DarkLogix
join:2008-10-23
Baytown, TX |  not viable? really
Do they have lead paint in the Time Warner Cable offices? That might explain the poor choices lately |
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Matt
Take me down to the paradise city
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join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
 ·North State Commun..
| said by DarkLogix  :Do they have lead paint in the Time Warner Cable offices? That might explain the poor choices lately Oh heck no. They aren't shy about spending money to upgrade their offices and build new office space. It's that pesky DOCSIS plant that isn't worth as much as a new call center. |
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IowaStudent
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join:2008-08-21
Grinnell, IA
 ·Mediacom
·Iowa Telecom
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"improving subscriber additions "tailed off in recent weeks," though didn't cite a reason why"
Nooooo... Really with the crap Time Warner Cable pulls.It's no wonder why they're not getting any new customers 40 GB?!? Cap Idiots
They NEVER better come to Iowa ( thankfully I don't think they will) I'd take Cox |
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DarkLogix
join:2008-10-23
Baytown, TX
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In that case maybe they built a heavy duty lead bunker with 10ft thick (you know just incase of a nuke) |
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maartena
Stacked.
Premium
join:2002-05-10
Orange, CA
·RoadRunner Cable
| And they want to add more to that profit....
...by imposing caps on their connections. I'm glad they called off the dogs for now, but they are sitting in their corporate offices just waiting for a chance to get metered billing back in, and swindle us out of our hard earned money.....
I really don't want your DOCSIS 3.0 if you are going to cap it with 40 Gb maximums.
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RR User
@rr.com
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Re: not viable? really
It's a shame. I use to prefer cable technology, but it's become apparent that the cable companies are going to milk their networks even more than the phone companies do.
How can TW resist not billing for usage? They know all well that internet usage is going to continue to climb as video services take hold. They tell you the average (read: single user household) uses 5GB, but what they won't ever tell you how much they average family of 4-6 uses, especially one that relies heavily on the internet for research, gaming, entertainment. With 15-20 IP devices in my house, I think it's a miracle we don't use significantly more than 100GB a month.
It's all about giving less and having your customers pay more. Cut them off at the knees now, just to make your investors happy.
Seriously. Over the last several years we have moved away from usage based billing on long distance phone lines. WTH is this? We're going backwards. We all know costs continue to decline as technology matures. Why don't we use the same un-popular principle and bring back metered phone use, and lets start figuring out a way to bill by the amount of hours TV is consumed in the home as well. It may sound ridiculous, but it really is no different. |
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Anonymous_
Anonymous
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join:2004-06-21
127.0.0.1
clubs:
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i want all i can eat
April 2009 (Incoming: 251072 MB / Outgoing: 135098 MB) |
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Matt
Take me down to the paradise city
Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
·North State Commun..
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said by RR User :
It's a shame. I use to prefer cable technology, but it's become apparent that the cable companies are going to milk their networks even more than the phone companies do. I agree. I was a big fan of cable until my area started running into capacity issues and Time Warner has so far, refused to fix them. I found it rather humorous that the last tech I spoke with tried to blame their capacity problems on the DTV transition delay. After 3 tech visits, 1 no-show tech visit, 2 manager escalations and the recent usage based billing nonsense, I didn't have the energy to correct him -- or even chuckle back at him.
It's sad too, because I know a lot of the behind the scenes techs, sales guys, and executives (who were formerly) in my area. They are sharp as a tack and can't believe they get to support their family with a job they love.
All the problems in my area started after they moved to regional supervision rather than having managers responsible for each area. Once all our executives moved to Charlotte, the Triad area started going to hell in a handbasket. It's sad really. |
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axiomatic
join:2006-08-23
Tomball, TX | Profit
Doesn't TW turning a profit in a big way mean that they actually DO NOT need to gouge their customers with low caps and overage penalties?
Just an observation. |
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DarkLogix
join:2008-10-23
Baytown, TX | reply to Matt
Re: not viable? really
Well hopefully the consumer backlash will last and force TW to fix their act
but more likely people will forget and the effect will be short lived |
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mod_wastrel
join:2008-03-28 | Maybe...
once they realize that being a customer is also a form of investment, they'll treat their customers better. (In reality, though, only actual competition will convince them to view their customer base as a partnership.) |
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jadebangle
Premium
join:2007-05-22
Olathe, KS
·SureWest Internet
·AT&T Yahoo
·Comcast
| reply to maartena
Re: And they want to add more to that profit....
