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Verizon is not upstart. | |
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Beazle3
join:2008-11-25
Greenville, MI | funny instead of spending the $50 million on their infrastructure so they would not have lost the customers in the first place. | |
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 | | | Re: funny Exactly 50 MILLION on ad campaign, should be out in the field upgrading lines and equipment and these old moto dvrs absolutely horrible. | |
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| | | | Re: funny said by lso1123:Exactly 50 MILLION on ad campaign, should be out in the field upgrading lines and equipment and these old moto dvrs absolutely horrible.
AMEN!
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|  Dude111An Awesome DudePremium
join:2003-08-04
USA
kudos:11 | In my opinion KEEPING SARA WOULD HAVE BEEN ONE WAY TO KEEP MANY WHO DIDNT LIKE BEING FORCED TO USE THAT CRAP CALLED NAVIGATOR JUST SO THEY COULD SAVE $$$$$$!! | |
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| |  jimkPremium
join:2006-04-15
Raleigh, NC
 ·RoadRunner Cable
 ·voip.ms
| Re: $50 million better spent said by swintec:said by ke4pym:*On doing away with SDV.
SDV is great as far as what I have experienced. What dont you like about it? "Channel is currently unavailable"
A - Try Again
That doesn't seem to happen as much as it used to, but it still happens. Signal problems can cause this as well. | |
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join:2003-12-19
Alfred, ME
kudos:4
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·VoicePulse
·RoadRunner Cable
| Re: $50 million better spent said by jimk:said by swintec:said by ke4pym:*On doing away with SDV.
SDV is great as far as what I have experienced. What dont you like about it? "Channel is currently unavailable" A - Try Again That doesn't seem to happen as much as it used to, but it still happens. Signal problems can cause this as well. Are you sure that is not solely a signal problem? I got that before (when SDV was first implemented here) on some channels and once we did some re-wiring and splitter reconfigurations things worked beautiful ever since.
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| | | | jimkPremium
join:2006-04-15
Raleigh, NC Reviews:
·RoadRunner Cable
·voip.ms
| Re: $50 million better spent said by swintec:Are you sure that is not solely a signal problem? I got that before (when SDV was first implemented here) on some channels and once we did some re-wiring and splitter reconfigurations things worked beautiful ever since.
It can be either signal or SDV related. | |
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| | | | | I had the same issue recently even after they added a signal booster. Turns out what had happened is the box wasn't pulling down the correct information from TWC servers so the tech hooked it up to his laptop, did something, and everything started working perfectly. | |
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·Time Warner Cable
 ·Verizon FiOS
·voip.ms
| Nobody knows how to service it, and the monster Cisco box take up 15 Watts of power, almost 3x what my HDHR does. I looked at the circuit board, and it looks like a barely 5 layer  circa 2004 tech.
When I had my install performed, they didn't even show w/ the CC, and then once they did the "forgot" about the SDV box. Long story short I wasted many hours of my time and they never got it working.
In my region (Buffalo) ALL HD channels are on SDV except for broadcast.
So I was thinking about going back, and just getting broadcast (so no SDV) ($50/month) versus the $115 I'm paying for FIOS now (2 play). Granted it's 20/2 versus the 25/25 I have today.
Verizon will do just broadcast at $17/month, however once you factor in the internet it's almost $100, 2x of TWC cost. They are simply not in that business....
I really can't justify the extra $65 a month for the 3-4 hours of non-broadcast we watch a month. Put plainly, we just don't really watch much TV in the house, it's all internet or Netflix/Amazon. I don't have a problem paying $30 to watch a new show I like if it's on cable.... | |
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| BiggA
join:2005-11-23
EARTH Reviews:
·Comcast
| SDV adds capacity. Theoretically, if they nodes are small enough, it could support an unlimited channel lineup, as there is a fraction of a QAM for each simultaneous user (and half of them are watching a network anyways).
