Author Topic: Time Warner Cable loads gun, aims at foot (Read 1396 times)

Eel O'Brian · « **on:** January 25, 2008, 05:09:13 PM »

http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jan2008/tc20080118_598544.htm?chan=search

The day this tiered structure hits Wilmington I'm cancelling.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #1 on:** January 25, 2008, 05:17:39 PM »

Affordable Options

Time Warner intends to offer plans priced for up to 5, 10, 20, and 40 gigabytes per month

40 is their TOP option? I wouldn't last a week. ;_;

INTUNEevolution · « **Reply #2 on:** January 25, 2008, 05:17:55 PM »

Why do they want to reward Amish people!

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #3 on:** January 25, 2008, 05:23:16 PM »

This essentially blows a hole right through the Netflix, HBO, MS, Sony, etc. digital download plans. Three or four HD movie downloads and you've hit that 40 GB cap.

Eric P · « **Reply #4 on:** January 25, 2008, 05:25:27 PM »

40 gig download limit?

uh

INTUNEevolution · « **Reply #5 on:** January 25, 2008, 05:27:53 PM »

Not a big deal in Beaumont Texas.

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TVC15 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 25, 2008, 05:29:17 PM »

Yeah, I would probably just have to forcefully cut myself off from the internet. I could not fit myself within those limits.

Rman · « **Reply #7 on:** January 25, 2008, 05:30:31 PM »

I can't wait for FIOS to provide some competition to these cable cartels.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #8 on:** January 25, 2008, 05:34:52 PM »

It'll be a fairly slow rollout, I think. They know if they implemented this nationwide all at once, the backlash would be so severe they'd have to backpedal. I was never that big a downloader, but this is absolute bullshit. I figure I've got about 6 months to a year, so I'm going to go out and buy myself a couple more large external hard drives, and download everything I can get my hands on until this crap happens. Build up a stock of digital media, and either go to another company, or if there is no other cable internet service in Wilmington, just go to a free dial up service for email and the occasional message board post . Fuck this kind of greed.

brawndolicious · « **Reply #9 on:** January 25, 2008, 05:56:50 PM »

everybody on my block was upgraded to fiber optic last week. the speed difference isn't that big but apparently every single thing runs on one wire. they said it takes about 8 hours on average to do one home though.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #10 on:** January 25, 2008, 05:59:10 PM »

okay, i am switching to fios

fuck time-warner

Tauntaun · « **Reply #11 on:** January 25, 2008, 06:07:16 PM »

Quote from: Professor Prole on January 25, 2008, 05:59:10 PM

okay, i am switching to fios

fuck time-warner

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #12 on:** January 25, 2008, 06:11:26 PM »

commander keen 3-d is now verizon exclusive

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #13 on:** January 25, 2008, 06:11:36 PM »

Where the fuck did Prole get that pic anyway.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #14 on:** January 25, 2008, 06:19:58 PM »

do you envy my beautiful mane? oh, you know you do. come, cajole; be my next underaged azerbaijanian bride.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #15 on:** January 25, 2008, 06:22:38 PM »

Fuck Time Warner. My TW bill is going out of control ($110/month). I'm going to ditch them for everything but internet services.
I would ditch them for internet too if not for the fact that DSL sucks in my neighborhood.

Should I move on to Dish or DirectTV ?

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #16 on:** January 25, 2008, 06:23:31 PM »

Quote from: Professor Prole on January 25, 2008, 06:19:58 PM

do you envy my beautiful mane? oh, you know you do. come, cajole; be my next underaged azerbaijanian bride.

It is truly entrancing. I can't peel my eyes away.

TVC15 · « **Reply #17 on:** January 25, 2008, 06:25:02 PM »

Quote from: CajoleJuice on January 25, 2008, 06:11:36 PM

Where the fuck did Prole get that pic anyway.

I will post the full pic when I get home. I found an awesomely outrageous picture of John Romero. He has a really tight shirt on in it, like he is trying to show off his physique, but he is, uh, plump.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #18 on:** January 25, 2008, 06:29:10 PM »

MUFFIN TOP!

Shuri · « **Reply #19 on:** January 25, 2008, 06:29:28 PM »

Blame the bittorrent bitches who ruined it for everybody because those fuckups decided to rape the internet by letting their shitty 'private trackers torrents' (lawlz) run up hundresd of gb in upload ALONE each month. Those fruitcakes fucked it up for everybody.

TVC15 · « **Reply #20 on:** January 25, 2008, 06:34:30 PM »

Fuck you man. It was worth ruining the internet to get my over 200 gigs of Doctor Who.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #21 on:** January 25, 2008, 06:40:19 PM »

Every time I've tried bittorrent it's sucked. There's never anyone seeding anything I want, and it takes like a day to download anything. Newsgroups forever.

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