Comments on: Time Warner tells price-gouging TV provider to take a long walk off a short pier http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/10/07/time-warner-tells-price-gouging-tv-provider-to-take-a-long-walk-off-a-short-pier/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:04:24 -0500 hourly 1 By: Free Tv Shows Online - sports http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/10/07/time-warner-tells-price-gouging-tv-provider-to-take-a-long-walk-off-a-short-pier/comment-page-1/#comment-1106171 Free Tv Shows Online - sports Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:33:09 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=46692#comment-1106171 Strong competition in the field of media Strong competition in the field of media

]]> By: Fair And Balanced http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/10/07/time-warner-tells-price-gouging-tv-provider-to-take-a-long-walk-off-a-short-pier/comment-page-1/#comment-938156 Fair And Balanced Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:01:17 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=46692#comment-938156 Just say no to LIN TV and the fees they want to push on to the subscribers of TV service providers. http://www.just-say-no-to-lintv.com Just say no to LIN TV and the fees they want to push on to the subscribers of TV service providers.

http://www.just-say-no-to-lintv.com

]]> By: seriouscap http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/10/07/time-warner-tells-price-gouging-tv-provider-to-take-a-long-walk-off-a-short-pier/comment-page-1/#comment-936900 seriouscap Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:19:52 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=46692#comment-936900 "FCC abandons its 'a la carte' cable programming plan" November 28, 2007 http://www.betanews.com/article/FCC_abandons_its_a_la_carte_cable_programming_plan/1196283815 Here's an article from last year showing the FCC basically came out and said it would cost too much for 'a la carte' pricing. Mostly due to cable providers not getting the channels for 'a la carte' prices. So, your dream of 'a la carte' won't be happening anytime soon. “FCC abandons its ‘a la carte’ cable programming plan” November 28, 2007 http://www.betanews.com/article/FCC_abandons_its_a_la_carte_cable_programming_plan/1196283815

Here’s an article from last year showing the FCC basically came out and said it would cost too much for ‘a la carte’ pricing. Mostly due to cable providers not getting the channels for ‘a la carte’ prices.

So, your dream of ‘a la carte’ won’t be happening anytime soon.

]]> By: Jake http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/10/07/time-warner-tells-price-gouging-tv-provider-to-take-a-long-walk-off-a-short-pier/comment-page-1/#comment-936565 Jake Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:47:26 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=46692#comment-936565 1 cent per month per subscriber? I think you are thinking wrong.. it is PER DAY. 30 cents PER MONTH. Time Warner wouldn't make such a fuss if all locals always have charged, but they all are free, and LIN thinks they are special to charge money. That doesn't sound fair at all. No they aren't making money by reusing their signal. They are making money by setting up the infrastructure and having a high tech setup to receive the channel, then send it out through the cable. It is free over the air, other channels that are local are free over the air, so why should Time Warner, or us the customers, pay for it? 1 cent per month per subscriber? I think you are thinking wrong.. it is PER DAY. 30 cents PER MONTH. Time Warner wouldn’t make such a fuss if all locals always have charged, but they all are free, and LIN thinks they are special to charge money. That doesn’t sound fair at all.

No they aren’t making money by reusing their signal. They are making money by setting up the infrastructure and having a high tech setup to receive the channel, then send it out through the cable. It is free over the air, other channels that are local are free over the air, so why should Time Warner, or us the customers, pay for it?

]]> By: Butch http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/10/07/time-warner-tells-price-gouging-tv-provider-to-take-a-long-walk-off-a-short-pier/comment-page-1/#comment-936296 Butch Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:17:54 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=46692#comment-936296 I threw away TW and ATT. Then I got Netflix w/Roku and bought a HD converter for my local airwave stations. Now I have control over what I want and I don't have to spend $100 for crap... I threw away TW and ATT. Then I got Netflix w/Roku and bought a HD converter for my local airwave stations. Now I have control over what I want and I don’t have to spend $100 for crap…

]]> By: CableTechTalk » Blog Archive » More on Time Warner and LIN TV http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/10/07/time-warner-tells-price-gouging-tv-provider-to-take-a-long-walk-off-a-short-pier/comment-page-1/#comment-936270 CableTechTalk » Blog Archive » More on Time Warner and LIN TV Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:03:04 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=46692#comment-936270 [...] blogs had interesting reactions, such as CrunchGear and VideoNuze.  Since I’m not a sports fan, I neglected to note that this past [...] [...] blogs had interesting reactions, such as CrunchGear and VideoNuze.  Since I’m not a sports fan, I neglected to note that this past [...]

