Rick
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Waterbury, CT
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| reply to K Patterson
Re: Insight in Columbus
said by K Patterson  :At least the Columbus customers should get off lightly. They are already on Road Runner so there should be little change on the modem side, assuming they are acquired by TWC. They already connect via the same datacenter as Mid-Ohio TWC. An interesting feature of the Insight system in Columbus and vicinity is that the power supplies are all backed up by natural gas-driven generators. According to the story, TW isn't even in the bidding to acquire them.
Apparently, there's some tax issues which prevent them from doing so right now.
WOW..on the other hand, appears to be interested.
That could make it pretty interesting in cols between them and TW if they do.
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K Patterson
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join:2006-03-12
Columbus, OH | Ah, I didn't know that. Yes, interesting. I would like to know how much service area overlap there is. As far as I know (not far, apparently,) TW and Insight do not overlap. WOW has overbuilt most of the TW area. WOW and Insight?? |
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Rick
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Waterbury, CT
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| I don't know to what extent, but I know several friends who can get both insight and WOW..and it's been that way for quite a while now.
Just a hunch, but I think that WOW is probably pretty aggressively going after trying to acquire Insight.
It would just make so much more sense for them to get it than some of these other names mentioned. TW would be a natural fit but if they're out of the running..next up is WOW IMHO.
I don't think that insight customers would be dissapointed with that end result.
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ep1taph
join:2006-12-01
Erlanger, KY
 ·Insight Communicat..
| As an Insight customer, I wouldn't be disappointed with that outcome. WOW is one of the highest rated ISP's that exists.
They are one of the few companies that I would be happy with if they purchased the remaining Insight systems. I really don't want a huge player to become my overlord. Moreso, I entirely do not want Suddenlink either.
From a logical standpoint they are in a pretty good position to do it. They already have a presence in Columbus and Evansville (I believe). They also actually have the cash to do it. |
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Couch Potato
What?
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join:2004-08-29
Evansville, IN
·Insight Communicat..
| I'm exactly the opposite, if WOW buys, I'm gone. last year, WOW acquired the other cable company here, and I'm not impressed, they haven't changed a thing. If they buy Insight, my choices will be WOW or WOW, the next town over has TW, I'd be happier if they bought. |
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ep1taph
join:2006-12-01
Erlanger, KY
·Insight Communicat..
| Sorry to hear that. 
What are you not impressed about?
I know that WOW offers slower speed tiers and their max is 6mbps/1mbps. For me, this is not a large problem. Though I definitely would miss the 10mbps.
Are there problems with the service? Limited programming? Customer service not responsive or helpful enough?
Perhaps I am misguided. |
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K Patterson
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join:2006-03-12
Columbus, OH
·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to Couch Potato
Well, here's some info from the Columbus Dispatch this AM.
Seems there is a pissing contest between the Big Ten TV network and the cable outlets. As it sits today, 80% of the Big Ten viewing audience will NOT get to see their team play football this year. The network wants $1.10 per month for each cable subscriber (that's subscriber, not viewer) and the cable companies, at least TWC, want to include it as a premium offering so that the viewers have to pay extra.
It's going to be an interesting next four weeks in the Midwest.
But to get to the point, the article also disclosed that TWC has "more than two-thirds" of the Franklin County (Columbus are) cable market. |
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Rick
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Waterbury, CT
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| reply to K Patterson
said by K Patterson :Ah, I didn't know that. Yes, interesting. I would like to know how much service area overlap there is. As far as I know (not far, apparently,) TW and Insight do not overlap. WOW has overbuilt most of the TW area. WOW and Insight?? It would seem that TW might have changed their minds.
»Time Warner Earnings; Insight Bid Confirmed
Or, the analyst in the first story didn't know what he was talking about. 
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