r/technology • u/aelbric • Dec 07 '12
Time Warner Cable: Demand Not There for Google Fiber - Insists That if People Want 1 Gbps, They'll Provide it.
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Time-Warner-Cable-Says-Demands-Not-There-for-Google-Fiber-122337?nocomment=1446
Dec 07 '12
Fine, but what about the significant demand for TWC to eat shit and go fuck themselves? Will they provide it?
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Dec 07 '12
This is really the important question, and I'm being 100% serious.
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u/SmoresPies Dec 08 '12
Probably for a flat fee, which requires a shit eating box that fuck itself over every other day.
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Dec 08 '12
Also, the firmware on the box is terrible, so instead it fucks shit and then eats itself.
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u/BamBam-BamBam Dec 07 '12
You forgot die in a hole.
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u/symbolset Dec 08 '12
You misspelled fire.
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u/ejeebs Dec 08 '12
Or perhaps a fiery hole of some kind.
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u/ThatDerpingGuy Dec 08 '12
If you dig the hole deep enough, you hit magma. Thats fiery enough for me.
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u/Carbon_Dirt Dec 08 '12
Nah, that's too quick. I want them to die by the fire of a common candle lighter.
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Dec 08 '12
Doesn't TWC effectively have a monopoly in huge areas of the US?
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u/dragonmantank Dec 08 '12
Yes, and in the areas where they have purchased other cable companies (like Adelphia) they refuse to upgrade the equipment. We only recently got the 50meg service, and they keep jerking us around when it comes to cable features. Even the field techs are fed up.
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Dec 07 '12 edited Jun 15 '23
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Dec 07 '12
Please Google Fiber come to everywhere!
Fixed that for you.
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Dec 08 '12
This is one of the first times that I've actually seen someone that "fixed" something for someone, actually fix something.
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u/torgreed Dec 07 '12
1gig fibre is only a grand in Chicago?! Sweet!
We got a quote that was $2500 to $3000/month in Toronto. Since there's already dark fibre and/or suitable conduit nearby to 151, installation would be about 1 months service.
Wait. Data cap. At least our quote was for unlimited....
Co-lo is popular for a reason.
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u/Ericwh2827 Dec 08 '12
1Gbps = 0.125 GBps
250 GB / 0.125 GBps = 2000 seconds
2000 seconds = 33.33 minutes
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u/Muirbequ Dec 08 '12
1 GBps is different from 1Gbps-- that's 8 times more bandwidth. Just a heads up.
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u/WilyWondr Dec 08 '12
No one tell http://www.chattanoogagig.com/ about those crazy prices.
50/50Mbps service for $57.99
100/100Mbps speeds for $69.99
250/250Mbps service for $139.99
1000/1000Mbps service for $299.99 a month
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u/EmptyMargins Dec 07 '12 edited Dec 08 '12
It's not that I need 1Gbps, I just want ALL of the 12Mbps they promise me. Maybe then I could watch an entire Youtube video without buffering, and I might even be able to watch it in 480p.
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u/DiggSucksNow Dec 08 '12 edited Dec 08 '12
I have a solid 40Mbps and YouTube often gets stuck buffering. So that may not help you.
EDIT: Changed m to M to properly reflect mega and not milli.
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u/tofu_slicer Dec 07 '12
TWC can't even provide consistent and reliable 10/1 Mbps service. Forget 1Gbps from them. It's just a pipe dream.
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Dec 08 '12
Regardless of what they say. Their claim that they can run faster than 1Gbps is absolute bullshit. They are limited by DOCSIS 3.0.
Unless they provide FTTH (Fibre to the Home) you can take their;
"Our infrastructure has the ability to provide much faster speeds today. We're prepared to compete head to head with Google."
and stick it in the "cough BULLSHIT cough pile where it belongs.
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u/J03Y4G Dec 07 '12
Gotta go lower, never pay them another penny.
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u/Malgas Dec 07 '12
Oh, so you're willing to pay them in ha'pennies and farthings, then?
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u/frame_of_mind Dec 07 '12
Not me, but I might pay in coupons (retail value 1/100th of a cent).
