Currently, Astound broadband is providing three plans, and the Internet speed ranges from 100 to 940 Mbps. These plans fall in the price range of $60-$80 a month. Astound Broadband is a part of the Wave broadband network. The absence of contracts has made Astound broadband a favorite amongst the customers. Currently, wave offers cable, fiber, and copper broadband options, with fiber being the most popular amongst customers. They also offer TV and phone services to bundle up and save money every month.

If you opt for a Wave TV connection, you can also add phone and Internet services to your TV plan and pay one specific rate every month. This way, you can save up a lot every month.

Highlights of Wave TV service

• The provision of an $11 per month HD receiver. This receiver has an interactive on-screen guide, a recorder, and an on-demand TV option.
• TiVo DVR streaming service. TiVo is offered to the customer at no extra price for the first 12 months. After the first 12 months, the customer has to pay the standard monthly fee of $20. This feature is only available on plans with 100 Mbps or more download speeds.
• Universal HDTV converter is available at $4.95 per month.
• Tivo Mini is available at $10 per month. It allows for multiroom communication. This one needs a TiVo HD-DVR.
• If you wish to local television, you can also avail of that for an extra $25.95 per month. The local TV stations like Fox, ABC, NBC, CBS, and CW are also included in the TV bundle. If you want, you can also access digital music channels, Wave TV on the go, and live on-demand with this option.

Wave TV has many expansion packages available as well. However, these may differ depending on the region where you are living. In certain areas, cable networks like ESPN, Disney, Comedy Central, Bravo, Nickelodeon, DNP, USA, and others are available, amounting to the availability of 90 additional channels. Wave on the go and Wave on-demand are included with the extended programming, including all the other channels. This is available for $72.94 per month.

The prices of specific selections would increase once the first year is over. The prices of Encore and Starz will go back to the standard $12 per month subscription fee, or you can pay $70 to avail of both.

Internet packages available with Wave broadband

High-speed 50

This is an entry-level fiber plan. It costs $90.95 per month. It offers a download speed of 15 bps and a maximum upload speed of five Mbps. There is monthly data on this plan at 300 GB. If you compare this plan to other carriers’ plans, you will notice that the data Is quite low. Thus, even though the speed allows frailty streaming, customers are not suggested to use a history meaning because the data will get over quickly. This plan is perfect for checking emails and lights of them.

High-speed 250

The high-speed bundle is available for $29.95 per month. However, this is available on a promotional basis. You will be availing of download speeds of up to 250 Mbps, while the upload speed will be limited to 10 Mbps. The package offers 500 GB of data monthly. This should be enough for modest households to view HD content.

High-speed 500

The high-speed 500 plan costs $39.95 per month. You get a download speed of up to 500 Mbps. The upload speed is, however, restricted to 10 Mbps. Since this plan offers 1 TB monthly data, it is a pretty good plan for 4k and HD downloads and streaming.

Gig schedule

The gig plan costs $49.95 per month. It includes 1GB of download speed. The maximum speed reaches 940 Mbps. The restriction is on all of the 1GB plans that the other internet service providers have offered. Here it is worth noting that the upload speed in this plan has also been limited to 10 Mbps. This may be a dealbreaker for some clients. Even though the plan is advertised as having limited data, there is a restriction of 2 TB on the plan. 

Phone packages

You can also have your phone bundled with the Internet connection for an additional $10 per month. Alternatively, you can purchase the phone package separately. The phone choices include

• Local and unlimited local and long-distance calls and Canada international calls.
• Call forwarding
• Caller ID
• Eight-hour international backup battery
• The backup batteries are only available in corded phones in a power outage.
• You can buy an additional 24-hour battery for $139.99.

Networking performance and management

Wave broadband, like other providers, controls the network. They also reduce the bandwidth under certain circumstances. In areas with high traffic as massive file transfers occur, the network’s weight increases, and the operators turn off or restrict the services.