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   Brad, Jul 22nd, 2008 @ 9:15pm

   
   

   $1/gig?

   That's unreasonable and wayyyy too high.

    

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   Not Bob, Jul 22nd, 2008 @ 9:52pm

   
   

   Umm

   The sad thing (I guess) is that I have no idea how much I'm using these days. I don't a number anywhere on my bill like I do with my cell phone, nor is there an easy way (that I'm aware of) to find out what my usage is/was for the month. I think if they are going to charge for exceeding an arbitrary cap they should be required to make it easy to determine where I am in relation to that cap.
   
   Just my half sense.

    

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   Anonymous Coward, Jul 22nd, 2008 @ 10:00pm

   
   

   Re: $1/gig?

   Seems comparatively low. Really low.

    

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   mike, Jul 22nd, 2008 @ 10:03pm

   
   

   And thats why I switched to FiOS a few months back...

    

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   Go Ahead, Jul 22nd, 2008 @ 10:24pm

   
   

   Let them give it a shot. Will just make it laughably easy for competitors to steal their customers away by offering to give them what they have always had. Greed only works when you're the only game in town.

    

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   Capt Obvious, Jul 22nd, 2008 @ 10:33pm

   
   

   Sadly

   Sadly,
   From what I understand often they ARE the only game in town.
   
   That's when it Sucks to be suburban!

    

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   creig, Jul 23rd, 2008 @ 1:30am

   
   

   usage fees overage charges

   i have an ISP provider that offers broadband,voip phone, digital high def cable with all the bells @ whistles. they constantly try to solicit me to change to their phone service and digital cable which requires a box top set.they are the only game in town but do not get sucked into their so called bundling package to save money.i would not be saving money with my phone i use vonage and i don't need or want the expense of a box top set for digital high def cable tv.i assume this would be where they get me with there usage cap fees by changing my service package.just say no to any more services from a company that has a monopoly on your living area.

    

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   Todd Loren SInlair, Jul 23rd, 2008 @ 3:13am

   
   

   Time Warner not the only only doing bandwidth caps

   AT&T announced they will change contracts in October and specify usage limits.
   
   http://tinyurl.com/bandwidthcaps
   Oh No!!!! AT+T to rollout caps in October.

    

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   Anonymous Coward, Jul 23rd, 2008 @ 4:27am

   
   

   how about...

   What about Comcast? Any word on them offering usage caps?

    

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    Garry, Jul 23rd, 2008 @ 4:46am

    
    

    Easiest way to lose customers

    I'm in agreement with Go Ahead.
    
    I had the following experience with Vodafone (European arm of Verizon) for their Mobile Broadband. I was on an "unlimited package" for €50 per month. They offered me a capped version of 5GB and 2c per MB overage charge - 15€ for 3 months and thereafter €30. Money talks and I changed package.
    
    As soon as their main competitor, O2, offered a package of 10GB per month for the same price and terms - I jumped ship.
    
    Offering lower pricing for capped products will only eventually lead to lower pricing all round as the caps increase based on competitors offering higher and higher caps at equal prices.

     

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    Killer_Tofu (profile), Jul 23rd, 2008 @ 5:52am

    
    

    Re: how about...

    Re #9
    Yes, there has been some word, although I am not sure if "offering" is the right word for it.
    Here in Michigan they did make a small announcement saying they were looking at ways to implement this and are interested in it.
    
    As soon as they do that though, they lose customers. I will see to it that everyone I know drops them.

     

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    Chronno S. Trigger, Jul 23rd, 2008 @ 6:05am

    
    

    Re: Re: $1/gig?

    I wouldn't mind $1 per Gig but on two conditions:
    
    1) the starting price is like $10
    2) I'm getting a dumb pipe and nothing else.
    
    Outside of that I will jump ship as soon as I have the chance.

     

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    Improbus, Jul 23rd, 2008 @ 6:58am

    
    

    Try It Punk

    I have the option of going fiber if Time-Warner tries screwing with my cable. Well, Time-Warner, do you feel lucky? Well, do ya punk? I WILL switch if you ^*&%&$*^%'s piss me off.
    
    Wow, I think I need to take a blood pressure pill.

     

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    Yakko Warner, Jul 23rd, 2008 @ 8:24am

    
    

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    Nice if you can get it.
    
    Sucks if you can't and are just trying to stay with the lesser of two evils, which seem to be trying to outdo each other for "evil".

     

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    Anonymous Coward, Jul 23rd, 2008 @ 8:53am

    
    

    What Lawsuits?

    What lawsuits would they face? Time-Warner cable broadband isn't long term contract, so they're not violating any service agreement. It's a month-to-month service... you pay them upfront for the coming month's service and that's what you get. If they suddenly wanted to say "next month we're having a usage cap" I can pay them for that service or not. If I do, then I am agreeing to that limitation.
    
    It's like going to the store and buying a loaf of bread. If Acme bakery used to sell a 20 ounce loaf for a dollar, but suddenly they reduce the loaf size to 16 ounces for $1, I have no grounds to sue them (provided that the package is accurately labeled). The only choice I have is not to buy the bread.

     

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    James, Jul 23rd, 2008 @ 9:03am

    
    

    Idiots

    I still can't figure out WHY they insist on doing this sort of thing in a clandestine manor.. perhaps TW's approach is at least better.
    
    It seems like a good business opportunity... offer the customers tiers of service, and a proper method for checking bandwidth/data used, and then let them decide.
    
    Those who use more.. pick a higher tier and pay more, those who only use email and light browsing pick a lower tier and thus pay less.
    
    No, I do not work in marketing this just seems like common sense.. where did they learn marketing... from the gov't??

     

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    Roger E. Huff, Jul 23rd, 2008 @ 6:50pm

    
    

    Useage Caps

    It is a bunch of crap. Offering an all you can eat buffet and then putting a limit on it. Maybe they should offer lower end services for thoes who don't use much but putting caps on thoes of us who use our accounts for most of our communications is crap!

     

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    Anonymous Coward, Jul 23rd, 2008 @ 9:36pm

    
    

    Mmm, I really don't get how this is doing them much good. Until they entirely transition, the bittorrent bandwidth hogs will all be drowning the universe with their downloads while the puny users will sit within their 5gb-10gb caps, just like they always have...

     

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    Manolonyc, Aug 18th, 2008 @ 7:51pm

    
    

    Time Warner Cable needs to be stopped

    Switch to RCN. They have a package for 16.95 with a year contract for 1.5 GB. Or you can have a package for $20 without a contract for 6 months for 5GB, regular price is $34 after the six months. Everybody needs to drop TWC. The evil company needs to be put on its place.

     

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    دردشه, Jul 5th, 2009 @ 2:30pm

    
    

    tankyo

     

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    Time warner Employee, Jan 18th, 2010 @ 7:05am

    
    

    Wow I had no Idea

    I am an employee that goes door to door and sales it and I had no idea. It's now 2010, hopefully they scrapped the idea.

     

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