I wish Comcast would run SDV with small nodes and go back to 2:1 HD and add every HD channel possible. I wouldn't mind an extra little box for all of that. | |
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| swarto112Premium
join:2004-02-17
Brookfield, WI Reviews:
·Time Warner Cable
| Agreed, thats a great list to start. Ive been with TWC for two months after movng out of a FIOS market. OMG Ive been so spoiled by FIOS, it works, its fast and their staff actually tries instead of blaming others. My other option was U-verse but they dont support TiVo so that tells me their infrastructure must be even more screwed up. | |
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join:2005-11-23
EARTH | Re: $50 million better spent TiVo only supports cable. U-Verse is IPTV, not cable. FIOS is cable. | |
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kxrm
join:2002-07-18
Fort Worth, TX | Fundamentally different? quote:
We, as a company, are fundamentally different and better than we were a few years ago when these upstart competitors started coming in,
Really? In what way are they fundamentally different? | |
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| | | Re: Fundamentally different? said by kxrm: quote:
We, as a company, are fundamentally different and better than we were a few years ago when these upstart competitors started coming in,
Really? In what way are they fundamentally different? They hiked their rates to be more inline with other providers and to "provide better value."
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join:2001-02-06
Newark, OH | Too expensive How about LOWERING YOUR PRICES? | |
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| | | Re: Too expensive I'll agree with that one.
If they have to ... offer a 'ESPN free' service to save money (put it in a tier) | |
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| | | | Re: Too expensive Doesn't ESPN hinge on some other channels? There are some rules that force providers to include ESPN on higher tiers. | |
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| | | | | Re: Too expensive ESPN hinges on the Disney Channels and ABC Family. That's it.
I'll live without that crap if it means my bill can be reduced by $10 every month. | |
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join:2010-10-16
Springfield, MA
·Comcast
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| I would welcome Time Warner into my home I wish Comcast would sell their systems in Western Mass to Time Warner. My grandma has Time Warner and while they might not have the latest technology, they have better support. My grandma lives in Biddeford and their call center is 20 minutes away in Portland. And they have a local support number instead of a national number.
The reps also have TV sets at their desks so they can tell if its an issue with network programming or the cable signal. I know because I've called to troubleshoot grandma's TV. Try getting that level of support from Comcast, they are a nightmare to deal with where you ask two different employees the same question and you get two different answers. I wish I would have known when the franchising agreement for Comcast in our area was up for renewal because I would have liked to have gone to the hearings and demanded language that required that they maintain a local direct dial number with a local call center located in Springfield along with minimum standards for customer service. Other jurisdictions have this requirement. | |
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·Verizon FiOS
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1 edit | lol I switched from TWC , to fios the first day it was avaliable at my place , the day I called Time Warner the rep for at leas 10 minutes tried to offer me deals and so on.. I was on 30/5 plan provisioned for 50/5 without paying extra so that was 60$ , with Verizon I pay 84.99 no contract and already got the 100$ gift card for 75/35 +TV 210 channels I believie and the net is (which in reality is 84/39).
After all that time I got about 4-5 letters from time warner telling me to come back for them, I think it was TV+Turbo internet (20/2) for 99.99$ not sure.
There is no way I am coming back to them... | |
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| | | Re: lol I just contacted Verizon, your deal is too good to be true that has 75/5 with TV 210 and $100 gift card. They won't do it.
I guess having to stay with clear 4g for $30 old plan no speed limit cap and direct tv. It's lucky I have 11-15 down and 1 up with home modem. | |
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 loliPremium
join:2002-08-26
South Richmond Hill, NY
·Earthlink Cable ..
| No thanks After switching to Verizon Fios, I'm saving 35 dollars on my package and instead of 10/1 internet I now have 35/35 which I absolutely just love. Even after the discounts are gone in another year, still end up paying less than with TWC and with better service.
