djrobx
join:2000-05-31
Valencia, CA
 ·AT&T U-Verse
 ·AT&T CallVantage
·Time Warner VOIP
 ·RoadRunner Cable
 ·DSL EXTREME
| reply to hobgoblin
Re: Powerboost is to caps....
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I have seen countless tests in small market areas that have never made it anywhere. Why would this be any different.
Because this "test" is anti-consumer. People are rightfully paranoid that changes NOT in their favor are going to come their way.
Besides, part of this "test" is to judge customer response. We're just giving TW corporate what they're asking for.
-- Rob |
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hottboiinnc
Kyle
join:2003-10-15
Toledo, OH
·buckeye cable
| how is it anti-consumer?
no what you're giving twc is a reason to ignore you. Since all this site seems to do is bitch and cry about the way they do business.
you want faster internet they offer powerboost. they even meantion one word about caps and then all of a sudden you don't want faster internet but you don't want caps.
well this site needs to make up their damn mind or shut up.
and what you want is not what other customers want that doesnt use this site. |
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djrobx
join:2000-05-31
Valencia, CA
·AT&T U-Verse
·AT&T CallVantage
·Time Warner VOIP
·RoadRunner Cable
·DSL EXTREME
| How are caps anti-consumer? Do I really have to answer that question?
They're not mutually exclusive. Higher speeds or powerboost is terrific. Good job, atta boy!
But whatever happens, we definitely don't want caps.
These things are related because higher speeds means potentially greater consumption, which would encourage TWC capping. Given a choice, I'd prefer to keep my current speeds and not have to worry about a meter.
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Laser eye surgery rocks! I love frickin' laser beams. |
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fireflier
Coffee. . .Need Coffee
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join:2001-05-25
Limbo
·Skype
·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to hottboiinnc
I believe if they mentioned "one word" about 300GB caps, people wouldn't be so concerned. 40GB is ridiculous, and most people in this forum realize that.
I think many have made up their mind. 40GB is pathetic and it does little good to have sooper-fast-roadrunner-kinda-like-fiber-speed-boosted-speeds if you hit that freaking 40GB cap in 2 days and have to spend the next 28 days paying excessive usage fees.
But I digress. TWC can do what they want. At least I'm fortunate to have alternatives--many aren't. If they cap me at 40GB/month, they'll be minus one more customer. It doesn't mean I'm going to be silent while they do it however.
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Tradition: Just because you've always done it that way doesn't mean it's not incredibly stupid. --despair.com |
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hottboiinnc
Kyle
join:2003-10-15
Toledo, OH
·buckeye cable
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July 18th, @08:28PM
| 400 caps and people wouldnt be concerned? HAHAHAHA!
Comcast said 250Gigs and received a beating on here because "its too low" but people bitched when they wouldnt give you an amount!
This site does nothing but bitch about the a business does business.
If any of you can build your own ISP nationwide ISP and make everyone on here happy i'll shut my mouth. But until then I don't it happening.
And the "many" that have made up their mind are the ones on here. Otherwise customers could probably couldn't give a shit as most probably don't even do that. |
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fireflier
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| Actually I said "people wouldn't be as concerned". not that they wouldn't be concerned at all, however there's a big difference between 40GB and 400GB (besides just a factor of 10). Namely it's the difference between making use of various VOD services within the included monthly price and having to pay extra because someone doesn't want outside competition.
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Tradition: Just because you've always done it that way doesn't mean it's not incredibly stupid. --despair.com |
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hottboiinnc
Kyle
join:2003-10-15
Toledo, OH
·buckeye cable
| reply to djrobx
If you don't want caps then prepare to pay more for your HSI and don't bitch about it.
Cause when someone starts to suck up more than what they should and kill the node/dslam or what ever someone is going to pay to put more bandwidth to the equipment or split it and you bet the ISP/Operator isn't going to eat the cost. |
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djrobx
join:2000-05-31
Valencia, CA
·AT&T U-Verse
·AT&T CallVantage
·Time Warner VOIP
·RoadRunner Cable
·DSL EXTREME
| I'm all for setting fair and reasonable limits. But, the 20GB that TW wants to impose upon Beaumont standard customers is beyond ridiculous.
Maybe the cable companies should quit upgrading service if they're just going to bitch about it when someone wants to use it.
I'm quite convinced this is less about hogs and more about DirecTV, Dish, TiVo and Apple using their pipe as a competitive video service, anyway. Hogs have been around from day 1.
-- Rob
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hottboiinnc
Kyle
join:2003-10-15
Toledo, OH | 20gigs is for the lowest package available which from day 1 has been targeted to the low usage customer. Not for someone you'd see on here. |
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hottboiinnc
Kyle
join:2003-10-15
Toledo, OH | reply to fireflier
the thing is though you can still use those services. You'll pay more. You know up front. You're also free to use another service and not TWC's RR. |
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