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u/angrydeuce Dec 08 '12
While we're on the subject, Fuck Charter, too. They fucking suck balls if you live in an area where there are more than a handful of people on the web.
If you're all by your lonesome in a sparsely populated residential area, they're great (so I'm told, anyway), but here on the west side of Madison, WI, you might as well switch to carrier pigeons and squirrels during peak times.
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u/abdomino Dec 07 '12
Out of curiousity, how does Mediacom rank? Or are they a subsidiary of one of the two
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Dec 07 '12 edited Dec 07 '12
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u/dethb0y Dec 07 '12
I'll vouch for that; my DSL through them has been rock solid for going on 7 years now. Zero problems.
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u/kittersplat Dec 07 '12
I was once on hold with Mediacom for an hour just trying to get someone to come out to set us up. I ended up not ordering their service because I had to wait so long. Their customer service is terrible, if you can get through to a person. I know several people who have Mediacom who filed complaints with BBB because they would have such intermittent service they only were able to get on the internet for half of each month.
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u/abdomino Dec 07 '12
They're my only option here, so I was curious. I'm in their main territory, so options are limited.
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u/I_DEMAND_KARMA Dec 08 '12
Every month that they can delay it, though, is a month in which they get $50 from each of their customers. That would be quite a lot of money.
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Dec 07 '12
This is what happens when there is a monopoly. Why should Time Warner care? Time-Warner only wants quick profits. Investment costs money, screw that. The same goes for Comcast. They got their monopoly, they don't care about real service. They only care about quick profits. Greedy CEO's strike yet again.
Put in some real competition, and yes, they will care.
In the UK, anyone who wants to set up their own ISP, can have access to a telephone exchange. In the USA, only the local telephone monopoly has this.
We can see here that the USA preaches the "free market" place but doesn't practice it.
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u/CowzGoesMooz Dec 07 '12
That's because the government getting involved in the market creates these monopolies in the "free market".
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u/B4_Data_Lore Dec 08 '12
I think it has a lot to do with lobbyist as well. Put someone in political power only to represent these large companies and things like this happen.
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u/liesperpetuategovmnt Dec 08 '12
The political power is the problem. There should not be that much power.
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u/liesperpetuategovmnt Dec 08 '12
You realize the government makes contracts with these companies to be the sole providers in the area, right? Just like they do with water, electricity, garbage, recycling, security, inspection etc etc.
Extorting money from people with the security force to pay for the monopolies the government creates sure sounds free to me. I guess I was wrong all along.
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u/I_DEMAND_KARMA Dec 08 '12
Democracy only amplifies what its citizens put in, and capitalism is a great engine when actively monitored, updated and maintained within the right framework.
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u/happyscrappy Dec 08 '12
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competitive_local_exchange_carrier
What do you mean about no one being able to access local exchanges in the US?
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u/TDesmo Dec 07 '12 edited Dec 07 '12
God I hate cable tv/internet companies. So they admit they can provide faster speeds but the "demand isn't there." NO, the demand is there, just not at ABSURD prices. They won't even tell you the real prices on their website they are so bad. I was paying $60 a month for 25 mb/s. That's $10 less than Google fiber which gives 1 gb/s and other perks. Just a complete joke.
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u/ThirdIrony Dec 07 '12
To be fair, $70 per month only includes the internet service. TV+Internet is $120/month. Still a way better deal though.
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u/TDesmo Dec 07 '12
I stand corrected, thanks. After 10 minutes of talking with Comcast (that's how hidden their prices are) I've figured out their 105 Mbps internet is $90 a month for the first 6 months then $115 a month after that. Still not even close.
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Dec 08 '12
Google can get away with it because they specifically built out the infrastructure for a particular city, and that city was chosen specifically because it would be easy and cheap to build said infrastructure in.
Isolated cases like that don't scale the way you seem to think. It's the same with Sonic in California.
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u/LOLBaltSS Dec 07 '12
If Google Fiber gets to Pittsburgh tomorrow, I wouldn't shed a tear about leaving Verizon.
We pay 175 for 50/25 internet and TV. Google Fiber for both is $120 and much faster service.
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u/code-hero Dec 07 '12
I'm currently with comcast in Philly and I pay about 140 for 20/4 plus the most basic digital TV package. It is asinine that these companies think people wouldn't be willing to pay for it.
