted: 8/25/09 at 12:52am

Yea, it got a new special feature when they switched to digital.
It's actually very useful.

#18

re: Time Warner perk-I LOVE it!

Posted: 8/25/09 at 12:53am

The only reason I have TV at all is for ONSTAGE. If that went off the air I would cancel cable and just watch movies on my computer. I am also a fan of DROP DEAD DIVA. Brooke is a theater gal after all!

#19

re: Time Warner perk-I LOVE it!

Posted: 8/25/09 at 3:40am

I HATE the new Time Warner interface. I had my DVR box for years and I think the functions were just perfect, then they had to go and mess it up. Oh well.