]]> By: Cheryl http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/10/07/time-warner-tells-price-gouging-tv-provider-to-take-a-long-walk-off-a-short-pier/comment-page-1/#comment-936264 Cheryl Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:50:30 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=46692#comment-936264 I think it's kind of TWC to provide instructions and rabbit ears to us. Really.. No progress on negotiations. I wonder if the gas company will hand everyone two sticks to start a fire for warmth if they ever have any issues with their service... I don't mean to be rude, really... but it's day 5.. The computer hookup.. that's at least in this decade, not live, not a solution, but a better picture. I think we should have been asked before this happened what we wanted.. Then again.. I don't know why TWC assumes I should fork out my money for so many news and sports channels either. I'm not into sports and the news basically is repetitive.. but I've never complained, then again, I've never had a channel I do care about and watch avidly taken away before either. I think it’s kind of TWC to provide instructions and rabbit ears to us.

Really..

No progress on negotiations.

I wonder if the gas company will hand everyone two sticks to start a fire for warmth if they ever have any issues with their service…

I don’t mean to be rude, really… but it’s day 5..

The computer hookup.. that’s at least in this decade, not live, not a solution, but a better picture.

I think we should have been asked before this happened what we wanted..
Then again.. I don’t know why TWC assumes I should fork out my money for so many news and sports channels either. I’m not into sports and the news basically is repetitive.. but I’ve never complained, then again, I’ve never had a channel I do care about and watch avidly taken away before either.

]]> By: Chester http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/10/07/time-warner-tells-price-gouging-tv-provider-to-take-a-long-walk-off-a-short-pier/comment-page-1/#comment-936226 Chester Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:51:37 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=46692#comment-936226 I think you have this all wrong. Time warner is making money by re-using LIN TV's signals, so why shouldn't they have to pay some money to LIN TV. In my local market the price is set at 1 cent per subscriber per month. That doesn't seem very greedy of LIN TV. If Time Warner would be more open to Ala Cart Pricing this wouldn't even be an issue. I don't want 75% of the crap they force onto to get, but they charge way too much for the 25% that I do want. If they would charge a flat rate to be hooked up and then charge for each channel I wanted, based on what the channel negotiates, I would be more likely to subcribe to their service. Until then I'll enjoy my local LIN TV channel in glorious HD with 5.1 surround sound, instead of Time Warner's SD stereo crap. I think you have this all wrong. Time warner is making money by re-using LIN TV’s signals, so why shouldn’t they have to pay some money to LIN TV. In my local market the price is set at 1 cent per subscriber per month. That doesn’t seem very greedy of LIN TV.

If Time Warner would be more open to Ala Cart Pricing this wouldn’t even be an issue. I don’t want 75% of the crap they force onto to get, but they charge way too much for the 25% that I do want. If they would charge a flat rate to be hooked up and then charge for each channel I wanted, based on what the channel negotiates, I would be more likely to subcribe to their service.

Until then I’ll enjoy my local LIN TV channel in glorious HD with 5.1 surround sound, instead of Time Warner’s SD stereo crap.

]]> By: Eric http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/10/07/time-warner-tells-price-gouging-tv-provider-to-take-a-long-walk-off-a-short-pier/comment-page-1/#comment-936195 Eric Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:13:07 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=46692#comment-936195 LIN TV is quite clue-impaired. But then, most media owners are these days. LIN TV is quite clue-impaired. But then, most media owners are these days.

]]> By: Jeff Simmermon http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/10/07/time-warner-tells-price-gouging-tv-provider-to-take-a-long-walk-off-a-short-pier/comment-page-1/#comment-936173 Jeff Simmermon Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:33:53 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=46692#comment-936173 Hi -- I'm the director of digital communications at Time Warner Cable. Here's a direct link to the video the post references ... shows you how to connect your laptop to your TV: http://tinyurl.com/laptop-to-tv Hi — I’m the director of digital communications at Time Warner Cable. Here’s a direct link to the video the post references … shows you how to connect your laptop to your TV:

http://tinyurl.com/laptop-to-tv

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