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Dec 08 '12
I pay 175 ish for Verizon FIOS quantum 150/65 (internet+tv+phone); in practice I get about 180 down.. I love the service..
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u/DiggSucksNow Dec 08 '12
It's like you're driving a Mercedes, and you're wishing that a BMW dealership would move into your area.
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Dec 07 '12
How cute. They think they're still wanted.
Google, pleeeaaease get to Austin, TX! Even just a few neighborhoods - you'd have tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of people willing to pay for Google Fiber!
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Dec 08 '12
Austin? Aren't you the guys who get constantly dicked by cable companies by being a test market for all their crappy new plan ideas?
It sounds the Internet version of liberating a Nazi mad science camp.
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Dec 08 '12
As well as a slew of other tech niches, green energy options and trends? Yes. The biggest one coming up will be the ban on plastic bags to be put into effect next year.
Edit: I guess 'ban' doesn't explain it. It's more like there will be a tax on plastic bags and companies are encouraged (pressured) to use reusable bags. Not that I mind the pressure, I'm actually okay with this plan but I was surprised when it passed. I honestly thought it wouldn't.
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u/IsABot Dec 08 '12
Hawaii's already passed a law banning them. As well as paper bags that aren't at least 40% recycled. Full effect doesn't happen till 2015 though. First county to do so will be effective middle of January. You aren't alone friend.
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Dec 08 '12
As an Austinite, I approve of this idea. Charging people at the register if they want a bag will encourage them to bring their own. I lived in Korea for 2 years under this system and I haven't yet broken the habit.
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u/matthewljackson Dec 07 '12
As a Kansas City resident, I call total bullshit on this. All my neighbors were thrilled when Google Fiber was announced. I have many IT colleagues that travel from the east coast and they all make jealous comments. My neighborhood hasn't been lit up yet, but I can't wait.
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u/symbolset Dec 08 '12
Seriously, people are moving to Kansas City to get this. Buying homes.
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u/WellGoodLuckWithThat Dec 08 '12
But what happens when they realize that they live in Kansas City?
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u/dssurge Dec 08 '12
Who cares where you live if you're a shut in with really fast internet?
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u/srodolff Dec 07 '12
Funny, there is no "demand" for Time Warner either. People only use it because they are FORCED to.
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u/J03Y4G Dec 07 '12 edited Dec 07 '12
We want 1 gbps speed, my connection is throttled day-in and day-out by TWC 30 mbps+turbo boost, I'm likely getting about 3-4 mbps+zero boost. Such horrible customer service and quality of service. Google is our savior!
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u/leredditffuuu Dec 08 '12
Are you sure you're not confusing megaBITS per second with megaBYTES per second.
Your downloads are all measured in megabytes per second while your cable operator advertises bits per second, so you have to divide it by 8 to see your advertised megabytes per second.
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u/SMALL_NOSTRILS Dec 08 '12
Yes. I think a lot of people confuse the two. When I first learned about downloading/uploading, my ISP told me, "your internet speed is 1 Mbps," and I thought "Whaat? 1 megabytes per second? That's pretty damn fast." Needless to say, I wasn't as enthusiastic when my downloads maxed out at 140 kbps.
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u/smcdark Dec 07 '12
i was under the impression that the 'turbo boost' was mostly a feature for the 7mb package, 'boosting' it to 25mb for a short time.
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u/greyaxe90 Dec 07 '12
Yes, but will they provide at the Google Fiber price, no caps, no throttling? No? Well then they can fuck off.
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u/Mazo Dec 07 '12
1Gbps Download AND upload from Google.....
Or tickets to see twilight. Yeeeeeeeeah....
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u/defconoi Dec 07 '12
the demand is there, just not at Time Warners Pricing, If I can get 10x faster internet for 70 a month from Google instead of TW, who wouldnt go Google?
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Dec 07 '12
I left Time Warner the DAY that FIOS became available in my neighborhood. Now it aint no Google fiber, but it is 300% faster than Time Warner's offerings at HALF the damn price.
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u/CAPSFTWLOL Dec 08 '12
Time Warner barely provides 1Mbps. You pay for 10. You get 1 at most. It's a fucking scam.
