Time Warner, I've had it up to here

[Swholli]

Time Warner Cable has finally gone off the deep end. They dropped Viacom networks that I really like, some I don't, but others I really do. This is semi-old news because they announced it last week, but no one took them serious. Well after tonight in 2009, for those of us with Time Warner we will no longer get Viacom stations.

They include Comedy Central, VH1, Spike, Nick, MTV, all those crappy MTV-VH1 digital channels, Noggin, and TV Land. A list that totals to 21 channels gone.

Now if they weren't bad enough for their downtime with the internet, the cable box screwing up, and the prices on the bill; Jesus, you would think a customer of 10 years, never missed a payment, would get a better deal than some new guy switching over from satellite.

Also, if you havn't heard, Time Warner is planning on "taxi fairing" the internet. You pay by the download, and it adds to the ticker. When the day is done the price adds up and thats what you pay for the day. They've already tried this in Texas.

I'm sick of the monopoly-esque that they have on the cable service. Sure maybe there's Direct TV and At-t, but it's not cable. They think that because they're the only guys in the business they can get away with whatever they want. I'm thinking I'm going DSL.

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[Quantum]

Internet taxes??

Switch your service now.

[Bisjac]

well you can use cable for only net or phone, and use other for tv.

unless your trying to go for packages to save money, it wouldn't matter



but i would never in a million years pay per bandwidth.
i would move to another country. (no joke) looking for new broadband

my business wont stand for that lameness

[Swholli]

Internet taxes??

Switch your service now.

Not taxes, pay per download. Like a taxi. You get in and say where you want to go, then they take you there with a little meter tracking how much distance you travel, and say a mile is a dollar and you go 12 miles, then you pay 12 dollars. Same thing with the internet, you download 12 things at a dollar a thing, you owe 12 dollars for the day. It's a completely stupid idea and I hope they lose enough customers to realize that that's horrible.

[Quantum]

Sue? =3

[Otis Da HousKat]

It's called a natural monopoly Swholli. Having more competitors going across the utility lines would increase prices for everyone.

But TW is stuff. Most of their HD channels aren't even real HD, they are just scaled up. These stuffty channels eat the bandwidth of the actual HD channels and I constantly get garbbly images because of it.

I love their new ads, all they do is sling mud at Verizon. I don't want loving caller ID interrupting my television you richards.

I like Direct TVs HD system better. Ya, you pay per channel, but you get to choose what channels you want and they are all HD.

[Swholli]

Having more competitors going across the utility lines would increase prices for everyone.

Last time I checked in a capitalism, more competition means lower prices for the consumer. Unless our school systems are really that forgeted up.

But I do agree, Time Warner is horrible and I really don't like them. I'm really thinking of switching,

[Colten]

My mom has DirectTV and my dad has Comcast. I am winnar.

[Reactor Worker]

Actually, a pay-as-you-go internet system is a good idea.

According to studies, 50% of the bandwidth is used by only 5% of the population (illegal downloaders/uploaders).

For average consumer this could mean cheaper rates and better service. Only those who abuse the internet and the ISPs would be hurt by this.

The pay-per-month system is broken. My neighbor and me could both be paying $40 a month for the same internet connection, but his son could be downloading 50GB of research a day and hogging all the bandwidth meaning me (and everyone else in the neighborhood) gets kicked in the nuts.

As for Time Warner losing channels, you probably shouldn't blame them too much. Viacom came around demanding way more money and they have been basically dealing under the table by providing many of their shows online and generating ad revenue they haven't been sharing.

[Otis Da HousKat]

Last time I checked in a capitalism, more competition means lower prices for the consumer. Unless our school systems are really that forgeted up.

What stuffty economics classes are they teaching in your school?

[chaseyqurt]

I have cox :D

[Swholli]

Actually, a pay-as-you-go internet system is a good idea.

According to studies, 50% of the bandwidth is used by only 5% of the population (illegal downloaders/uploaders).

For average consumer this could mean cheaper rates and better service. Only those who abuse the internet and the ISPs would be hurt by this.

The pay-per-month system is broken. My neighbor and me could both be paying $40 a month for the same internet connection, but his son could be downloading 50GB of research a day and hogging all the bandwidth meaning me (and everyone else in the neighborhood) gets kicked in the nuts.

As for Time Warner losing channels, you probably shouldn't blame them too much. Viacom came around demanding way more money and they have been basically dealing under the table by providing many of their shows online and generating ad revenue they haven't been sharing.

Eh, true.

What stuffty economics classes are they teaching in your school?

Basically I was taught that if there's only one guy in control of the trade then he controls all the prices and can do whatever the hell he wants and jack up the prices a ton and no one complains because they've got no where else to turn to. He's the only one with that service.

However if there are multiple people competing to gain a profit and customers, then he'll lower the price of his goods to out the other guy, which will in turn cause him to lower prices if he wants to stay in business. That's why we have laws on monopoly's because, it causes him to be in control of the price and he can do whatever he feels like to the consumer.

EDIT: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antitrust

We can't have a monopoly because it kills free trade, and that's what capitalism is all about.

[Grumpy]

U need cox

[Teal]

I have cox :D

I have biggar cox.

[Grumpy]

I have biggar cox.

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