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Steve Mehs
Go Sabres
join:2005-07-16
| reply to Billy Bob
Re: [TWC] Comcast to offer Mobile Phones, TWC next ??
I really am perplexed that you are so obsessed with having ONEBILL that nothing else matters. I'm being serious here, you may want to seek professional help about that.
I choose Nextel, as my first cell phone service due to the build quality of their phones. There aren't many phones out there more durable then the ruggedized phones from Motorola that meet US Military Specifications. My i560 has been through hell and back. Plus I wanted to communicate with those at work using Direct Connect, when I needed to even though at the time I wasn't deemed important enough to be issued a company phone. A few months ago a buddy of mine got the iPhone, and as soon as I saw how superior it was to my HP iPaq PDAs, I had to have one. Having real mobile internet access with me at all times was something I always wanted. At work, now I have a company phone, but we switched from Nextel to Verizon since Verizon offered a better corporate deal when our contract with Sprint was up.
The Verizon phones themselves suck! The push to talk service is nowhere near as quick, robust and intuitive as Nextel Direct Connect and to top it off, CDMA voice quality IMO is awful. On Nextel (and AT&T for that matter) people sounded like themselves, now with Verizon no one sounds like themselves, if it wasn't for caller ID, I couldn't tell who was calling me by their voice even though I've been talking to the same people every work day for the past 5 years, it may be due to more compression I don't know, but I also noticed the same thing when I had a Sprint/Nextel hybrid phone for a week 2 years ago that I sent back. For normal cell calls it used the Sprint CDMA network for Direct Connect it used the Nextel iDen network. I just think CDMA garbage, not to mention every CDMA phone I've used, the volume could be jacked up a bid.
I'm amazed these are things that you don't take into consideration.
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How do you have both AT&T and Sprint / nextel on the bill ?
For the third time, I pay for EVERYTHING on credit. Every reoccurring monthly service I have gets billed to my MasterCard. AT&T Mobility gets posted on the 4th of the month, Sprint on the 10th of the month, Time Warner on the 15th of the month and on the 26th or 27th of the month depending how many days are in that month the entire balance is paid off in full out of my checking account automatically. I get no paper bills in the mail, and I have everything set to be paid automatically. I don't even see a bill for most of what I subscribe to, I just check my online backing a few times a week to make sure what I am being billed is corrtect.
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Billy Bob
join:2009-02-27
Staten Island, NY
| reply to Steve Mehs
I really don't look for anything in particular but having ONE BILL. I have Sprint and between them and Verizon, there is no difference on either part. I have Sprint , now incase TWC will side with Sprint again or their own , or with Clearwire. I don't have a Credit card. How do you have both AT&T and Sprint / nextel on the bill ? For me TWC has all 4 NY RSN HD, SI Local Programming and Cell phone in 2010 , while Verizon doesn't have 4 NY RSN HD , as I already stated and why its what I have. | |
Steve Mehs
Go Sabres
join:2005-07-16
| reply to Billy Bob
Okay Billy, I'm going to put you on the spot here, and please respond with a post with some thought, so I don't feel like I'm wasting my time with this.
What do you look for in a cell phone provider? Let's say Time Warner did in fact launch a wireless service, on their own network, not another rebranding attempt, would you subscribe to it just to have ONEBILL even if the service in your opinion was sub par compared to the others and didn't meet your requirements? What if the reception was poor in the areas you frequent? What if you didn't care for the handsets they offered? What if they went with CDMA and you prefer GSM? What if their wireless data network sucked? What if even after the bundling discount it worked out where another wireless provider was significantly cheaper and/or offer more at a better rate. I have service right now from three out of the four major wireless providers in the country and I can tell you all of these things come into play. How much is ONEBILL really worth to you. And for the love of God, please answer my question on why you just don't have everything billed to a credit card.
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hobgoblin
Sortof Agoblin
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join:2001-11-25
Orchard Park, NY
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| reply to Billy Bob
said by Billy Bob  :so TWC can get mobile phones before MSG HD is on Verizon, see what happens first Verizon Programming is off topic in this forum.
Hob
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"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds."
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Billy Bob
join:2009-02-27
Staten Island, NY | reply to Billy Bob
Re: [TWC] Comcast to offer Mobile Phones, TWC next ??
so TWC can get mobile phones before MSG HD is on Verizon, see what happens first | |
Billy Bob
join:2009-02-27
Staten Island, NY | reply to fh2000
I do my own switching and pay the bill, my parents have nothing to do with what I do | |
Billy Bob
join:2009-02-27
Staten Island, NY
| reply to fh2000
will not go to Verizon , unless they get FIOS 1 in NYC, MSG HD , MSG + HD and Staten Island Local channels. , which they have SICTV now on 4 channels, with 2 other SI Channels not yet on. Also want FIOS Digital Voice so I can have my 10 digit dialing like with TWC . yes verizon has one bill,. but not my programming. FIOS 1 has to cover Staten Island like NY 1 does. I get all 4 NY RSN in HD on TWC and only get 2 on Verizon. | |
fh2000
@rcn.com
| reply to Billy Bob
billy do u think your parents will let u switch to verizon since they offer one bill today and you won't have to wait for TWC.