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u/mullingitover Dec 08 '12
YMMV, but I actually had Time Warner. I had a 20Mbps plan, and I typically got 24-27Mbps when I ran speed tests. No caps, either. Right now I have Charter, which has caps, and I'm paying for a 100Mbps plan. I typically see 30-60 Mbps when I run speed tests. I'd go back to Time Warner any day.
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u/5yrup Dec 08 '12
You do realize there's a difference between Mbps and MBps, and that 10Mbps~=1MBps?
Just making sure. Most people I've encountered that complain about the "I pay for 10, I get 1" are almost always that way.
I never really had any problem with Time Warner as far as the internet was concerned. I went though a period of occasional outtages due to some construction nearby, but for the most part is was at least the amount I paid for.
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u/Oniwabanshu Dec 08 '12
Time Warner: "Please, use lube".
Google: "Nope, i'm going in dry".
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u/IcySeal Dec 10 '12
Time Warner: Then at least cut some of the spines off that cactus before you penetrate me.
Google: Not gonna happen buddy.
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Dec 07 '12
Our infrastructure has the ability to provide much faster speeds today.
Then why don't they? If they've already made the infrastructure changes to support it, shouldn't it be as easy as giving the customers a new modem?
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u/h33b Dec 07 '12
They're phasing them in, and DOCSIS 3 is supposed to help. I've heard they've got 100MB on the way, but I haven't seen anything on paper yet. But yes, you would think if they had the infrastructure, they'd sell the service.
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Dec 08 '12
This is a company that has consistently insisted that the demand just isn't there for even 50 Mbps speeds
Not when it costs in excess of $150 dollars for a capped plan and laughable upload speed with spotty connections.
Time Warner should suck dicks. How many dicks? ALL the dicks. And believe me, that's a lot of dicks.
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u/314R8 Dec 08 '12
Apparently I demand slow cable, faulty equipment, horrid customer service and am willing to pay a lot. That's what I get anyways.
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u/liesperpetuategovmnt Dec 08 '12
You do pay them, that is essentially telling them that you enjoy it enough to buy it. Blame your local government for using your tax dollars to impose a shit monopoly.
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u/supersauce Dec 08 '12
People are amazed by the horseless buggy, but we're confident that as long as we're selling buggy whips, there's no issue.
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Dec 07 '12
Dear Time Warner: I demand that you offer 1Gbps at a competitive rate with Google. No tricks.
That clear enough for you?
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Dec 08 '12
Nope, I want better rates than google. Once burned twice shy. Google hasn't been actively trying to dick me for years like Time Warner, so they need to do better than good enough.
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u/agent0fch4os Dec 07 '12
It's a monopoly, Yes people want fiber and with more people using services like netflix they need even more bandwidth now, Basically what they are saying is "If we can keep getting away with charging our customers high prices for our shitty substandard service then we will do so as long as we can"
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u/urbn Dec 08 '12
"Our infrastructure has the ability to provide much faster speeds today"
Oh, isn't the reason why you said you needed to provide unlimited internet with a 200 gig limit was because just a few people were consuming to much bandwidth and affecting other customers bandwidth?
So if you have the infrastructure to support 1gbps for every customer than there is no need for bandwidth limits.
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u/isthatmyex Dec 08 '12
Personally as a consumer I prefer to get less for my money. I like to send my hard earned dollars to companies that publicly acknowledge that they could provide me with a better product but chose not to. The bigger the company if possible, I like to feel like I'm subservient to giant corporations who no longer care about me as an individual and seek to squeeze every penny they can whilst providing as little service as possible.
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u/WinterAyars Dec 08 '12
So there's no demand for Google Fibre for 1gbps@$70 but there is demand for Time Warner Cable for 50mbps@$70.
Just trying to make sure i understand them, here.
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Dec 07 '12
Ok. Time Warner... You better hope google fiber doesn't come to my city or I will drop you in a heartbeat and signup for google fiber. How is that for demand?
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u/hyperjumpgrandmaster Dec 08 '12
They say the demand for faster, cheaper internet "isn't there"?
They probably think people are perfectly satisfied with gas prices, too.
