Charter Communications buying Time Warner Cable.

[Robcatt24]

FCC has approved this mega deal.

I know I'm in the minority, but I've been a TWC customer for years, and have been happy with them. No major issues.

What does this deal mean for cable customers?

http://www.wsj.com/articles/fcc-approves-charter-purchase-of-time-warner-cable-1462563847?mod=e2fb

 

[AFKY_Blue_RedsBengals]

Only thing I ever liked about Time Warner was the internet and not having a contract with them was useful for being in the military. Prices always going up, Sports package sucks compared to Directv or Dish. Sports are the only thing I watch and only had cable so I can watch Sports in HD.

 

[Deeeefense]

Wonderful now if Comcast can buy Charter we can have the convenience of just dealing with one big giant monopoly with poorer service and even higher more exorbitant rates.

 

[Get Buckets]

Eff twc.

 

[dgtatu01]

I think in Louisville they are supposed to make internet like 6x faster. We have 60 Mbps and are supposed to get 300 Mbps soon. Time Warner argued to Louisville metro council that Google Fiber competition would keep them from offering the best service, but the metro council approved Google Fiber anyway. 2 weeks later Time Warner announced they were upping everyone's speed 600% for free. :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

 

[jtrue28]

Still waiting for that speed increase. It was supposed to go live April 15th...

Now the date is May 12th. We'll see, I guess.

 

[CatDaddy4daWin]

Still waiting for that speed increase. It was supposed to go live April 15th...

Now the date is May 12th. We'll see, I guess.

Oh so it was pushed back. Wondered about that because I'm still only getting 50-60 meg down. What I really wish they would do is up the upload speeds. Borderline criminal.

 

[Lempface]

They are upgrading upload speeds as well. Mine is going from 15/1 to 50/5 and the 100/5 folks are getting 300/20.

Not sure why a home user needs more than 20 upstream. If you do, you're probably doing something illegal, or running a popular website from a server in your home.

For gaming, the issue is more latency than bandwidth as most games are designed with limited upstream bandwidth as most consumers have that.

 

[-LEK-]

They are upgrading upload speeds as well. Mine is going from 15/1 to 50/5 and the 100/5 folks are getting 300/20.

Not sure why a home user needs more than 20 upstream. If you do, you're probably doing something illegal, or running a popular website from a server in your home.

For gaming, the issue is more latency than bandwidth as most games are designed with limited upstream bandwidth as most consumers have that.

Depends on games, devices streaming, etc. but just for netflix:

• 0.5 Megabits per second - Required broadband connection speed
• 1.5 Megabits per second - Recommended broadband connection speed
• 3.0 Megabits per second - Recommended for SD quality
• 5.0 Megabits per second - Recommended for HD quality
• 25 Megabits per second - Recommended for Ultra HD quality

That doesnt include other tv's both streaming, adding phones, tablets, computers, etc. 20 isnt as good as you think.

Also, I got my upgrade speeds from TWC a week ago. I pay $35 for 50 mbps (I own my own router and modem)

 

[argubs2]

As a current TWC customer, I was glad to see they won't be pulling any of that data cap ******** re: the conditions of the acquisition laid out by the FCC.

NKY has been on the new speeds for about a month now.