Sinewav Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Unfortunately, this is a major problem for most people. Many people don't have the luxury of being able to switch unless you live in a big city or the suburbs because you usually only have one choice for cable providers. If you live in a small town, you need the internet more than those in big cities because there's nothing to do. Time Warner was already one of my least favorite companies before they did this. They'll probably get away with it, too because they're so big. Man. That sucks. Don't you love it when big companies can pull this crap, because they essentially have a monopoly on the market? I learned my lesson about Time Warner years ago when they gave us the run around with their cable service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moguta Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 I might be misunderstanding how this stuff works, but doesn't it cost more for them to have customers who use more bandwidth? Grandma is probably paying just as much as everyone else, even if all she's doing is looking at cute kitten videos and forwarding chain emails. (Though not by any means do I agree with what they are doing.) Bandwidth is a fairly marginal cost for residential internet services. The price of sending data over the internet (backbones) just keeps plummeting. And to add insult to injury, Time Warner is proposing this at a time when their cable internet expenses are significantly shrinking and their revenues steadily growing. These two Ars Technica articles provide many other good points: The price-gouging premiums of Time Warner Cable's data caps Time Warner tries again, fails to justify caps and charges Come live in Australia. Our internet speeds are pretty shit. Let alone the bandwidth caps. 5 to 40 gig is normal here. Yes, it's no wonder your government just recently announced it's going to fund a public fiber network. From what I hear, Telstra was a near-monopoly in Australia, something that doesn't exactly spur competitive performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinewav Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Bandwidth is a fairly marginal cost for residential internet services. The price of sending data over the internet (backbones) just keeps plummeting. And to add insult to injury, Time Warner is proposing this at a time when their cable internet expenses are significantly shrinking and their revenues steadily growing.These two Ars Technica articles provide many other good points: The price-gouging premiums of Time Warner Cable's data caps Time Warner tries again, fails to justify caps and charges Ah. That answers a lot of questions I had. Can't believe I didn't think to check Ars Technica myself. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwing Posted April 14, 2009 Author Share Posted April 14, 2009 Unfortunately, this is a major problem for most people. Many people don't have the luxury of being able to switch unless you live in a big city or the suburbs because you usually only have one choice for cable providers. If you live in a small town, you need the internet more than those in big cities because there's nothing to do. Time Warner was already one of my least favorite companies before they did this. They'll probably get away with it, too because they're so big. Actually big cities are typically the worst. In Rochester, like I said before, it's Time Warner or Frontier. My friend from NYC said theres Optimum and that's about it. A lot of Rochester, including Massa our Congressman, has shunned TWC. It hasn't stopped them at all. They don't have to stop, being as big as they are. Also...on a side not...who changed my topic title??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyne Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 i guess i'm just frustrated because there's no real reason for doing this. Yeah there is, in Time Warner Cable's eyes, it means more profit for them. i just can't see any way that this actually benefits time warner. Yeah...see the above statement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwing Posted April 14, 2009 Author Share Posted April 14, 2009 Yeah there is, in Time Warner Cable's eyes, it means more profit for them.Yeah...see the above statement. I believe he means they have no substantial evidence to JUSTIFY themselves to the customer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirChadlyOC Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Actually big cities are typically the worst. In Rochester, like I said before, it's Time Warner or Frontier. My friend from NYC said theres Optimum and that's about it.A lot of Rochester, including Massa our Congressman, has shunned TWC. It hasn't stopped them at all. They don't have to stop, being as big as they are. So perhaps what this really means is that both big cities and small towns are both equally screwed in the cable department. Neat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coop Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 So perhaps what this really means is that both big cities and small towns are both equally screwed in the cable department. Neat. Why try to financially rape just one city or town, when you can go after the whole damn lot of them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwing Posted April 15, 2009 Author Share Posted April 15, 2009 Why try to financially rape just one city or town, when you can go after the whole damn lot of them? Ever hear the phrase: "Just the tip, just to see how it feels?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinewav Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 ever hear the phrase: "just the tip, just to see how it feels?" Best. Post. Ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperion5182 Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 I am sorry for all of you. I am dealing with no small amount of ISP problems here but thankfully hope is around the corner for me. This is a case where people should be looking to smaller groups that might have access. RCN is an eastern seaboard network i think with ties in several parts of NY i know they are down as far as DC at the least. Bundled packages are the way to go at this point and if TW does pull this I am going to have a real hard time justifying watching ANYTHING under the WB banner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinewav Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Just so you know, under that logic you should also boycott AOL, New Line Cinema, Time Inc., HBO, Turner Broadcasting System, The CW Television Network, TheWB.com, UBU Productions, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Kids' WB, The CW4Kids, Cartoon Network, CNN, DC Comics, and Mohawk Productions (according to Wikipedia). Not there's anything wrong with that if you choose to do so, but personally, I'd just stick with avoiding all services directly related to Time Warner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperion5182 Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Thanks for the information on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgeCrusher Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Just so you know, under that logic you should also boycott AOL, New Line Cinema, Time Inc., HBO, Turner Broadcasting System, The CW Television Network, TheWB.com, UBU Productions, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Kids' WB, The CW4Kids, Cartoon Network, CNN, DC Comics, and Mohawk Productions (according to Wikipedia).Not there's anything wrong with that if you choose to do so, but personally, I'd just stick with avoiding all services directly related to Time Warner. That is a pretty horrible list for the most part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coop Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Ever hear the phrase: "Just the tip, just to see how it feels?" Heard of it? Yes. Heard it spoken to me? Thankfully, no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sefirosu Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Ever hear the phrase: "Just the tip, just to see how it feels?" Best. Post. Ever. I second this. Also, will the rate change, once finallized, affect the entire nation or just certain areas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum4n After All Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 I guess it's a good thing that I've decided to go with AT&T's Uverse as opposed to them then, huh. Shit yeah! U-Verse FTW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwing Posted April 16, 2009 Author Share Posted April 16, 2009 I second this.Also, will the rate change, once finallized, affect the entire nation or just certain areas? I'm assuming that if they deem that the test cities went well with the capped tiers, that they will move on to more cities. Then, repeat the process till everyone's screwed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 and with that, we're off the hook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwaltzvald Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 and with that, we're off the hook. At least for now... In response, TWC will shelve the trials "while the customer education process continues. "while the customer education process continues." customer education process yeah.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgeCrusher Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Soilent Green is PEOPLE!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coop Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 I wonder if they mean "customer education process", in the same way Ike Turner meant "educating Tina". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monobrow Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 It means "We are morons but we are gonna call you all stupid because you were smart enough to call us on our bullshit?" ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwing Posted April 17, 2009 Author Share Posted April 17, 2009 Yeah, I for one refuse to be educated. =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwaltzvald Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 ---- So hey yeah to those living in North Carolina, USA... In particularly Wilson City... It looks like TWC is trying to screw you guys over by outlawing Community broadbands... Time Warner Inc., after finally dropping its plans for metered internet services for the time being, appears to be back to its old ways. This story begins in Wilson, North Carolina. Wilson is a small city of about 47,000 residents located in the middle of North Carolina, roughly 45 minutes east of Raleigh, the state's capital. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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