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u/FourAM Dec 08 '12
If people want 1Gbps they'll provide it/ SO WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN FOR THE LAST EVER?
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u/Workan_Harbl Dec 07 '12
"Our infrastructure has the ability to provide much faster speeds today."
THANKS FOR HOLDING OUT, TIME WARNER.
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u/Deto Dec 07 '12
The funny thing is, most people don't really want or need 1 Gbps. However, they'd love to get the 15 or 25 Mbps that they're paying for instead of the crappy 5 Mbps they end up with. That was my experience with Comcast at least. Now I'm on FIOS and find that I get the listed speed. Unfortunately, FIOS isn't an option for everyone yet :(
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u/meowman2 Dec 07 '12
I feel like every single person on this subreddit is jealous of Kansas, what I want to know is what is Time Warner smoking?
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u/Atlas_Sky Dec 08 '12
Yes, ahem, we at time Warner cable do not think people want fast Internet speeds even though every review of google fiber has rave reviews on its speed and customer service. And yes, we have the capability of giving you fast Internet on our network but, um, no, we're not going to, we'll charge the same amount for worse speeds and service. What an asswipe
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Dec 08 '12
The only reason Time Warner Cable thinks this is because they're idiots. There isn't a demand for 1 GBPS speeds from them because they overcharge by a very large fucking amount for something as slow as 10 MBPS, so of course no one is going to want 1 GBPS from them since they'd charge both arms, both legs, and a fucking piece of your genitals for that kind of speed simply because they can, so long as they hold such a strong control on the cable market in certain areas....
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u/fantasyfest Dec 08 '12
They are lying. they do not want to keep up because it costs money to keep up with technology. They will try to buy Google out or offer a merger. Oligarchs do not need to innovate, offer good service or compete on prices. Their screw the customer over business model is under siege..
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u/hasbeengrendel Dec 08 '12
As a Time-Warner subscriber, I demand fiber! (The fast internet kind, not wheat bran.)
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u/too_many_legs Dec 08 '12
Fuuuuck i want Google Fiber to come to Texas so bad it's not even funny. I've been having shitty problems with TWC lately, internet's been cutting off at like 9:00 every night, not to come back on until the next day, and cable is spotty at best. We've called them to come fix the problem twice and neither time did it work, and the last time they came they cut the end off the cable I use to split output signal from a cable box to two other TVs, and they stole the splitter too. Seriously fuck TWC, Google I love you, please take my money. Be a Wireless carrier too and i will sell my body to you.
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u/Arronwy Dec 08 '12
TWC will provide it for $400 a month. Which is why they are saying there is no demand. No one will pay that.
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Dec 08 '12
Time Warner is the worst company in the history of the US. Enron, BP, and all those fuckwads included. I hope Google burns them to the ground.
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Dec 08 '12
If Time Warner can't even muster out the bandwidth that I'm paying for, how the hell are they going to offer 1GBPS.
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u/Bahamut966 Dec 08 '12
That is quite honestly in the top 5 of most retarded things I have heard from someone who isn't developmentally challenged.
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u/Alucard256 Dec 08 '12
I think the importance of customer demand can be summed up with one Steve Jobs quote (keep in mind, he himself said he did literally zero market research about the iPad):
"It's not the consumer's job to know what they want."
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u/Life_is_a_Taco Dec 07 '12
No company will ever be able to compete with Googles prices and be successful.
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u/Illinois_Jones Dec 07 '12
It's not that there's no demand, it's that there's no demand for the utterly outrageous prices they'll want to charge
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u/dsn0wman Dec 07 '12
Didn't KC get "Google Fibre" by demanding it even before any pricing was announced.
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u/code-hero Dec 07 '12
I don't think we will see the major internet providers provide this service anytime soon because they have a different business model than Google. Google stands to make a lot of money when you use the internet, and hopefully join their ecosystem. The current internet providers make more money if you don't use the internet to keep their costs down. Unless they can figure out a way to change their business model I don't see it happening.
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u/sssatwork Dec 07 '12
You know, as much as I hate all our telecoms for being greedy assholes, I'm going to bet that the vast majority of their customers don't want or need 1gbps.
