Duramax08To The Moon Premium Member join:2008-08-03 San Antonio, TX |
hmmmmThis could be another way TWC can serve unserved customers (like me)...... |
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well...time to bring on the metered billing then! |
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said by kdwycha:time to bring on the metered billing then! I hope to hell they dont bring that crap back! I have RR 15/2 here and ATT dsl 6/786 here at home due to work and i hope they dont bring on metered billing cause me and my fiancee both work from home some days and we use around 100 gigs a month easy. |
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said by CompTech210:said by kdwycha:time to bring on the metered billing then! I hope to hell they dont bring that crap back! I have RR 15/2 here and ATT dsl 6/786 here at home due to work and i hope they dont bring on metered billing cause me and my fiancee both work from home some days and we use around 100 gigs a month easy. Just kidding around about that anyway. Every time I see a news story about Time Warner I like to say something about caps/metered billing. |
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openbox9 Premium Member join:2004-01-26 71144 |
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said by CompTech210:me and my fiancee both work from home some days Asking your employer to help pay for your service and/or claiming a deduction on your income tax should help alleviate some of the financial burden. |
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iansltx
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2009-Jul-30 10:38 am
Here's the problem: TWCBC STARTS at $100 per month in the San Antonio/Austin area. That's for 10/512, which sucks for telecommuting because uploads are outright lame. However the next tier up is $50 more, for 512k more of upload speed!
TWC *does* have a 7/2 + phone lime promo for $80 per month, but that's for one year, after which the price doubles.
If TWC does caps, people will have to pay $250+ per month for 2Mbit up service with no cap in the SA/Austin area. Fortunately with Grande Communications competing with TWC for service, as well as U-Verse, this probably won't happen. But the prospect isn't too great anyway. Especially since the pricing I mentioned requires a three-year contract; $20 more per month if you want a one-year.
In contrast, Comcast actually has some decently-priced biz-class connections; they start at $60 (for 6/1 now, 12/2 later in about 45% of markets), work their way up through $90 (still not bad) and top out at $190 for either 22/5 (DOCSIS 2.0 areas) or 50/10 (DOCSIS 3.0 areas). Not too shabby when you can't get FiOS. |
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ProblemThe problem with this article summary is that it doesn't mention how Time Warner Cable's network investment has continued to decrease.
From stopthecap: Upgrade costs plummeted in the six months ending June 30th, from $147 million in June 2008 to $86 million in June 2009.
The costs for Time Warner Cables broadband revenue continue their rapid decline, dropping by 14%, from $77 million dollars in the six months ending June 30th 2008 to just $66 million dollars in the six months ending June 30th, 2009.
So in other words, their revenue has increased while their costs have decreased, and they *still* want to pursue overcharging schemes. |
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bj9030 join:2000-08-27 Palm Desert, CA
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bj9030
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2009-Jul-30 11:50 am
Anon 51Not hard to claim earnings..... just stop spending on those unnecessary, annoying things like maintaining your system, improving your system, upgrading your system, or improved programing. Ignore the customer complaints... Provide less, charge more, implement caps to the "Uneducated Public"and claim higher earnings. Viola' Stockholders are happy. And the trend of customers fleeing your company will continue, for phone video and data. How typical of Time Warner Cable.. Ever hear of Docsis 3.0 ? |
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openbox9 Premium Member join:2004-01-26 71144 |
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Re: well...Obviously CompTech210 already has 15/2 service, so the costs must not be imperative at this time. said by iansltx:If TWC does caps, people will have to pay $250+ per month for 2Mbit up service with no cap in the SA/Austin area. Where did that figure come from? |
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1. In the Austin area there are three providersL Grande, AT&T U-Verse and TWC. 2. Grande's maximum cable package is 1.5 Mbit up, and that's on the business side of the house. Highest-end res packages is 12/1. 3. AT&T's fastest package is 1.5 Mbit up, at least for now. 4. TWC will cap residential tiers but not business class tiers. 5. The only TWCBC tier with 2 Mbit/s upload speeds is the 15/2 package for $249.95-$279.95 per month, depending on the contract length.
So yeah, $250 per month for 2 Mbit/s of upload speed. 1.5 Mbits via UVerse or Grande biz-class is close though, and might be necessary if they cost less than say, $150 per month versus TWC's $250. |
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Re: ProblemNetwork investments actually increased in scalable infrastructure and support capital expenditures. Stand alone "broadband" costs have decreased mainly because the equipment involved no longer just provides internet connections. So instead of looking at just "upgrade/rebuild" spending (which TWC did massively over the last 2-3 years converting most systems to 860 and 1 ghz) and only "broadband" costs, looks at the bigger picture. Much of the equipment is getting "blended" as time goes on. Equipment such as CMTSs which previously were only used for internet connections are now also used to provide phone service and increasingly 2-way connections for cable boxes. Replacing a DOCSIS 1 or 2 CMTS with a DOCSIS 3 CMTS is not a "upgrade/rebuild", it's "scalable infrastructure". |
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Del_Gue join:2001-10-03 Lancaster, OH |
Del_Gue
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2009-Jul-31 10:54 am
EarningsThe earnings report is before the 12% increase we saw here in Ohio for just the relatively standard packages. Fear not, the more creative bean counters will find a way to renew the call for metered billing. |
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