I've been on DHCP residential service since....eh....when AT&T DSL first came out.
However, due to some home business opportunities and a growing need for static IP, I looked into what it takes & costs for a single static IP from Spectrum Charter (or is it Charter Spectrum? I keep forgetting).
$119 a month to create a business account. They can convert residential service to business service account. $19 a month for a single static IP @ 200mb down. Can upgrade to 500mb for $199/month or higher down but I'm actually ok with 200mb down for time being. The monthly business acct can be less than $119 a month but "ONLY" after the installer activates the business modem (there is no self-install for this like regular residential...has to be done by Charter technician). This usually is a $99 fee. But the guy I worked with gave me 1 free month of service which washes out the installation fee. On top of that, once the business modem is activated, I call retention/or marketing to wiggle that # down even further. The person I talked to says usually can scoot that $119/month down to around $79 or $89.
For the record...I am grandfathered into Charter since been with them for a long time. $75/month with 100mb down for 10+ years. So an extra $10 a month for a static IP with 100mb more down...win win for me.
Granted, I do not have 8 children watching/streaming different Netflix, Twitch, Youtube videos that will hog up the bandwidth.
I could of stayed with residential service which the offer would of been $49 for 400mb down (Ultra residential service). But again, due to work and some personal needs, I really want a single static IP and $80/month for today's internet is not too shabby. My allowable $$$ limit for internet + tv is $100. (I do have the mobile phone service, which so far has been great, btw).
Of course, when fiber to home comes available from AT&T or some other vendor...I will re-look at price tags. For now, co-axial is the fastest to my house.
However, due to some home business opportunities and a growing need for static IP, I looked into what it takes & costs for a single static IP from Spectrum Charter (or is it Charter Spectrum? I keep forgetting).
$119 a month to create a business account. They can convert residential service to business service account. $19 a month for a single static IP @ 200mb down. Can upgrade to 500mb for $199/month or higher down but I'm actually ok with 200mb down for time being. The monthly business acct can be less than $119 a month but "ONLY" after the installer activates the business modem (there is no self-install for this like regular residential...has to be done by Charter technician). This usually is a $99 fee. But the guy I worked with gave me 1 free month of service which washes out the installation fee. On top of that, once the business modem is activated, I call retention/or marketing to wiggle that # down even further. The person I talked to says usually can scoot that $119/month down to around $79 or $89.
For the record...I am grandfathered into Charter since been with them for a long time. $75/month with 100mb down for 10+ years. So an extra $10 a month for a static IP with 100mb more down...win win for me.
Granted, I do not have 8 children watching/streaming different Netflix, Twitch, Youtube videos that will hog up the bandwidth.
I could of stayed with residential service which the offer would of been $49 for 400mb down (Ultra residential service). But again, due to work and some personal needs, I really want a single static IP and $80/month for today's internet is not too shabby. My allowable $$$ limit for internet + tv is $100. (I do have the mobile phone service, which so far has been great, btw).
Of course, when fiber to home comes available from AT&T or some other vendor...I will re-look at price tags. For now, co-axial is the fastest to my house.