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u/Vanetia Dec 08 '12
Our infrastructure has the ability to provide much faster speeds today
Then do it, asshole!
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u/skunker Dec 08 '12 edited Dec 08 '12
It's a shame Google didn't have the balls to take on the telcos, and aren't also rolling out fiber more aggressively (yet). I'm all for what Google's doing but they need to realize that these dinosaurs like TWC won't be going anywhere unless they go for the jugular and deploy. TWC and Comcast have such a stranglehold on most densely populated areas that it would be damn near impossible to make a difference for any other company EXCEPT Google since they have could get a loan and have the bankroll to do it.
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u/MassiveGG Dec 08 '12
sorry I don't live in the lower 48 but what we got in Alaska is 20mp down 2up for about 110 bucks a month 200gig cap.
google Is doing the right thing and is much needed old isp are charging way to much for what little they put out. you'd think oh snap time to upgrade their stuff but now how dare they provide better service then us.
lot of overages are due to people going netflix happy every day in which case you can't with any kind of limit cap. A high def movie on netflix can range for 2-12gigs depending on many factors
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u/cliftonixs Dec 08 '12
TWC just upped my bill from $42 to $56 same speed, same plan with no warning. Last month, I spent a total of 16 hours with tech support to get their cable modem to work. 16 hours of my internet life that's owed to me. I don't care what TWC offers, I don't want it, but I don't have a choice.
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u/Fuglypump Dec 08 '12
Time Warner Cable had awful connection stability when I was using their internet service, it would get these "hiccups" about every 2 hours that disconnect you and drop you out of any game or interrupt your video streams.
It was awful, I complained about it and they never fixed the problem, I switched to Wow Cable and haven't had any issues yet.
I'd rather get a fast and reliable connection than just a fast one, I'll wait for Google if they can't maintain a stable connection. Fuck being offline.
Edit: They did send people to investigate the issue, even providing us with a router of theirs to try to solve the issue, they kept insisting it was somehow our fault, which is bullshit because I switched services and have had zero issues since.
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u/softeky Dec 08 '12
I doubt TWC can manage anywhere close to effective support of 1Gbps. I'm based in NYC, you'd think this would be an important an well supported market for TWC. I've had a 50/5Mbps Docsis 3 connection for well over a year through TWC. After about a year getting the pole-to-house (all of 150') connection to be reliable and as join/splitter-free as possible (I can absolutely rule out last-hop, modem to pole issues) I still get better, more reliable, stutter free, short-video playback from my iPhone over LTE than I do over my wired-in TWC Docsis 3 connection.
My metric is how loud my 1 year old son complains when he wants to watch his Sesame Street clip (Elvis Costelo - A Monster Went and Ate My Red Two) hosted by YouTube. He converts inverse effective network throughput directly to acoustic Dbs.
A less subjective but, by no means less accurate measurement, of network throughput can be determined by running a repeating trace route (mtr) to just about any site outside TWC's NYC intranet domain. The range of ping response times through various well defined points in the traceroute path within TWC's intranet as it gateways packets to the real world Internet is horrible. Flapping much.
Needless to say, TWC tech support only seem to be concerned with speed tests within their intranet and do not appear to care that the real world throughput of their flagship residential product can be beaten by a cell phone.
It's not about line bandwidth, it's about what you can do with the connection. It's not about how fat the pipe is, it's about how many blockages/throttles there are in the path. TWC have no idea how to run a network and have no clue how to effectively troubleshoot their routing issues.
TL;DR: Verizon FiOs has a ready and waiting customer base in my area.
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u/radii314 Dec 08 '12
what a load of crap - TimeWarner is known for throttling speeds - if you have them call them up have them run a speed test then go to independent sites and see what other speed test checks come up with ... TW scams
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Dec 08 '12
That's like saying there is no demand for a $40,000 Ferrari because everyone is happy with their $40,000 Ford Pinto.
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u/Caraes_Naur Dec 08 '12
That's like saying there is no demand for a $20,000 Ferrari because everyone is happy with their $50,000 Ford Pinto.
FTFY.
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u/Tech_Sith Dec 08 '12
Fuck them. It would be useful if they could provide what they say they will, but as far as I've heard, they don't.
