 VanPremium
join:2009-07-08
New Orleans, LA | No, we need to KEEP GOVERNMENT OUT and allow Time Warner and others to enjoy the AWESOME CAPITALISM part of America where they write the rules, make billions, raise prices, and provide service that is average at best. |
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 FBGuyPremium
join:2005-03-19
Evanston, IL | amen brother |
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| Could be worse... Be happy you don't live in Canada, where anything over 80GB of usage per month is considered excessive according to our cable provider. |
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| real reason for LA and SATX rate hikes?? So if this is the real reason for the rate hike. LA and SATX are paying for the lost revenue and continue to lose, this would be utter BS! TWC still makes a profit even at those rates |
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 jmn1207Premium
join:2000-07-19
Ashburn, VA
kudos:1 | reply to Van
Re: No, we need to KEEP GOVERNMENT OUT said by Van:and allow Time Warner and others to enjoy the AWESOME CAPITALISM part of America where they write the rules, make billions, raise prices, and provide service that is average at best.
Sarcasm noted, however, government is involved to a degree, but it is conspiring with the conglomerates and not the people. |
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| TWC lowered my rate too My fiberhood is not scheduled until Fall. TWC actually raised my rate a couple months ago. I called about it and before I could complain they knocked it down about $25/month and increased my bandwidth but only until end of Feb. SureWest also entered my hood so I'll be using them as leverage until Google deploys. Uverse is in my hood but not my building.
Sounds like TWC will raise rates for all and if only 20%-30% complain, they'll lower it unchallenged (and for just a period) while still net gaining from those who don't complain. |
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Re: No, we need to KEEP GOVERNMENT OUT I have to wonder what would happen in other areas of the country if community broadband service was created by local or county government to serve as competition for other providers. I'm not sure if I'd be 100% in support of developing an option like this everywhere, but I do have to think that providers like Cox, Time Warner, and Comcast might compete on price and service if they actually needed to do so. |
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 elios
join:2005-11-15
Springfield, MO | reply to xenophon
Re: TWC lowered my rate too amazing what some real competition will do |
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 skeechanAi OtsukaholicPremium
join:2012-01-26
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Re: No, we need to KEEP GOVERNMENT OUT Many communities have tried, and incumbents sue to stop it. And if that fails they bribe the state legislature to outlaw muni broadband outright. |
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 swintecPremium,VIP
join:2003-12-19
Alfred, ME
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Re: TWC lowered my rate too said by elios:amazing what some real competition will do
Yea, for what TW is missing out on in that area, the costs are being passed on to other divisions and customers in the rest of the country.
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elios
join:2005-11-15
Springfield, MO | and if the had hte same competition in the rest of the country they couldnt pull that shit
they only do it because they can get away with it
like many of said dont like it switch...
OH RIGHT YOU HAVE NO ONE TO SWITCH TO |
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| Sorry Just because people are threatening to switch to Google Fiber doesn't mean there is demand for Gigabit internet. You still can't find a server that will let you download at even half that. People just want faster internet. The fact that it is Gigabit is just a bonus and good for marketing. |
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| Even if they don't switch, they can use it as leverage with TWC. |
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| lowered rates today in nyc time warner's hit in their earnings report also warranted price changes on their internet packages.
the 50mb ultimate plan dropped from 99 to 74.99
still a complete ripoff but amazing what competition does...
»www.timewarnercable.com/en/resid···ans.html |
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Re: TWC lowered my rate too They could. Because they would have to. The company would be unprofitable if the applied these rates across the country. |
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Re: No, we need to KEEP GOVERNMENT OUT So pool money together and start a cooperative. |
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Re: Sorry And that they will. |
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axus
join:2001-06-18
Washington, DC | reply to swintec
Re: TWC lowered my rate too If they were losing money in Kansas City, they'd be violating anti-trust laws doing that. It's exactly what Standard Oil did 100 years ago. I imagine they are not losing money, even at the discount. |
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axus
join:2001-06-18
Washington, DC | reply to silbaco
Re: Sorry Actually, people want it faster and cheaper. TWC can give that to people, they just needed a little competition. This means some people who couldn't afford fast internet, now can. Which means more ads for Google, which was the whole point of this exercise. |
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You do realize you can...request data from more than one server at once? Yeah, Google could have offered a different speed, like 1.2 Gb/s, but usually a round number is chosen. |
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