said by Billy Bob :here is what I need to know about what I post and why I post what I post TWC Mobile phones (ONE Bill) NY 1 Full HD Channel Samsung 3090 HD DVR Boxes in Staten Island - Told by end of July Fixing the quality on MSG 2 and MSG + 2 for NBA and NHL 2009 -2010 seasons, maybe MSG will have an MSG 2 HD and MSG + 2 HD feed for the season , MASN has a MASN 2 HD feed in Washington, DC area . Staten Island Local Programming and all 4 NY RSN HD are covered. | |
jnc2000
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join:2003-08-05
Finleyville, PA
 ·AT&T U-Verse
| reply to Billy Bob
Here's a suggestion. Perhaps you should spend 5 minutes searching on your own. Your results may surprise you. Often the questions being asked have been answered, or discussed before. Accordingly the answer is out there... you just have to look.
And please, while you're at it when you are seeking help on any forum try to use grammar and punctuation to the best of your ability. Post readability goes a long way. I often find myself skipping over those threads and posts where a user can not type, spell, or punctuate at a respectable level. By no means am I the best in the world... but at least I try, and prof-read my post prior to hitting that "Post" button.
I understand topics may be important to you, but remember; "You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar". | |
miles345
@verizon.net | reply to Steve Mehs
well put steve. this may be the only time many many people agree with one of your posts! | |
NSA_CIA
@charter.com
| reply to Billy Bob
said by Billy Bob :here is what I need to know about what I post and why I post what I post TWC Mobile phones (ONE Bill) NY 1 Full HD Channel Samsung 3090 HD DVR Boxes in Staten Island - Told by end of July Fixing the quality on MSG 2 and MSG + 2 for NBA and NHL 2009 -2010 seasons, maybe MSG will have an MSG 2 HD and MSG + 2 HD feed for the season , MASN has a MASN 2 HD feed in Washington, DC area . Staten Island Local Programming and all 4 NY RSN HD are covered. Those broken statements don't make much sense... are there questions in there?
Is there a translation written in proper english available? | |
Billy Bob
join:2009-02-27
Staten Island, NY
| reply to Billy Bob
here is what I need to know about what I post and why I post what I post
TWC Mobile phones (ONE Bill)
NY 1 Full HD Channel
Samsung 3090 HD DVR Boxes in Staten Island - Told by end of July
Fixing the quality on MSG 2 and MSG + 2 for NBA and NHL 2009 -2010 seasons, maybe MSG will have an MSG 2 HD and MSG + 2 HD feed for the season , MASN has a MASN 2 HD feed in Washington, DC area .
Staten Island Local Programming and all 4 NY RSN HD are covered. | |
Billy Bob
join:2009-02-27
Staten Island, NY
| reply to Steve Mehs
well thanks for your information, and I post the same topics if you must know, because they are what is important to me when trying to find out information , but might not be as important to others. I seek updates that are available , and its not all the time, its every couple of months , so I am not obsessed. Also when news breaks , like with Comcast with Mobile phones, of course I am going to reiterate with TWC mobile phones, not that I want to , but its there for the taking, if no news, or no info is requested , then no post is needed, but I only do it once every few months, and when I seek information, so just so everyone knows that. Same goes for the verizon forum when I post on there. I am not trying to send a bad message to people on here, I just want to be like all others on here that post topics and I don't see why I have to be any different. | |
Steve Mehs
Go Sabres
join:2005-07-16 | reply to Billy Bob
Just as I thought... | |
Billy Bob
join:2009-02-27
Staten Island, NY | reply to Steve Mehs
enough said, thanks | |
Steve Mehs
Go Sabres
join:2005-07-16
| reply to Billy Bob
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well thats too bad that if you think its drastic of what I post on here
I'm guessing I'm not the only one here that thinks that. How many times do you need to post on the same topic?
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maybe if it actually does happen, guess you won't have anything else to say.
It's not going to happen. They tried once, poor implementation, massive failure and it was just a branding thing, not a real TW wireless service.
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You don't see me crticizing no ones , including your posts on here, but yet I am always the odd one out, I don't think its fair.
Life's not fair.
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I don't criticize no one for their posts on here and I expect the same, and yet I am the only one getting this, but all others seem to be "accepted".
Does that not tell you something?
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why is it such a big deal of between Telco offering Video , which was no problem at all, but when it comes to Cable offering Wireless phone its a big deal, what is the big difference between the two , they should be evenly matched, but it seems like Telco offering video is favored more than Cable offering Wireless, the whole thing started when
Cable offered Data, Video and Phone and Telco offered Data, Phone and Wireless, so that means Telco with Video and Cable With wireless makes all sense all around , but like I said, Video for telco is more favored , then wireless with cable. I don't one shuld be favored and both of them should get equal notice.
