stuckincincy Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 Time-Warner and Comcast (seems they are conneced) put in a bid to acquire what's left of Adelphia. A lot of WNY folks have MF'd Adelphia, so maybe this is a step forward... I have T-W in Cincinnati. I've no choice, mind, but they do a good job and their service is exemplary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Wheels Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 I hope Time-Warner gets Adelphia because they seem to be the lesser of two evils. My friends who have T-W pay alot, but have ok customer service. Everyone I know who has Comcast is unhappy with their customer service. esp. regarding their internet service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJsackedagain Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 No TW .... I got TW right now and they SUCK!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackur Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 Adelphia is what I got and its high as hell ........ugh but the other two are no better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 I called Adelphia on Saturday night to inquire about the NFL Network preview and what channel it would be on. I waited on hold for 25 minutes and finally hung up. Fug them....at this point I'll take Comcast, Time Warner or even International Cable(preceded Adelphia here in WNY for all you yuggin's) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cåblelady Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 No TW .... I got TW right now and they SUCK!!!!!!!!!! 224326[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarthur31 Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 A friend in Arizona is stoked with this Comcast connection. He gets T1 speed for only $50/month!!! Freaking outrageous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezmid Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 Comcast is terrible. I've heard Time Warner isn't quite as bad... But again, Comcast is TERRIBLE. :I starred in Brokeback Mountain: Comcast. If I were in WNY, I'd recommend DirecTV; great customer service, better prices (you don't even have to rent the remote control for $3/month!). Did I mention that in the past 6+ years, my monthly bill has gone DOWN in price 3 times (and only up twice that I recall, maybe three times). CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 Comcast is terrible. I've heard Time Warner isn't quite as bad... But again, Comcast is TERRIBLE. :I starred in Brokeback Mountain: Comcast. If I were in WNY, I'd recommend DirecTV; great customer service, better prices (you don't even have to rent the remote control for $3/month!). Did I mention that in the past 6+ years, my monthly bill has gone DOWN in price 3 times (and only up twice that I recall, maybe three times). CW Fez, Fez, Fez......... DTV just announced a price INCREASE! DirecTV will raise prices for its consumer packages on March1, the satellite TV company revealed late Thursday. On average, rates will go up for DirecTV customers by 4 percent, when taking into consideration the $63 in average monthly revenue generated on an average customer basis. The packages mentioned by the company will see a $3 increase. The Total Choice package will go from $39.99 a month to $41.99 a month. Total Choice Plus will climb from $42.99 a month to $45.99 a month. And Total Choice Premier will jump from $90.99 a month to $93.99 a month. Prices for premium services will not see an increase. The upcoming price increase also will not cover sports packages, though pricing for sports packages typically are announced in advance of the particular sports season start and usually change year from year. When asked to comment on the pending price increases, DirecTV spokesperson Bob Marsocci said the company has encountered higher programming costs, much like other cable and satellite TV companies. And Marsocci said DirecTV continues to invest in its business, including work on several "capital intensive" items that he said will help make DirecTV a more attractive service to consumers. DirecTV has opened two new call centers to handle its growing customer base. And beginning this year, DirecTV will begin launching new satellites that will support an expansion of its service, such as more national high def channels and local HD. The next-generation satellites alone - four Ka-Band spacecraft - represent a $1 billion investment, Marsocci said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 Too bad Cablevision didn't bid...... they are better than the other evils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerJ Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 We've got Adelphia now. Church pays the cable bill for us, but we pay for the high speed internet. I'm no great fan of Adelphia but I just wonder what we'll be getting. Jamestown at the other end of Chautauqua Lake has TW. I know they have more channels. It's all too expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezmid Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 Fez, Fez, Fez......... DTV just announced a price INCREASE! 224654[/snapback] D'oh... Still, I just looked through my records and I'm actually paying $2/month less than I was paying two years ago ($54.31 on 1/3/03 vs $52.37 on 1/3/05). So this price increase will put me only $1 higher than I was paying two years ago. I can deal with that, especially since I'm guessing this price increase will help keep Sunday Ticket low again (remember, people were guessing that the Ticket would cost well over $300 after they signed the contract with the NFL, but it's still only $179/year). It also still beats Comcast raising my cable internet bill from $45/month to $65/month only a couple months after I got service, all because I didn't have cable TV. CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob4Bills Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 Here's a little hope for those of you who aren't yet getting the NFL network. We have Comcast here- great service- and the nfl network was in the 400 channel area meaning you had to have the box. Just yesterday, they moved it to channel 57- meaning now anybody with cable can get it. My point is, just have a little patience. NFL network has hit cable bigger than when espn started and they're getting it out there to everyone. Keep calling and demanding, it'll come Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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