Oh yeah, this is with a DVR and an extra HD box which I didn't have with TWC. | |
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| | tw idiots They let an entire community of 3500 homes leave their service instead of letting the HOA off the hook for unoccupied homes that are in foreclosure. I know they lost 100's of customers to Fios and Satellite. What marketing idiots. The cost per customer to retrieve them after their 1-2 years on another service is huge. | |
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·Verizon FiOS
| I guess they don't care When I switched from TW to FiOS, I dropped the TW box off at 23rd Street in Manhattan. The only person there who questioned why I was cancelling TW was the guy at the front door handing out the numbers for the wait queue! I've never heard a word from TW...no calls, no letters...asking me to come back. I guess they really don't miss me! | |
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 chip89
join:2012-07-05
Independence, OH | saw one this morning I saw one of these Ads this morning even know there's no Fios where I live. | |
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·ooma
·Optimum Online
·Verizon FiOS
| put up $$ or shut up.. compen$ate customers if they are dissatisfied with the service.. there are food companies and consumer products which will buy the competition's product for the consumer if they are not happy with their product..
let's see them spend money on fios if their piddly little cable service sucks.. nobody's switching because they want to try something new.. the brands are & QOS are already established.. to win new customers you offer them better price, better service or both..
better yet, offer apples to apples services for video, phone and internet... virtually no cableco offers anywhere near the pseudo symmetrical services Verizon does.. | |
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@clearwire-wmx.net | re twc Moved to clear since twc will rather loose a customer then lower its price. Had the promotional 29.99 for 12 months and should of been going to 34.99 for the 10/1 speed. That did not happen. Went to 52.99 since they raise prices in the meantime and would not budge. | |
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| | LMAO I love twc - not!! What they dont tell you is the following:
1) If you cancel how long till you get a refund back
2) If you have to setup automatic payments for this promo (i bet you do...)
3) Will TWC not charge your autopay once you cancel? (Sadly when I worked at TWC 40% of the calls a day would be people who were double and triple charged because when they cancelled the person forgot to cancel the auto pay. Keep in mind a request for your refund can take up to 4+ weeks)
4) They are putting price hikes on some channel teirs to cover the cost of new content (IE the sports pack)
TWC has perfected the con job to a new level as they lose customers for refurbished equipment, constant outsourcing, etc.
Yes... keep in mind almost 70% of customer support is outsourced, 95% + tech support is outsourced...
About the only in house staff they keep is for the Signature Home line because if your dumb enough to pay that much you can cover the bill for a person in the states... | |
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| | Dumb pricing games!!! Keep playing your dumb pricing games Time Warner and you will lose all your customers. Not smart, very frustrating for the end customer who will leave your services... | |
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 mking128
join:2005-08-10
College Point, NY
kudos:1
·Verizon FiOS
·Time Warner Cable
·RoadRunner Cable
| Ha Ha, not a chance Memo to TWC: lower your box rental fees first and bundled prices as a package, then we will see about the true cost of these "deals" - oh, yes, don't forget to match speed tiers like Fios.
I looked up & down our city block, there's hardly any TWC wires running from the overhead poles to the row of houses - they've been clipped, Fios is here & you want to compete & win us back.
Paying at least $55/mo less now than a year ago when we're on TWC, and we get an extra HD box, upgraded multi-room DVR and free SD box for life. And, no rental for the Fios equipment/BBU or modem/router - now, you can keep those old RCA dumb modems & forgetabout on charging monthly fees to lease those POS. | |
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| Yeah WASTE 50 MILLION $ on an ad campaign! LOL SPEND 50 MILLION DOLLARS ON A STUPID AD CAMPAIGN
when there are 50 million better ways to spend that money.
Like lowering their prices. Hiring better CSRs. Investing in better infrastructure. Replacing worn out and outdated end user equipment....
What a bunch of clowns. No wonder this industry has the IRE of the consumers. | |
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| | I knew it! I knew I wouldn't be able to post anything original to this topic that hasn't already been said with as much stupidity as there is in that one paragraph article!
How much schooling do you have to take to be as ignorant as the CEO's or anybody involved in running a company now a days? Can there possibly be that many morons in the world that make it that high up in the business world?
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