Time Warner v. Google

[Carson Dyle]

I think the view can get warped on a tech forum. I'd be interested in knowing what percentage of people even know the name of their ISP

Um...

http://www.thewire.com/technology/2...e-the-most-hated-companies-in-america/371295/

"High prices, poor reliability, and declining customer service are to blame for low customer satisfaction with pay TV services."

 

[lxskllr]

What do I care? Since I am not a terrorist, don't do anything illegal, why should I care if Google or the NSA reads my emails.

Because you're(presumably) a big boy, and big boys get to live without mommy(or brother) checking to make sure they only have the purest thoughts. It's the dignity that is everyone's right. A much more pedestrian reason is it's fuckin' illegal, and those cunts should have their heads put on a pike as a warning to anyone else who thinks violating the Constitution is a trivial matter.

 

[zerocool84]

Google Fiber is too small to cause any harm to the big TelCo's. Google obviously has the money to throw at it but it takes tons of time to make sure dent unless they buy out existing companies.

 

[MongGrel]

Because you're(presumably) a big boy, and big boys get to live without mommy(or brother) checking to make sure they only have the purest thoughts. It's the dignity that is everyone's right. A much more pedestrian reason is it's fuckin' illegal, and those cunts should have their heads put on a pike as a warning to anyone else who thinks violating the Constitution is a trivial matter.

What he said.

 

[KentState]

Because you're(presumably) a big boy, and big boys get to live without mommy(or brother) checking to make sure they only have the purest thoughts. It's the dignity that is everyone's right. A much more pedestrian reason is it's fuckin' illegal, and those cunts should have their heads put on a pike as a warning to anyone else who thinks violating the Constitution is a trivial matter.

Agree, just because I don't need the Constitution to protect from a particular offense, doesn't mean that one day I won't need another part of it. How does the government equally protect its citizens if it selectively follows the contract it has with them?

 

[Engineer]

Google Fiber is too small to cause any harm to the big TelCo's. Google obviously has the money to throw at it but it takes tons of time to make sure dent unless they buy out existing companies.

Signed: Montgomery Ward, Sears, Kmart, Hills and many other stores when Walmart started it's first store.

Google doesn't have to get service to every spot, they are to start a movement. Since GF has started, there have been many (hundreds?) of services offer 1Gbps for economical prices around the country.

 

[John Connor]

I wouldn't touch Google with a ten foot pole!

 

[Ruptga]

I wouldn't touch Google with a ten foot pole!

To be sure, a glowing endorsement if I ever heard one.

 

[ultimatebob]

Signed: Montgomery Ward, Sears, Kmart, Hills and many other stores when Walmart started it's first store.

Google doesn't have to get service to every spot, they are to start a movement. Since GF has started, there have been many (hundreds?) of services offer 1Gbps for economical prices around the country.

Wow, Hills... I haven't seen one of those in over a decade. Same with an Ames or a Montgomery Ward.

You can't underestimate Google's influence to the industry. Every time Google opens up a new location, the cable companies and the telcos in the area suddenly have to offer affordable high speed broadband.

At some point, people in neighboring areas are going to complain "HOW COME WE'RE NOT GETTING GIGABIT BROADBAND FOR $60 A MONTH LIKE GOOGLE HAS?!?" loudly enough to upset the status quo.

 

[TheAdvocate]

I think the view can get warped on a tech forum. I'd be interested in knowing what percentage of people even know the name of their ISP

Truth.

Im not in love with TWC, but I have triple play w/ HD DVR, HBO & Skinemax for about $140/mo. People are paying more than that for smart phone service. It's not the ultimate value proposition, but it's not a ripoff either.

That said, most people only need the "free" broadband that Google is bringing (I live in one of the recently announced target cities). If they try to keep their cable provider for TV, they won't save much because of bundling. If they take Google as their TV provider, their bills wont go down much, and they probably dont need all the bandwidth of Google's max speed connection, so it's not going to be a great value for them anyway.

 

[poofyhairguy]

google supports destroying internet privacy.that alone will cause people not to buy their crap

Um, Android is quickly turning into the dominant platform for internet capable devices.

The NSA owns what Google owns.

If you think its different for any major ISP you are fooling yourself.

By making yourself beholden to corporate masters other than Google you are basically signing up for more incompetent guards at the gates. But don't fool yourself- no ISP or email provider is a wall, all of them are gates.

They won't. There aren't enough places for Google to get the infrastructure built for them for pennies on the dollar.

Exactly.

 

[Zee]

you know alot of people say that they would switch to fios in a heartbeat but in the end, not an overwhelming amount did and fios wrote it off and stopped the buildout beyond the areas it has now (profitable areas). Granted, Google has a much better pr image than Verizon which is almost considered the same as time warner, but still

I think google is smart enough to realize a vocal few does not equate to mass sign ups to offset the cost of building out

 

[squarecut1]

Google is not and never will be an ISP.

With the merger of Comcast and TW, we can fully expect to be completely screwed. Much higher bills, ridiculously low data caps and exorbitant rates for over usage, and so on. You don't want TV cable? No problemo...we will charge you twice as much for your sin of streaming video over the net.