Julio
Bachatero y Que?
Premium
join:2003-03-19
Brooklyn, NY
clubs: |  dammit
i sure hope the Time Warner Cable of NYC division does not impose this speed tiers and caps. |
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Microhard3
join:2001-08-03
Huntington Beach, CA | As they say
All good things come to an end.
BUT HEY....they are making the Internet faster didn't you hear....you are going to be able to get capped in half the time. |
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buddasahn
join:2000-11-27
Akron, OH
| Cap me ...and you've lost 6 loyal customers
I've had RR for almost 2 years along with their digital cable. (about $110 monthly). I've seen 3 price hikes as well as a drop in my connection speeds but I'm still content with what I have. My friends in my apt complex have similar packages. We have other alternatives for broadband (DSL, Satellite). If this pending cap goes through, that's roughly a little over 7 grand in yearly sales that AOL/TW will lose. I'm sure others will defect too.
While it may not seem like alot to AOL/TW....give it time....as more people see how ludicrous this is...the more they may regret doing it. Perfect example would be to look at Bell Sympatico. They imposed these same type of caps and pissed off their customer base something fierce!!! A few mos later they 'wisely' re-thought that idea and got rid of those caps! |
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Cyron
join:2002-09-24
Charlotte, NC
| Supporting P2P?
In the North Carolina section, it lists several activities of internet users who would benefit from Road Runner Xtreme, including "sustained music file sharing". Is this an endorsement of sharing music over the internet? Surely they must realize that the vast majority of music sharing is done illegally.
The RIAA/MPAA have been wrong about almost everything recently, but they were right when stating that ISP's were generating huge revenues based on filesharing, while still denouncing it. What hypocrisy. |
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aztecnology
O Rly?
Premium
join:2003-02-12
Murrieta, CA
 ·Verizon FIOS
| said by Cyron  :
In the North Carolina section, it lists several activities of internet users who would benefit from Road Runner Xtreme, including "sustained music file sharing
I wonder what Time Warner's music division has to say about the advertising...
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B
Premium,MVM
join:2000-10-28 | Earthlink Factor?
Does anyone have any idea how, or if, this affects the Earthlink Over Time Warner Cable offering? As far as I know that is still a 2 Mbps/384 Kbps service over TW's lines.
-- B |
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Cyron
join:2002-09-24
Charlotte, NC
| reply to aztecnology
Re: Supporting P2P?
Time Warner is making a fortune. On one hand they're ripping off artists and selling overpriced CD's, and on the other they are charging Xtreme(ly) high prices to download those CD's for free.
Maybe they have it figured out. You rarely here Road Runner mentioned in the file sharing forum when people are talking about what ISP's are sending in letters and turning over names. |
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GT86
join:2003-02-27 | I might be glad TWC pulled out in FL
Here in Florida atleast in my area the Tampa/Orlando area it's no longer TWC , they have pulled out their shares on the cable TV and RR service and left it all to Brighthouse Networks |
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Surfinusa
Premium
join:2001-02-08
| reply to B
Re: Earthlink Factor?
This is a special Biz package. You must be a RR BIZ customer. Don't think at this time Earthlink will offer this since its not there lines. RR or Time Warner controls it all. It is controlled sharing.
Happy Surfin  |
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Surfinusa
Premium
join:2001-02-08
| reply to Julio
Re: dammit
Orlando, Tampa, Florida is being offered a similar package but only for Biz customers. You have to subscribe to RR BIZ class. They offer 2mb down 512 up or 3mb down 756upload packages. Price is about $160 for DHCP or $210 for static. This is offered for Brighthouse Network Customers but they are still using the RoadRunner Service.
Happy Surfin |
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mikedz4
join:2003-04-14
Weirton, WV
 ·DIRECTV
 ·Verizon Online DSL
 ·Comcast Digital Vo..
 ·Comcast
| reply to Cyron
Re: Supporting P2P?
umm that is because time warner owns a music company as well as a cable company. It'd be like you running an isp and a band at the same time. I don't think you'd be complaining to yourself about the fact the people are downloading music for free especially since it's a known fact that most people who download mp3's find out they like the band and end up being fans. |
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Hall
Premium,MVM
join:2000-04-28
Dayton, OH
·EarthLink
·AT&T Midwest
·Earthlink Cable Mo..
| reply to Julio
Re: dammit
said by Julio :
i sure hope the Time Warner Cable of NYC division does not impose this speed tiers and caps.
