| Someone writing is on the wall. With this much in the news it cant be good for them. All the negative news has to be starting to hurt them.
I for one i hope it does and shows all isp's if you dont like the business get the hell out now. |
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| said by hayabusa3303:With this much in the news it cant be good for them. All the negative news has to be starting to hurt them. I for one i hope it does and shows all isp's if you dont like the business get the hell out now. Negative.
As in my case, TWC is the only high speed internet option available. AT&T's UVerse isn't even in the same league, with its pathetic 6Mbps downstreams max that can't nearly compete with the 20+Mbps I get now with TWC on their highest tier.
FIOS is only in the most affluent of areas, like 4S Ranch, where people are paying an arm and a leg to live. I'm literally walking distance from there, yet can't get FIOS. Therefore, I have no choice if I want reasonable internet speeds.
I'll pay for TWC's highest tier. A 100GB cap isn't unreasonable, because they really don't enforce it. But metered billing isn't ideal for me, UNLESS there's NO MINIMUM MONTHLY CHARGE, and then it's just a pay-for-use model. I'd be ok with that as an alternative when money gets tight. But if they want to charge $60 + per GB fee, no way. |
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1 edit | Um,
I have U-verse and my speeds are 18/1.5. It's not the fastest speed on the planet, but it's okay for the several computers and devices used in my household.
The fastest speed that I can get here ( Santa Clarita) from TWC is a puny 6mbps down and whatever they can muster up.... |
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1 edit | reply to ReVeLaTeD
BTW, go to Beaumont, CA and tell me that is an affluent neighborhood. They have Fios there. I know because I lived there and had it. It was great! TWC ( former Adelphia) sucked there too. As did they in Garden Grove... As do they most everywhere I've had them in several states. TWC used to be pretty progressive, but they're not so much anymore. Comcast, Cablevision, and Cox are all better. Actually, Charter is a little better than them ( based on my experience).
Basically, this metered billing crap is not a good idea, imho. It's just a way to protect their video interests. |
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| said by jjeffeory:BTW, go to Beaumont, CA and tell me that is an affluent neighborhood. They have Fios there. I'm referring to San Diego County.
And I stand corrected...I was looking at standard DSL BUT, I'm not interested in going to AT&T. They screwed me when they were PacBell, screwed me when they were SBC, and I'm not about to allow them to screw me now.
TWC isn't the greatest but I've never had a complaint with their internet offering. Had to drop TV as it couldn't hold a candle to DirecTV though. |
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2 edits | Oh, ok. Sorry if I got excited and snapped at you. I'm passionately opposed to this idea that TWC is trying and I do not want other companies to try it too...
I'm not very happy with U-Verse's TV performance either. It's getting frustrating not being able to watch and record more than two things at one time, and the DVR and set top box keep crashing, etc... I prefer DirecTV or Fios, but U-Verse's internet offering has been rock solid here. I grew up with TWC in the midwest and used to think they were the greatest thing since sliced bread until I lived in other areas where I saw what could be done with internet and television. I'm not too happy about much of anything that TWC is doing to their customers lately. Just give your customers great service at a reasonable price and they will be happy and keep your service.
BTW, I wouldn't ever had at&t either, but it's the lesser of two evils. Pretty much every company has screwed me, yet I still have to deal with some of them. I understand you not wanting to deal with at&t. |
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