Rate Increase for Time Warner Customers

[JayS]

OMG… OMG… prices go up. Alert the fucking media!

Bread doesn’t cost a nickel a loaf anymore either.

Gas isn’t .90 a gallon.

People accept pricing going up with a quality product. Time Warner, at least in this area, has a shitty product. Combine that with a price increase and more people will move to dish, even though they all raise their rates.

[RedGoober4Life]

@Joe

dish network is the prices listed on the web site after 10 months. They give you $10 or $20 off of them for your first 10.

and i think fox runs syndicated repeats of those shows late at night.

So it’s not like those Adelphia deals where they go up $40 a month after the “deal” period?

[9c1]

@MonteCarloChick

I just read this on the WUTV site:

Some of those shows mentioned are on ABC and CBS… not FOX

That’s because Time Warner’s beef is with Sinclair Broadcasting Group. Not the local Fox 29 affiliate. WUTV is owned by SBG which owns many stations including some ABC, CBS, and NBC affiliates.

[Justin]

@RedGoober4Life

So it’s not like those Adelphia deals where they go up $40 a month after the “deal” period?

Nope, DirecTV barely ever go’s up. And last time it did it went up $4.00 so no big deal. Also Historically DirecTV has had the least amount of rate increases among all leading television providers.

And to whoever said their DirecTV go’s out for like 10 hours. You must have had some retard put your dish up. I have had mine up for 3 years and it is still yet to ever go out on me. It is all in who installed it and if they know what they are doing.

Now my opinion might be a little bias but DirecTV is a far better deal than Dish Network. I do work for them and can answer any question anyone has about the base rates, but you should call or go to the web site for any of the promotional offers we are running. I can just tell you normal rates without promo deals.

[Bacon]

@01AudiS4

And to whoever said their DirecTV go’s out for like 10 hours. You must have had some retard put your dish up. I have had mine up for 3 years and it is still yet to ever go out on me. It is all in who installed it and if they know what they are doing.

:word:

Properly installed it should almost never go out.

[RedGoober4Life]

Thanks. My parents are looking to move so they will likely get a directTV package through Verizon, or FIOS if it’s available where we move.

[ryanmcell]

@Nikuk

I appreciate Your position, but as some of Your co-workers may tell You… don’t bother.

There is a grand difference between satisfaction and content.

The reason that there are SO MANY fucking TW threads is because of the GREAT MANY number of problems with the company & service. Don’t feel bad, most of the problems were apparent when it was still Adelphia, and a few date back to TCI. However, quite a few new complaints have cropped up since the acquisition.

A shining example is “Adelphia + increased costs - several channels = time warner”

I paid $206 / month for AdelWarner.

I now get the same package (with more HD channels and better overall signal quality) from DishNetwork for $54 LESS per month. Including the extra cost of standalone PowerRunner.

That, dear sir, will go A LONG way towards satisfaction.

Not too mention the shunning of NFL Network and looming cut of Fox.

I guess I’m just biased then since my bill through them is $0 a month, if I was paying 206/mo. then yeah I would probably bitch and bitch too. I have had no internet loss or problems with my tv network, my HD’s come in great and the dvr is stellar, so for me I’ve had no problems.

I totally see what everyone is coming from, but what happens when we have a snow storm or rain storm that knocks out the satellite communication? I’m just saying that there are problems with every product/company its just a matter of perspective.

If i didn’t work for TWC and got everything for free, I sure as hell would not pay 200/mo. for it. No way no hell, it’s not worth that.

[ryanmcell]

@FuzzyFish

:word:

Properly installed it should almost never go out.

I dunno, we would have great signal strength and then as soon as alot of rain came down the channels would get that green distortion and cut out. Then when it would let up it would come back to perfect.

Dunno, we still have it back home because my parents pay for the NFL sunday ticket…maybe we have bad signal but unless it rains hard, everything is crystal clear

[neurokinetik]

@Joe

^ wait til jan 1st if TW drops fox, you wont have time to breathe at work

Yeah, if TW drops Fox, I have no reason to even have the cable connected to my TV anymore. Oh wait, I already don’t… :eyebrow:

[Bacon]

@ryanmcell

I dunno, we would have great signal strength and then as soon as alot of rain came down the channels would get that green distortion and cut out. Then when it would let up it would come back to perfect.

Dunno, we still have it back home because my parents pay for the NFL sunday ticket…maybe we have bad signal but unless it rains hard, everything is crystal clear

There are a few issues that could cause that.

1. Poor alignment of the dish causing a less than optimal signal.
2. Poor/loose mounting location that is allowing for the dish to move slightly due to wind, or water flowing past the base causing a loss of signal.

When it’s properly installed it should very rarely go out except during a major storm/when it’s covered by large amounts snow. Honestly if I didn’t work for TW I’d drop everything except the internet. If FiOS hits the area I’m going for that regardless if I do or not.