  KoilPremium
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Irmo, SC | Informative article! Learn something new every day! Never knew that was an eye and an ear... | |
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kudos:1 | Re: Informative article! Learn something new every day! Knew it was an eye, but never picked up on the Ear..
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| | | | Re: Informative article! Learn something new every day! It is akin to the Masonic Eye of Providence on top of the pyramid (nose). It evokes the true meaning of triple-play:
Watching...
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Sniffing...
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| |  Dude111An Awesome DudePremium
join:2003-08-04
USA
kudos:10 | What is everyone talking about??
All i see is ROADRUNNER (Like in the cartoon) | |
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|  EdrickI aspire to tell the story of a lifetimePremium
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Woburn, MA | MediaOne Roadrunner was our first internet provider when we had the Shark Fin Modem, it then became AT&T Broadband for us and then Comcast. | |
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| | | | Re: Informative article! Learn something new every day! said by Edrick:MediaOne Roadrunner was our first internet provider when we had the Shark Fin Modem, it then became AT&T Broadband for us and then Comcast.
That covers the same path as up here in Ohio... My fondest memories were from MediaOne, when cable modems were brand spanking new... Not to mention the LanCity modem was a tank and one could easily kill someone with it:
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Irmo, SC | Re: Informative article! Learn something new every day! said by talz13:said by Edrick:MediaOne Roadrunner was our first internet provider when we had the Shark Fin Modem, it then became AT&T Broadband for us and then Comcast.
That covers the same path as up here in Ohio... My fondest memories were from MediaOne, when cable modems were brand spanking new... Not to mention the LanCity modem was a tank and one could easily kill someone with it: [att=1] You get that from an episode of Hoarders? 
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| Re: Informative article! Learn something new every day! said by Koil:said by talz13:said by Edrick:MediaOne Roadrunner was our first internet provider when we had the Shark Fin Modem, it then became AT&T Broadband for us and then Comcast.
That covers the same path as up here in Ohio... My fondest memories were from MediaOne, when cable modems were brand spanking new... Not to mention the LanCity modem was a tank and one could easily kill someone with it: [att=1] You get that from an episode of Hoarders? No kidding! Look at that rat's nest behind the modem!! | |
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| |  60127178K.U. Sweet 16Premium
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Wichita, KS
kudos:1 | said by Edrick:MediaOne Roadrunner was our first internet provider when we had the Shark Fin Modem, it then became AT&T Broadband for us and then Comcast.
Good times. I was on Multimedia Roadrunner which changed to Cox Roadrunner before it was dropped sometime in 2002. I believe that only OKC and Wichita had the Cox Roadrunner brand. Used a Surfboard 3100. | |
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| | | | said by Edrick:MediaOne Roadrunner was our first internet provider when we had the Shark Fin Modem, it then became AT&T Broadband for us and then Comcast.
Ahhh, those were the "good ole days"... slower, perhaps, but still more fun than now.  I miss that "reckless abandon" feeling that came with having broadband way back when. | |
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kudos:1 | Re: Informative article! Learn something new every day! Napster and 10meg advertised IRC feeds for MP3. | |
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| | | Does this mean I have to stop referring to Roadrunner as Roadkill? | |
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|  RARPSL
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Suffern, NY | said by Koil:Never knew that was an eye and an ear...
It always reminded me of the "Eye of Horus" hieroglyph. | |
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|  MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
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kudos:12 | said by Koil:Never knew that was an eye and an ear...
That is exactly what I thought too. In looking at it again, I still don't see the ear ... | |
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| | | | Re: Informative article! Learn something new every day! I'm pretty sure Picasso could see it... if he looked really, really hard. | |
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| | | MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
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kudos:12 | Re: Informative article! Learn something new every day! said by mod_wastrel:I'm pretty sure Picasso could see it... if he looked really, really hard.
I see it now. If you take the top line off, it does look like an ear. | |
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| | Good for Verizon markets. At least they're no longer falsely advertising in markets where they have to compete with Verizon FiOS. Verizon is the Road Runner and Time Warner is without a doubt the coyote in those markets. | |
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| | | Re: Have some food for thought.... It does but its up side down. And I never noticed an ear until a poster above mentioned it. Yes I can see it now.
An Eye & Ear for the logo.
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| | | | Re: Have some food for thought.... i allways thought it was eye, ear, and mouth, symbolizing tripple play, eye=internet, ear=voice, mouth=tv, or something like that | |
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| | | | | Re: Have some food for thought.... Of all things, why would mouth=tv? | |
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| | | | ...and all of these year I only saw the eye. Now I can see the ear too! | |
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| | |  Duramax08A Challenger AppearsPremium
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San Antonio, TX | Re: Have some food for thought.... I dont see the ear. | |
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| | | | | | Re: Have some food for thought.... Start at the center of the swirl and take the vertical path. | |
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| KearnstdElf WizardPremium
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Mullica Hill, NJ | except I think the TWC eye/ear logo predates the cartoon by far.
