Officially incorporated in 1873, Cincinnati Bell provides phone, TV and Internet service to a 2,400 square mile area in parts of Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio.   Depending on your location, you can set up a variety of service combinations, including unlimited local and long distance calling, ZoomTown® high speed Internet, and DIRECTV® phone, TV, Internet bundles.

As explained by Cincinnati Bell, ZoomTown® high speed Internet is actually driven by Cincinnati Bell’s Internet Service Provider (ISP), Fuse.  Along with the actual Internet service, Fuse also provides email and free anti-virus/anti-spam protection to ZoomTown® customers.

You can expect speeds from 768 kbps all the way to 5 mbps from ZoomTown® DSL high speed Internet.  As of this writing, there are two pricing tiers based on speed – fast or super fast.

With the popularity of phone, TV, Internet bundles, Cincinnati Bell has partnered with satellite TV provider DIRECTV® to bring hundreds of all digital TV channels, HD programming and even the NFL SUNDAY TICKET™ to its customers in Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio.

To see which packages are available in your area of Indiana, Kentucky or Ohio simply enter your address in the “Savings Widget” at the top of the page.

In today’s edition of “Get to Know Your Service Providers”, we’ll discuss Charter Communications, Inc.   Charter is currently the  fourth largest cable service provider in the country, providing phone, TV, Internet and bundles to over 5 million customers in 27 states.  Through its Charter Telephone® service, Charter is also the tenth largest landline provider in the country.

You’re in good hands if Charter high speed Internet is what you’re after.  On its website, Charter claims Internet connection speeds up to 20 mbps nationwide with up to 60 mbps in select markets through its Charter High-Speed® Internet Ultra.

Charter cable TV packages come with a variety of options and features, like:  HD channels, thousands of On Demand titles, premium channels and sports packages.

To see if you can Charter phone, TV, Internet in your area just enter your address in the “Savings Widget” at the top of the page.  You can compare plans and prices and sign up online free of charge.

Next on our list of service provider reviews is the recently created CenturyLink.

Although the name is relatively new, CenturyLink was created after the July 1, 2009 acquisition of Embarq by CenturyTel, CenturyLink is the largest independent telecommunications provider in the country.  Now available in 33 states across the country, CenturyLink is also the fourth largest telecommunications provider overall.

Building upon the history and achievements of both CenturyTel and Embarq, CenturyLink is a national competitor in the entertainment and communications industry.  After last year’s acquisition and rebranding, CenturyLink offers DSL high speed Internet, home phone service with unlimited local and long distance, and digital TV with local, premium and HD channels across the country.  CenturyLink customers can even get the NFL SUNDAY TICKET™ through a partnership with DIRECTV.

Check and see if you can get phone, TV and Internet with a CenturyLink “Triple Savings Bundle” by entering your address in our “Savings Widget” .

Moving right along with our service provider reviews, we’ll take a look at Buckeye Cablesystem and their VIP Bundle – Voice + Internet + Phone.

As their name suggests, Buckeye Cablesystem cable TV services are available in areas of Ohio and Michigan, specifically Toledo, Erie County and Southeast Michigan.  As a cable operator, Buckeye Cablesystem offers cable TV, digital phone, and high speed Internet.  Branded as “VIP”, offering voice, Internet and phone services, Buckeye also claims their service to be “the only true bundle”.

One would have to assume, since no explanation could be found on their site, that “the only true bundle” references Buckeye’s ability to offer phone, TV and Internet from a single provider.  In many cases, a single company doesn’t offer all three services, so the “bundle” is cobbled together from separate providers, such as phone and DSL from a phone company and digital TV from a satellite TV provider.

You can see if Buckeye Cablesystem’s VIP bundle is available in your area by entering your address in the “Savings Widget” at the top of the page.

Expanding our alphabetically organized review of different service providers, we come to Brighthouse Networks.  As a cable services provider, Brighthouse Networks provides phone, TV, Internet bundles, to areas of Indiana, Michigan, Alabama, Florida and California.

Fueled by innovations like “Start Over”, Brighthouse has made a name for itself as a JD Power & Associates award winner in customer satisfaction.  ”Start Over”, as described by Brighthouse, is an “exclusive enhanced TV feature for Bright House Networks customers that allows viewers to re-start a live program from the beginning anytime during its scheduled broadcast.”  There are currently 39 channels capable of using Start Over.

Brighthouse currently advertises hundreds of digital channels, free HD, On Demand shows and video, and unlimited nationwide calling.  See if Brighthouse cable TV is available at your house by entering your address in the “Savings Widget” at the top of the page.

In an attempt to keep you, the consumer, informed of service provider capabilities, Allconnect will be publishing periodic service provider “reviews”.  It’s not an attempt to sway your buying power toward one provider over another.  It’s simply our way of letting you know what’s available in your area.

Going alphabetically, we’ll start by looking at AT&T U-verse® and AT&T bundles.

The latest in a long line of innovation, AT&T U-verse® is AT&T’s latest bundle and its direct answer to the cable bundle.  Marketed as the “evolution of TV”, AT&T U-verse® operates like a traditional phone, TV, Internet bundle by offering a combined solution with advanced digital TV, high speed Internet, and digital phone service.   However, AT&T U-verse® relies on its sophisticated home network to deliver the different services throughout your home.

Using a blend of fiber optics and AT&T’s advanced digital network, AT&T U-verse® actually delivers your phone and television over the Internet.  Officially called Internet Protocol Television, IPTV allows you to accept standard and hi-def broadcasts over your existing phone line.  Similarly, your digital phone service uses Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP.  However, AT&T U-verse® differs from many VoIP services by allowing you to use your existing phones and phone number.   Like its high speed Internet, the entire system operates from a central router that delivers the signal throughout your home.

You can find out if AT&T U-verse® is available in your area by entering your address in the “Savings Widget” at the op of the page.