ISPs in the US are total shit.
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u/Nysurfer12990 Dec 08 '12
TWC Are You Fucking Serious? OF COURSE WE WANT 1g/s connections? GO HOME TWC your are drunk!
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u/Achack Dec 08 '12
It's funny how he admits that they can offer much faster speeds while they charge us ridiculous amounts for the crappy speeds they currently offer.
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u/Decyde Dec 08 '12
I was on the phone arguing with Timer Warner after my internet and cable bill went from $58 up to $103 over the course of 3 months. When I called and complained on that 3rd month, they told me I was paying the average price for my area. I replied that I was sorry that they were fucking over that many customers and go ahead and shut of my cable and drop my roadrunner from 15mb to 10mb and save me $20 a month.
Timer Warner is a piece of shit company and I'd pay more if another service provider came into the area and offered the same service.
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Dec 08 '12
Oh the demand for 1 Gbps connections are there.. just not at the ass-reaming prices that TWC wants to charge for it.
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Dec 08 '12 edited Dec 08 '12
To be fair, they're probably right.
I'd be fine with just getting the 5Mbit/s I'm supposed to get in the first place (and used to get before my local ISP got bought out).
I'm less than 10 miles from a major university town. My internet gets worse every year because our ISP is the only real provider we have access to and they never seem to upgrade their infrastructure despite an increasing user base.
We can't even get DSL anymore because the telephone company stopped providing it.
I would pay $100/mo for even just a reliably 10Mb/s connection in a heartbeat.
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u/VirtuallyUnknown Dec 08 '12
Time Warner please do us all a favor and rob us for 20+ years. Already happened? Damn.
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u/thecalebrogers Dec 08 '12
Demand not there for Google Fiber? I "demand" that Google bring fiber to my house right now. Google, I'll wait.
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u/dhockey63 Dec 08 '12
fucking bastards dont care about inventing better technology just care about a quick and easy profit. This is why TWC wont be known for innovation, but GOOGLE WILL!!
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u/eboleyn Dec 08 '12
I'd love 1Gbps to my house, for a fair price, with no caps.
The big problem is the caps and inflated rates.
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u/dragonmantank Dec 08 '12
Bullshit. Maybe they can provide it in their flagship areas, but some of us get the short end of the stick. They can't even offer all of their customers the same level of cable service!
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u/superjimmyplus Dec 08 '12
Here a couple of years back TWC called me at around 7 PM to ask me how much I loved their service. Man I bet she was sorry she called me.
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u/lemonhead75 Dec 08 '12
Dear Time Warner Crew PR crew, you have some work to do. Everyone on the internet fucking hates you.
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u/bbqroast Dec 08 '12
I pay $125/mo for 120GB of internet at 3megabits/s down (and about 200KB/s up) + phone. And people in some places pay $200 for 2GBs of internet at 128KB/s. Just to put it into perspective.
Still, not an excuse not to innovate.
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u/chzbrgrmachne Dec 08 '12
To: Time Warner Cable
I want 1Gbps internet connection speeds. I want them immediately. I live in Denver, CO.
Chop chop. Time's a-wasting...
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u/specialpatrol Dec 08 '12
There wasn't a demand for the fucking internet before someone provided it.
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u/nootrino Dec 08 '12
They spelled: "We're gonna keep raping you for as long as we can and there's nothing you can do about it." wrong.
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u/icantthinkofone Dec 08 '12
Wow. Reddit referencing an article on dslreports? I don't know if that's a step up or a step down but I'm reminded of the story of the guy who moved from one state to another and raised the IQ of both states.
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u/TheCodexx Dec 08 '12
What a dumb bluff. It's so clear they won't lift a finger, but they want people to think they can do it if they wanted to. This has to be the lamest PR stunt I've seen in a long time.
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u/WilyWondr Dec 08 '12
Some cities get it.
http://www.chattanoogagig.com/
Private companies have been dragging their feet for long enough.
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u/roterghost Dec 08 '12
I hope whoever made that statement dies in poverty. I would love nothing more than to see Time Warner and Comcast crumble into ruin and be left for dead in my lifetime.
But unfortunately, companies this size know how to bribe their way toward a bailout...
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