Rally Pat Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Time-Warner-Caps-Behind-The-Numbers-95035 *Edit out by request* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pat Posted June 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 and this http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Time-Warner-Cable-To-Stop-Offering-Newsgroup-Access-95030 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 WOW ... www.giganews.com here I come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragknee66 Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 Ill be beyond pissed off if companies start capping internet bandwidth. I dont even download shit and Ill still be pissed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sol740 Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 Bandwidth metering ftl. With web 2.0 on the rise, and 3.0 and so on, transfer rates are on the rise. That's not even counting the advertisements that make up a large chunk of bandwidth for end-users. Now I get to pay to have adverts schlepped on me. Thank god im not with tm, or cox. Look at it like this, if you DL one HD movie off of xbox live, netflix, or whatever, that's 3-6 gigs right there. Hopefully consumers are smart enough to vote with their $. Sad for people with no choice. Every cable customer should call their provider, or write a hateful letter, I would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrblunt Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 TW will lose my business in a heart beat if they pull that shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morabu Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 doing away with the newsserver is GHEY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinkinhood Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 Problem is in alot of places TW may be the only offered cable internet so it ends up being "Deal with it or go to dialup". I would think making people pay for bandwith like that would end up opening a full other can of worms with new rules regarding advertisements on webpages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragknee66 Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 Ya if they are going to cap our shit.. then cut the ads off webpages that I dont want to see anyway. I dont care either way.. Ill tether my phone to my computer and surf that way.. Ill cut TM all together if they cap anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfunnyryan Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 Verizons FiOS service better get here soon. FiOS has so much potential but its spreading oh so slowly. http://www.fiberexperts.com/fios-availability.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 BTW It's been tried 3 times and failed each time according to someone here. when Western ohio did it it lasted 18 days. Earthlink put out a ad stating that they did not cap (Earthlink is cable thats aval here) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrousbird Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 It's all about perception. I'd bet at least 75% of users would never even notice the cap, ever. That said, if they hear about the cap from a competitor, it will still piss those people off and have them jump ship. In Columbus, we have a very competitve market. TW would get eaten alive trying to pull that here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImUrOBGYN Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 Horseshit. I'll leave whether I hit the cap or not. That's like telling me I can go out and buy a fast sports car but your gonna governor it to 100mph. Why in the fuck would I buy from you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slow4now Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 Now they want to charge you for the infrastructure that your tax money subsidized. Brilliant scheme these companies have going! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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