The assumption is that they're "testing the waters" with this and if they decide to go forward with it, YOU CAN BE SURE IT WILL BE NATIONWIDE.
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Hall
Premium,MVM
join:2000-04-28
Dayton, OH
·EarthLink
·AT&T Midwest
·Earthlink Cable Mo..
| reply to B
Re: Earthlink Factor?
said by B :
Does anyone have any idea how, or if, this affects the Earthlink Over Time Warner Cable offering? As far as I know that is still a 2 Mbps/384 Kbps service over TW's lines.
As of today, NO, it does not affect users who have "Earthlink Cable". That could change tomorrow, next week, in three months, etc. No one knows (or is talking).
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Gandalf1315
Freelance Philosopher
join:2001-05-23
Indianapolis, IN
·RoadRunner Cable
·Vonage
| What's that sound, everbody look what's going down
I for one REFUSE to accept the caps as they now exist for some RR users. If they put the caps in the 30gb down/10gb up range I would begrudgingly accept that. Anything less and I will be finding alternatives. I do not file trade, but I do beta test for a couple of well known major software makers and I work on many open source projects. Not to mention the numerous Linux distros I keep up with and the countless freeware programs from alt.comp.freeware that I experiment with. And that is not counting normal gaming, email and surfing that my entire household does. I refuse to use my broadband connection like it was dial up. If forced to, I will find an alternative or I will go back to dial up. If enough people do the same these caps will become more consumer friendly. If the masses act like sheep it will only get worse. |
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Julio
Bachatero y Que?
Premium
join:2003-03-19
Brooklyn, NY
clubs: | reply to Julio
Re: dammit
it will not be a smart move for TWC to impose this in NYC as there is lots of different options for net access here. |
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greywolf520
That's All Folks
join:2003-06-02
New Kensington, PA
| reply to Gandalf1315
Re: What's that sound, everbody look what's going down
Last time I checked, broadband was something that was to help expand the 'net. How would capping someone ability to download on a broadband network where speed and lots of bandwidth are available. I see a cap go if there are limitations of the network (the FAP that Direcway sat. has) but that's the only time it seems reasonable. |
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Hall
Premium,MVM
join:2000-04-28
Dayton, OH
·EarthLink
·AT&T Midwest
·Earthlink Cable Mo..
| reply to Julio
Re: dammit
Like what ?? Do you have a choice of cable providers ?? Can you get 2000/384k DSL for $40-60/month ?? If TW in NYC is anything like the TW here, they simply don't care... It's their way or the highway... In fact, around here they think there is no one else to go to.
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Julio
Bachatero y Que?
Premium
join:2003-03-19
Brooklyn, NY
clubs: | reply to Julio
well i could move down the block where OOL is available  |
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MrMikl9
join:2003-07-22
Bard, NM
| reply to Julio
ha, they are throttling your service now and you are not aware of it. how is this different, except for the supposed download speed of 3mg? They can throttle you at 3mg as easily as 1mg. I see the commercials, and at no time do I get real time imaging, like that basketball playback on their tv commercials. Throttling means the computer automatically changes your speed when it or the loop exceeds a certain amount of data. Cable is cheaper, but in some ways just as crappy as DSL.
MrMikl |
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wolfox
Gentle Wolfox
join:2002-11-27
Dunnellon, FL
| reply to aztecnology
Shady Backroom Deals
Back in the day when the RIAA was setting their sights on Internet Webcasting - there was a closed door meeting between Time-Warner/AOL and the finest of the RIAA that basically allowed them to continue offering services such as "Internet Radio".
While taking a huge cut from the bottom line for themselves that would be needed to run such an operation, they succeeded in placing the brunt of what would later become stiff licensing fees on the hobbyist broadcaster.
He who has a mass media corporation, all the money, and the largest market share of Online Internet communities under their belt - makes all of the rules.
This scathing insight comes from one cornered, and miffed wolfoxxy...who still has to pay out his monthly blood money fee to keep his Internet Radio station online...
EDIT: Web browser mangled my post, sorry.
[text was edited by author 2003-07-22 15:48:09]
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