battleop
join:2005-09-28
00000 | reply to Dogfather
Re: Idiots...
If they don't like it they can always go across the street to Burger King. (DirectTv/DishNetwork) |
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percosan
join:2002-03-13
San Francisco, CA
| reply to swintec
I agree with you 100% ... no impact (in any form) on any "public asset" ... purely a private network that is utilized to deliver a non-critical (entertainment) product.
Seems that some of our government has we too much time on their hands!
-p |
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Dogfather
Premium
join:2007-12-26
Laguna Hills, CA
 ·Cox HSI
 ·Verizon FIOS
 ·Cox VOIP
·ViaTalk
·RoadRunner Cable
 ·MegaPath
·Verizon west (ex G..
·Time Warner VOIP
| reply to bufbandit
Yeah, and you're buddy doesn't have to fork over $200/yr for each shitty DVR either. I pay for DirecTV's inside maintenance plan, they warrant ALL equipment and I still save $20/mo on the two two-tuner MPEG4 HD DVR's that I have. Plus I get 130 HD channels, VOD and superior service. Meanwhile if I had an inside wiring problem with TWC or Verizon, I get slammed big bucks for the truck roll. |
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Dogfather
Premium
join:2007-12-26
Laguna Hills, CA
1 edit | reply to percosan
Most businesses have 100% private assets, but all are subject to regulation. TWC knew what the rules were in advance and chose to ignore them. |
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bufbandit
join:2002-03-25
Buffalo, NY
1 edit | reply to Dogfather
Wow $200 a year for a shitty DVR. The lease fees are usually $5-$7 a month. I guess your math skills are not that sharp. Last I checked TWC does not charge for truck rolls. Verizon does but TWC does not. |
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mech1164
I'Ll Be Back
join:2001-11-19
Lodi, NJ
| reply to bufbandit
said by bufbandit  :Virtual monopoly? That makes no sense. Direct TV, FIOS, Dish networks all seem like legit competition to TWC. Not sure what you mean by a virtual monopoly is. I well I'm one without a choice. I'm stuck with cablevision. Fios is available but not in my development. There are no apt installs yet or planned for in the next few years. Dish or Dtv is forbidden on the development. And before you all start qouting regulations we do not have any place to attach a dish. So for the foreseeable future I'm at the mercy of CV. |
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kontos
xyzzy
join:2001-10-04
West Henrietta, NY
| reply to battleop
said by battleop :If they don't like it they can always go across the street to Burger King. (DirectTv/DishNetwork) Except that the sesame seeds don't stick to the Satellite buns, either.  |
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pcken98
@cox.net | reply to bufbandit
I have to pay 19 for each DVR with Cox cable, that's 228 - maybe you need to open your MIND before opening your MOUTH. |
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bufbandit
join:2002-03-25
Buffalo, NY
1 edit | Im speaking about TWC not Cox. Cant speak for a company I have not dealt with directly, sorry. You can always buy a $10 VCR. Lots of other options out there. |
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Dogfather
Premium
join:2007-12-26
Laguna Hills, CA
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2 edits | reply to bufbandit
DVR lease fee doesn't include the DVR service which is another $10 for a total of $16/mo X 12 months. When I had TWC before DirecTV I paid $6.95 per box for rental plus $10 PER BOX in DVR "service" fees. Each DVR was $17/mo total with TWC and if an issue wasn't an outside problem TWC did charge for truck rolls.
It looks like you are the one needing a math refresher. |
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battleop
join:2005-09-28
00000 | reply to kontos
It sucks but you can't have everything. |
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davoice
join:2000-08-12
Saxapahaw, NC
·Comporium
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TiVo would have made a 2-way box a long time ago if the CableCos would have given then access to do so. But the CableCos insisted that customers had to use their interface, their parameters and pay them money to do so. TiVo thus couldn't do it because the whole reason for a competitive product is to give the customer a better interface.
What should have come w/ the cable card legislation was legislation requiring a single nationwide standard for all 2-way cable services, including VOD, so 3rd party developers could create their own hardware and interfaces to display that content. |
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Sammer
join:2005-12-22
Canonsburg, PA
| reply to bufbandit
said by bufbandit :Is it the fault of McDees to try to offer a better product to try to grab more customers? The government is hurting business that want to offer bigger and better products with these nonsense laws. McDonald's doesn't rely on laws and government regulations to bundle together items customers don't want to purchase with items they do want to purchase just to raise everyone's total bill. Yes Mickey Dees does offer some bundles with discounts but customers actually have a choice of bundles or al a carte. |
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Dogfather
Premium
join:2007-12-26
Laguna Hills, CA | reply to battleop
That isn't the issue here. The FCC says you have to make buns so that competitors seeds stick. |
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NetAdmin
CCNA
join:2008-05-22
1 edit | reply to bufbandit
said by bufbandit :So again, your basically saying the cable company's should wait to roll out a new technology that will improve service for 95 percent of their customers? That makes alot of sense. Obviously you dont know how to run a business. 95% of customers will not see any difference after SDV for awhile for starters. The benefits of switching to SDV right now are still a little ways off. You would know this if you had any idea what you were talking about, but it appears that you don't.
Secondly, TWC is handing out cards that don't work with SDV, ergo this is TWC's fault.
Thirly, I apparently know a lot more about running a business than you apparently do because I'm not dumb enough to think that pissing off paying customers is a good idea.
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Drilling for more oil is akin to giving a methhead the keys to the meth lab. |
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percosan
join:2002-03-13
San Francisco, CA
| reply to Dogfather
I agree that "rules are rules", however, it is odd that the Federal Communications Commission is involved. If regulation is required, which I believe the original theme of the post was that this is ridiculous given it is the boob tube, it seems that this is an issue that would be best regulated by the FTC as it has absolutely nothing to do with technology and everything to do with fulfilling their commitment to their customers.
or not.
-p |
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mmainprize
join:2001-12-06
Houghton Lake, MI
| reply to Sammer
Ypu are correct and to add to that statement, The reason they have 50% bandwidth savings is because of those not need channels that we are forced to buy that no one watches. We have 50% to many channels that are junk being forced on us and we can't seem to do anything about it. |
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Cogdis
join:2007-03-26
Floral Park, NY
·Verizon FIOS
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·ViaTalk
1 edit | reply to bufbandit
said by bufbandit :Wow $200 a year for a shitty DVR. The lease fees are usually $5-$7 a month. I guess your math skills are not that sharp. Last I checked TWC does not charge for truck rolls. Verizon does but TWC does not. Actually Time Warner in my area (Queens, NY)charges
$7.10 for ANY box rental
$9.95 for DVR service (on top of the $7.10)
$2.99 for service duplication (for each additional box)
$0.25 for the remote control
So for one year the DVR costs $243.48
They also DO charge $30.30 for a truck roll. They will allow you to pick a box up at a store for free, but WON'T allow you to pick up a cable card, that requires the $30 truck roll. |
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unoriginal
join:2000-07-12
San Diego, CA
| reply to mech1164
I wont quote regulations but will offer a suggestion if you have it available. Do you have a patio or balcony at your place that faces south? You dont need to attach the dish to anything, when I was in an apartment I used a metal fence post, 5 gallon bucket and a bag of quikrete to make a mount for my Directv dish. You could do the same if you face the right way to get a signal, again, just a suggestion. |
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Dogfather
Premium
join:2007-12-26
Laguna Hills, CA | reply to percosan
The FCC is mandated with regulating cable video operations. |
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