hottboiinnc
ME
join:2003-10-15
Cleveland, OH |  [TWC] NEO Rate Hike
TWC NEO just raised rates on RR starting Nov. 23.
RR goes up to $49.95 per month now WITH CableTV services.
I just received my letter today, I'll try and scan it later to post. |
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winterfez
@rr.com
| "Our goal is always to provide you with the best value. Howerver, with many of our fixed costs escalating, we are forced to adjust the prices of some of our services accordingly."
I have not even use it for a month yet and they want to increase to $50 for the 7MB tier. |
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LadyL
Premium
join:2002-09-18
Lorain, OH | reply to hottboiinnc
Yup, got the same letter today. Doesn't bother me. It's the only thing I use from them. 
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Lonnie |
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SyphonBW
join:2004-02-24
Alliance, OH | reply to hottboiinnc
Unbelievably Pathetic for them to keep raising prices in this economy.With 768kb upload.Give us more then we will pay more. |
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kba4
join:2001-10-23
Canton, OH
 ·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to hottboiinnc
got the letter here too.
I just have RR (turbo) and phone. this will become the 5th bill in a row with a wildly different price 
Jul $303.09 (this was the month I moved service and had a new outlet installed)
Aug $121.20
Sep $143.85
Oct $33.35
Nov $???.??
lets hope I get a job at TW soon (free service, just $10 or so for turbo charged RR) or competition moves in forcing price changes. i suppose i have an equal chance of winning the lotto too 
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"I saw Matlock in a bar last night; the sound was off, but I think I got the gist of it..." |
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DannyZ
Gentoo Fanboy
Premium
join:2003-01-29
Erie, PA
1 edit | reply to hottboiinnc
No price increase for RR Lite. |
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slyphoxj
join:2002-06-23
Brook Park, OH
 ·AT&T Midwest
1 edit | reply to hottboiinnc
said by hottboiinnc  :TWC NEO just raised rates on RR starting Nov. 23. RR goes up to $49.95 per month now WITH CableTV services. I just received my letter today, I'll try and scan it later to post. I shoulda known that that "To start over, press SEL" wasn't exactly a free gift from TWC  .
EDIT: Whoops, sorry. I just realized that this is the RR forum, not for the TV side of things. My bad... |
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oldbuzzard
join:2001-12-06
Hudson, OH | reply to hottboiinnc
As the speeds slow, the rates increase. Exactly where are their bandwidth fixed costs escalating? Last I heard the cost of bandwidth is going down and they haven't exactly done much upgrading. |
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DannyZ
Gentoo Fanboy
Premium
join:2003-01-29
Erie, PA
1 edit | reply to DannyZ
I just got a letter in the mail from TW, Lite is going up too to $24.95.
The bill I had just received said rates are going up but listed no change for my service where it said to look. And here I thought I was safe  |
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hottboiinnc
ME
join:2003-10-15
Cleveland, OH
·Time Warner Cable
·buckeye cable
| reply to LadyL
All i have is RoadRunner as well, and i still got the rate hike. EVERYONE in NEO is getting it. On average it's going up $3 per person.
They know most people can't get or doesn't want U-Verse so they have a market here and won't do any upgrades so why not raise rates.
Also as far as bandwidth going down in cost? It's only studies and no real proof. One should also note, that RR owns most of it's own network and doesn't really see any "bandwidth costs". |
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hottboiinnc
ME
join:2003-10-15
Cleveland, OH | reply to SyphonBW
VERY TRUE! |
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Dampier
Phillip M Dampier
join:2003-03-23
Rochester, NY | If anyone can scan this letter, can you post it or drop me a line at phil at stopthecap.com. I'd like to post it (with any personal details omitted of course). |
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kba4
join:2001-10-23
Canton, OH
·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to hottboiinnc
»www.kba4.net/images/rr-ratehike_···size.jpg
»www.kba4.net/images/rr-ratehike_10232009.rar
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"I saw Matlock in a bar last night; the sound was off, but I think I got the gist of it..." |
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Dampier
Phillip M Dampier
join:2003-03-23
Rochester, NY | Thanks and I've written it up on stopthecap.com |
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hottboiinnc
ME
join:2003-10-15
Cleveland, OH
·Time Warner Cable
·buckeye cable
| LOL.... Twitter gets more hits. Blogs don't do anything but give you a place to vent.  |
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oldbuzzard
join:2001-12-06
Hudson, OH
| reply to hottboiinnc
said by hottboiinnc :All i have is RoadRunner as well, and i still got the rate hike. EVERYONE in NEO is getting it. On average it's going up $3 per person. They know most people can't get or doesn't want U-Verse so they have a market here and won't do any upgrades so why not raise rates. Also as far as bandwidth going down in cost? It's only studies and no real proof. One should also note, that RR owns most of it's own network and doesn't really see any "bandwidth costs". There is plenty of proof:
»www.guardian.co.uk/technology/bl···telecoms
"Wholesale bandwidth 40% cheaper than last year
Wholesale broadband prices are dropping rapidly everywhere - but are your costs getting lower?" |
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hottboiinnc
ME
join:2003-10-15
Cleveland, OH | that doesn't say anything and most of them are "studies" with no real proof. |
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TWC_loser
@rr.com
| reply to hottboiinnc
Hey, hotboiinnc
Here is my favorite scam: "Go green!" sign here to get all your priceless bank statements and other critical information delivered online! Once you click "ok!", then they can tell your ISP to jack up the prices, baby, because they are stuck now! |
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oldbuzzard
join:2001-12-06
Hudson, OH
| reply to hottboiinnc
said by hottboiinnc :that doesn't say anything and most of them are "studies" with no real proof. What constitutes proof? The entire world understands bandwidth is getting cheaper. You seem to be the lone hold out. |
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hottboiinnc
ME
join:2003-10-15
Cleveland, OH
·Time Warner Cable
·buckeye cable
| no i'm not holding out. There is no actual proof. If you want proof call VZ or ATT and ask them for quotes. The prices would be the same as they were last year or the year before that. Why do you think they require massive contracts to get the bandwidth? And why do the small HSI providers have caps on their bandwidth usage? Why? Because it's NOT getting cheaper.
You can have a "study" about anything but it doesn't make it fact. Only the market prices make it fact and I don't see any pricing that shows that the prices are cheaper. |
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