[BGR] Time Warner Cable: "Our network is just as good as Google Fiber"

[TopWargamer]

Source: http://bgr.com/2014/04/30/twc-vs-google-fiber/

 

In an apparent attempt to enrage even more disgruntled subscriber, Time Warner CableCTO Mike Lajoie reportedly compared his company’s service with Google Fiber. DSL Reports writes that Google Fiber was a major topic of conversation at The Cable Show in Los Angeles this week, drawing the attention of the cable executives that had gathered for the event. Some cable companies are clearly aware of the threat of Google Fiber, but TWC doesn’t appear to be concerned.

 

Google Fiber “is certainly a worthy competitor, if they’re going to overbuild us,” said Lajoie, but they offer “nothing dramatically different” than what TWC can bring to bear. “Their product works. Our product works just as well.”

 

Ya um...no. I've never had to deal with TWC's crap, and I'm glad that I've never had to, but I know blatant bullshizzlenizzle when I see it. Google Fiber is cheap, gives you gigabit speeds (1,000 download, 1,000 upload), has no data caps, better customer support, better reliability, etc. TWC is...quite frankly none of that, and they throttle your speeds. So...Mr. CTO of Time Warner Cable, I think you need to splash some water on your eyes, because what you said is not true in the slightest.

 

[Bluejay0]

*bzzt* my brain just f**king died of the stupidity that just came out of their statement. Shutting down all important stuff in 3...2...1...

[helping]

you all act like you're surprised or something

[TopWargamer]

you all act like you're surprised or something

I'm surprised that TWC would even compare their services to Google Fiber, especially when they know that they're not as good. It's almost as if they think their customers are stupid so that they can get away with this. 

[Nineshadow]

Are these people who rule big stuff in the US that that stupid?I mean,OK,everyone knows there's other more influential people behind them,but them being THIS stupid?Oh boy.

[Imabigmac]

Employee at TWC to the CTO

 

"Sir, do you even know what Mbps is?"  

[Kevin_Walter]

Bullshit. I know half a dozen people who wish they could switch from Time Warner to anything else. Their only options are satellite and dial-up, unfortunately. They used to be decent, but their service rapidly declined several years ago.

 

Seems to happen a lot with the larger companies. They grow too large, oversell their services, don't bother upgrading their networks, and still keep jacking up the prices. I doubt Google is immune to this disease, either.

 

This is why I'm glad I have a fiber service from a small time telephone company that hasn't grown beyond three counties in 50 years...

[Freaky_spider]

Bullshit. I know half a dozen people who wish they could switch from Time Warner to anything else. Their only options are satellite and dial-up, unfortunately. They used to be decent, but their service rapidly declined several years ago.

 

Seems to happen a lot with the larger companies. They grow too large, oversell their services, don't bother upgrading their networks, and still keep jacking up the prices. I doubt Google is immune to this disease, either.

 

This is why I'm glad I have a fiber service from a small time telephone company that hasn't grown beyond three counties in 50 years...

i dont think google will increase their prices, they dont want to enter the market, they just want other companies to follow them because they can make profit of faster internet even if it isnt them who supply it, you know, youtube add's 'n stuff

[pixeldensity]

 

 TWC does not offer one gigabit speed with fiber optics, TWC should get back to us when they have gigabit speed. I can tell TWC is scared of google fiber b/c they know once they start spreading to place where TWC is people will start jumping ship to google fiber.

[Switchblade Ninja]

Bullshit. I know half a dozen people who wish they could switch from Time Warner to anything else. Their only options are satellite and dial-up, unfortunately. They used to be decent, but their service rapidly declined several years ago.

 

Seems to happen a lot with the larger companies. They grow too large, oversell their services, don't bother upgrading their networks, and still keep jacking up the prices. I doubt Google is immune to this disease, either.

 

This is why I'm glad I have a fiber service from a small time telephone company that hasn't grown beyond three counties in 50 years...

You guys in Murica have your shit in good hands if you have dial-up as an option...

[antoainb]

Sure they do.

 

[kamaltmo]

LOL No

[Kevin_Walter]

You guys in Murica have your shit in good hands if you have dial-up as an option...

 

Yeah. Our connections are pretty pathetic. We pay upwards of $70 to most providers in this country for a 10MB line.

[creativename]

Yeah. Our connections are pretty pathetic. We pay upwards of $70 to most providers in this country for a 10MB line.

Where do you live???? I pay 29.99 a month for 30/5 and most of the time my speeds are 50/7

[ohJey]

TWC also likes to boast that they have competative speeds and prices, ha go f*** yourself TWC

[Kevin_Walter]

Where do you live???? I pay 29.99 a month for 30/5 and most of the time my speeds are 50/7

 

I pay $40 for 10/5 fiber, but it usually tests out to around 10/10 or 10/9... which is nice.

 

Most connections that are available to me cost at least $50 for a 2MB line though. It's BS.

[creativename]

I pay $40 for 10/5 fiber, but it usually tests out to around 10/10 or 10/9... which is nice.

Most connections that are available to me cost at least $50 for a 2MB line though. It's BS.

Thats pretty bad..

[TheGosuStandard]

haha, too good.

[MayflowerElectronics]

TWC has a monopoly around were we live. I cringe everytime I have to pay $60 a month for "business class" internet.

[Kamina]

Google is love, Google is life.

[tharvey]

So TMC is delusional...  They are crazy if they think google fiber isn't a serious compeditor.  Even if google fiber doesn't spread as fast as we all want it to,  other startups are going to follow suite and start running fiber networks of their own.

[Misanthrope]

Oh, I bet it is just as good, they just sell it to 200 or 300x more users than Google without updating it effectively choking the fuck out of it.

[coder-guy22296]

TWC has a monopoly around were we live. I cringe everytime I have to pay $60 a month for "business class" internet.

I laughed soo hard reading this: "business class"

[wpirobotbuilder]

Are these people who rule big stuff in the US that that stupid?I mean,OK,everyone knows there's other more influential people behind them,but them being THIS stupid?Oh boy.

Probably more manipulative and misleading than stupid. The U.S. is broken in so many ways it's not funny.

[Gentleman_Sandwich]

Ummmm.... What? Excuse me, I couldn't hear you over the sound of my coughing *BOVINE SCAT* Oh *sniff* sorry, there it is again...