The infrastructure that Verizon and AT&T put into place for Fios and U-Verse respectively has the ability to cater to their core business, voice and data, as a side benefit, that infrastructure can also carry video signals. Once the fiber is laid and the systems are set up the hard part is done and voice, data and video can all go through the same cable. Just like what cable companies are did with voice. While some upgrades were needed, the network didn't need a massive overall to be able to start offering phone service in addition to their bread and butter services, video and broadband.
Now for a cable company to add wireless service, they need to put up towers, decide which standard they want to go with GSM or CDMA, get roaming partners, come to agreements with handset manufactures. Building a cell phone company from the ground up is much more expensive then adding video service to an existing infrastructure. And doing this nationwide? And then they have to offer something the competition doesn't. Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility, Sprint and T-Mobile dominate, what could Time Warner do to lure customers way from the big 4 wireless service providers? In addition to voice, they'd have to venture into wireless data and invest into 3G and 4G technologies and have proper devices for the end user. Most people aren't going to give up their iPhone's, Blackberry's and Pre's just so they can have ONEBILL. Even if you take smartphones out of the picture, many people just get the same cell phone provider as the rest of their family or friends have for free M2M.
As a company, like any company, Time Warner Cable's main objective is to maximize profit and make as much money as possible. I'm willing whatever cost was associated with coming out with digital phone was made up pretty quickly. There's a huge ROI. It would take years, and a lot of luck for Time Warner to make a dime on this. And they're not going to do this just so some guy named Billy in NYC can have his life long dream of having everything on ONEBILL achieved.
I really don't know why I wasted my time typing all this up. I really don't you expect to understand much, if any of what I posted, because you have such a deep obsession and fetish with the whole notion of ONEBILL when I've already mentioned to you more than once, you can use auto pay and pay with a credit card and have everything one ONEBILL or use debit and have it taking out of your checking account directly.
In summary, for Time Warner or any cable company to invest into cellular would be a huge waste and an idiotic move that we'd all be paying for and would be a complete and massive failure.
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Billy Bob
join:2009-02-27
Staten Island, NY
| reply to Steve Mehs
why is it such a big deal of between Telco offering Video , which was no problem at all, but when it comes to Cable offering Wireless phone its a big deal, what is the big difference between the two , they should be evenly matched, but it seems like Telco offering video is favored more than Cable offering Wireless, the whole thing started when
Cable offered Data, Video and Phone and Telco offered Data, Phone and Wireless, so that means Telco with Video and Cable With wireless makes all sense all around , but like I said, Video for telco is more favored , then wireless with cable. I don't one shuld be favored and both of them should get equal notice. | |
Billy Bob
join:2009-02-27
Staten Island, NY
| reply to Steve Mehs
well thats too bad that if you think its drastic of what I post on here, maybe if it actually does happen, guess you won't have anything else to say. You don't see me crticizing no ones , including your posts on here, but yet I am always the odd one out, I don't think its fair. I don't criticize no one for their posts on here and I expect the same, and yet I am the only one getting this, but all others seem to be "accepted". | |
Steve Mehs
Go Sabres
join:2005-07-16
| reply to Billy Bob
1) Yes you are making this a drastic situation, it's obsessive compulsive. Just about every post you make somehow involves the idiotic notion that TW will launch a cellular service one day.
2) Verizon & AT&T are telcos who have wireless services, who are now video providers. They figured out how to make additional revenue on things they already had at their disposal.
3) I'm willing to bet Cox wireless will fail within a year
4) The Comcast thing is just a branding agreement with Sprint and Clearwire, what's the point.
5) I don't want portions of my cable bill to go towards putting up cell towers and obtaining roaming agreements so a cable company can go into an industry they have no business being in, I want it to go towards improving the services they already have.
6) You want easy? You can't much easier than this. My paycheck is direct deposited, I have a set amount going into my checking account, and the balance goes into my savings, everything I buy and subscribe to is put on credit, reoccurring monthly bills on my MasterCard, normal purchases on my Visa. I have automatic payments turned on with my bank so five days before the credit card bill is due, the balance gets paid off in full. You can't get much easier then that. And guess what, Time Warner and Nextel and AT&T Wireless are all on ONEBILL. I don't write checks, I don't pay my bills at the drug store, I don't mail in envelopes, I do nothing, everything is automatic. Now how much easier can you really get? I don't even look at the bill, as long as the total is correct thats all I care about. And my credit cards are rewards cards, so I get cash back. If you're waiting for TW to launch a cell phone service so you can have ONE BILL, you'll be waiting a long time. Plastic is your friend, use it!
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Don't Blame Me, I Voted For McCain
Welcome to The SSA, The Socialist States of Amerika, Lead By Your Dictator, Hussein Obama
Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, Fidel Castro, Saddam Hussein, B. Hussein Obama
Obama = Terrorist | |
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