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| | Now if they would fix their DNS If you really want a "road-runner", change your DNS to something other than their system; otherwise you might believe you are really connected to the "Juno" spaceship to Jupiter which will be traveling for five years! | |
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|  rcdaileyDragoonflyPremium
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Rialto, CA | Re: Now if they would fix their DNS Does this mean we will have to change our e-mail address someday? How about whoever@groundsquirrel.com? Oh wait, that won't do because there is already a groundsquirrel.org.
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New Orleans, LA
kudos:2 | New change, same system "create excitement around the eye-ear symbol,"
Always watching, always listening.... | |
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|  MaggsPremium
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Woodside, NY
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| Re: New change, same system said by exocet_cm:Always watching, always listening....
Same could be said for the cops
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| | Sooo.. What is the new name for Roadrunner replacement brand? | |
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| | | Re: Sooo.. They are going to call it "oil well". That way people will be happy when it gets capped,,,,,
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| | | | Re: Sooo.. hahahaha.
and i can see that capping coming soon.
SMACK !!!
that is the sound of how fast a cable modem can be dropped that is when there is some competition | |
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| patcat88
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Jamaica, NY
kudos:1 | I'll just guess,
Isperience or W3br | |
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| | Bright House Networks Whats this mean for Bright House Networks? Do they continue to use the Road Runner brand or do they change as well? | |
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Brooklyn, NY | Probably a Matter of $$ I'm guessing that the deal which spun off Time Warner Cable from Time Warner only permitted TWC to use Time Warner's trademarks for free for only so long and that period is coming to a close. So moving off the Road Runner to something else is a matter of not spending money for something that used to be without cost. | |
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Port Hueneme, CA | Dropping RR So when do we have to change our email address AGAIN?
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| caps321
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Rockledge, FL | Re: Dropping RR My email address is cfl.rr.com (Brighthouse) so I wouldn't figure they'd bother changing that. But, I think some people actually have roadrunner in their email addresses. | |
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14225-2105 | Re: Dropping RR ummmm..."cfl?" compact fluorescent lamp? oh, so THAT'S where the "Bright" in "Brighthouse" comes from. | |
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| rchandraStargate Universe fanPremium
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14225-2105 | maybe. I know what you mean. It wasn't that long ago I had an adelphia.net address. Well...not like I used it much. I have email go to my OWN domain. highly recommended for just this reason. | |
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And Xfinity isn't nothing more than product brand NOT the name as the article suggests by calling Comcast: Comcast Xfinity. But infinity means limitless- which Comcast is saying they have no limits | |
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| KearnstdElf WizardPremium
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Mullica Hill, NJ | Re: RoadRunner Logo around here its Xfinity by Comcast...
It does make sense though to drop something costing licensing dollars though the eye/ear logo is not memorable and odds are many people calling in will still ask for Roadrunner.
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| | | said by hottboiinnc:But infinity means limitless- which Comcast is saying they have no limits
Caps notwithstanding? | |
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| | | | Re: RoadRunner Logo Yeah but Earthlink customers will still be branded as Earthlink.
Branding changes are okay if customer improvements come along with it. And with the new franchise agreement looks like they will. The Roadrunner image probably did cost them money to license. | |
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Fort Lauderdale, FL | Re: RoadRunner Logo said by TWCEarthlink :The Roadrunner image probably did cost them money to license.
Time Warner and Warner Brothers(Which made Looney Toons/Bugs Bunny Cartoons) are in the same conglomerate. No licensing necessary.
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| | | Re: New branding If a company just wants to rehash the same old crap over and over with a stable bottom line then maybe they should get into the casket and funeral business. Or how about making clothes pins or even lawnchairs. Well, but then I forgot that they don't even want to do that in America anymore cause they can't get away with paying us all .50/hr like they can in China. And have unsafe work conditions like they do in China. Its just so much easier to sit around with the same old stuff and wait for a check in the mail. | |
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Yorba Linda, CA
kudos:5 | Woot! Obviously I'm the only one in this thread feeling the excitement? | |
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Hilo, HI
kudos:4 | I thought it was Oceanic's idea of an ocean wave I had no idea this was TWC logo! I thought it was Oceanic's rather dumb notion of a Pacific ocean wave. It appeared here right after Oceanic won their battle with TWC corporate to retain the Oceanic name so I think most everyone in Hawaii thinks that is Oceanic's rendering of an ocean wave.
It bears zero resemblance to an eye or an ear! It is just stupid looking and if it looks like anything meaningful it is an ocean wave.
I think it is a bad move from Road Runner and its history to some odd looking symbol that makes no sense and a company that wishes to divorce itself from its own history. Why would that be? Ashamed of its history? That would be the only reasonable explanation. 
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kudos:6 | Re: I thought it was Oceanic's idea of an ocean wave said by Mele20:I think it is a bad move from Road Runner and its history to some odd looking symbol that makes no sense and a company that wishes to divorce itself from its own history. Why would that be? Ashamed of its history? That would be the only reasonable explanation.
TWC has to pay licensing fees to use the Roadrunner name and images, which belong to Time Warner. This is a cost cutting move.
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kudos:4 | Re: I thought it was Oceanic's idea of an ocean wave Yeah, well....I didn't think much of the spinoff in the first place and now this. | |
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