Bundle packages are cost effective if you utilize most of the features in the bundle.
The problem with them (TW included) is that you have to - as the consumer - ask how long the pricing/promo is going to last and what will the price be after the promotion ends. Don't forget about hidden costs. (What are the taxes going to be? Any FUS fees? Install costs? etc.) Does a contract or commitment stop the provider from raising your price during that time? (Some say you cannot leave, but allows them to raise the price indescrimately.)
Also consider your options based on what you were looking for. For a long time I thought RR was better than the AT&T Yahoo! DSL...until I read the fine print. I mean - come on! Is this comparing apples to apples or is it a stunt to try to blind us - the consumers? (Copies from their home page.)
" **Up to 3 times the speed of DSL claim is based on Road Runner's standard maximum download speed of 5.0 Mbps versus the standard DSL package’s maximum download speed of 1.5 Mbps. Speed comparison is based on a typical DSL package and may vary by area."
So comparing their best against DSL standard...and they still have to disclose that their speeds may vary??? In all the time I and my best friends had RR we NEVER hit 5M.
Also - from their web site: The $19.95 price - Your speed for Road Runner is 768/128 Kbps. Actual speeds may vary. It is the same as DSL!
Then there are the services...I like what I had (and have again - yep, I'm one of the "every 11 seconds someone switches back to AT&T after trying a different provider.") with AT&T.
OK - enough...bundles are good if you look at the fine print, get what you want and the prices quoted to you are what you get.
Mine weren't. Too much shady work. AT&T told me what my bill would be...and it was.