Metering is a pain, it is a nightware for all broadband user
user who didn't use much are not paying less
Those who use less don't mind paying a premium so those that use more don't pay more
Its pretty fair
Like a 10,15,or 20 dollars buffet
Depending on your tier, the more you pay the bigger your dish so you can hold more and eat more in a shorter period
No one was complaining about unlimited
Only few are asking for cheaper tier like 24.95 at 768kbps and they were happy about that
metering is something that was done in other countries like canada,australia,china,taiwan because the provider are greedy and oversell their bandwidth at 1000 percent market price
WTF is wrong with timewarner executive? on drugs? fall on the wrong side of the bed every morning? |
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me1212
join:2008-11-20
Pleasant Hill, MO | reply to mod_wastrel
Re: Maybe...
Maybe FTTH will help with that. |
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vapor
@lexis-nexis.com | hmmm
This is just reason #9999999 to why any talks of caps should be stopped. Not even the 250 gig cap--just not justified plain and simple |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
·RoadRunner Cable
·DSL EXTREME
| reply to Matt
Re: not viable? really
Its a sales pitch.
They've been selling speed (7x faster than DSL  )
Now you're being told that you can't really use it.
Personally I'd be happier with a slower connection that I could make full use of, than a crippled high speed.
Cable: We'll give you a BMW M3, but we've set up GPS and tracking to fine you if you drive more than 40miles/day (daily commute in Los Angeles)
DSL: We'll give you a Chevy Cobalt, speed limited to 65mph, you can drive as much as you want.
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wstcvnaca
join:2004-10-05
La Puente, CA
| reply to RR User
said by RR User :
It's a shame. I use to prefer cable technology, but it's become apparent that the cable companies are going to milk their networks even more than the phone companies do. Oh, I could not agree more. So true.
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elray
join:2000-12-16
Santa Monica, CA
·SONIC.NET
·RoadRunner Cable
·Verizon Online DSL
| reply to axiomatic
Re: Profit
said by axiomatic :Doesn't TW turning a profit in a big way mean that they actually DO NOT need to gouge their customers with low caps and overage penalties? An 11% quarterly bump is hardly "turning a profit in a big way". And rest assured, they won't be profitable if they "gouge their customers with low caps and overage penalties".
DSLR has been headlining massive defections of landline customers and cable signups for the past 18 months, thanks to triple-pay discounts and general dissatisfaction with traditional telcos. That trend can easily be reversed, if telco, with deeper pockets, wants to ante up. |
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wstcvnaca
join:2004-10-05
La Puente, CA
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Re: And they want to add more to that profit....
Why can't they just have some basic common sense??? They need to follow Comcast's lead, and just go after the abusers, not let everyone else suffer. After reading about their high earnings, it just pisses me off even more. GREED GREED GREED. Oh, it will eventually bite them in the ass. What goes around comes around. |
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Realtech23
Premium
join:2006-03-27
Olean, NY
·RoadRunner Cable
| BOTTOM LINE
TIME WARNER IS SHOWING PROFIT for the simple facts of It is getting grants and money from the Government for projects (that is Fact) and its just sitting on the money "probibly letting it gain interest first" (not fact but likely)... What is fact? They are now Outsourcing there EMAIL AND CHAT support which use to be in Coudersport, PA (former Adelphia) and Buffalo, NY (former Adelphia also) and then to Canada Now to India. But hey its ok for an American Company to make MILLIONS from US consumers and Outsource to India. Someone doesn't stop this, you'll be calling tech support in India next. Look at the US banks we have bailed out that are applying for Visa's for Foreign employment. OUR MONEY BAILED THEM OUT no India's or anyone elses but yeah send our jobs somewhere else and we will pay for it, not the US companies. US. but there just protecting share holders. WRONG, they are making sure there Pockets get fatter by the day.
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maartena
Stacked.
Premium
join:2002-05-10
Orange, CA
·RoadRunner Cable
| Not only are they showing a profit, they are showing a profit in the WORST economic crisis since the great depression in the 30ties. A big portion of fortune 500 companies are showing record losses, job cuts by the tens of thousands, and TWC is showing a profit, and hasn't laid anyone off. (Or maybe a few hundred at most to "trim the fat")
In a time you would expect companies like TWC to show a loss, they are still making a profit.
I totally understand upgrades cost money, and I totally understand that there are individuals who cross the line of sanity and torrent 24/7 into the terabyte range.... but capping everyone off at 40 Gb is total insanity itself, where the 250 Gb softcap that Comcast implemented is at least acceptable. |
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