Time Warner Cable: Google Fiber's No Better Than What We Offer Cable executives gathered this week at The Cable Show in Los Angeles, and a big topic of conversation was of course Google Fiber, and whether cable operators plan to start offering speeds up to 1 Gbps anytime soon. Some cable operators like Cox ambiguously claimed they had 1 Gbps offerings in the works, though others, like Time Warner Cable, tried to downplay the $70, symmetrical 1 Gbps service Google Fiber is offering. In fact, to hear Time Warner Cable EVP and CTO Mike Lajoie tell it, Time Warner Cable offers essentially the same service: quote: Google Fiber “is certainly a worthy competitor, if they’re going to overbuild us,” but that they offer “nothing dramatically different” than what TWC can bring to bear, Mike LaJoie, TWC’s executive vice president and chief technology and network operations officer, said. “Their product works. Our product works just as well.” Except for the fact that Time Warner Cable's service is considerably slower (especially on the upstream), much more expensive and comes burdened with significantly more fees and historically-awful customer service, sure -- they're exactly the same. Time Warner Cable executives have previously tried to claim nobody needs 1 Gbps, in the hopes of distracting people from the fact that Time Warner Cable is charging significantly more for considerably less.Cable execs at The Cable Show claim that they'll soon be pushing faster cable speeds out to market courtesy of DOCSIS 3.1. They've decided to brand these offerings "Gigasphere" to capitalize on the gig obsession, even if many are nowhere near ready or willing to offer 1 Gbps. Most consumers may technically "need" 1 Gbps, but they certainly wouldn't be upset if cable simply improved its two weakest areas: upstream speed and price. Except for the fact that Time Warner Cable's service is considerably slower (especially on the upstream), much more expensive and comes burdened with significantly more fees and historically-awful customer service, sure -- they're exactly the same. Time Warner Cable executives have previously tried to claim demand's just not there for Google Fiber . They've also tried to focus on the argument that, in the hopes of distracting people from the fact that Time Warner Cable is charging significantly more for considerably less.Cable execs at The Cable Show claim that they'll soon be pushing faster cable speeds out to market courtesy of DOCSIS 3.1. They've decided to brand these offerings "Gigasphere" to capitalize on the gig obsession, even if many are nowhere near ready or willing to offer 1 Gbps. Most consumers may technically "need" 1 Gbps, but they certainly wouldn't be upset if cable simply improved its two weakest areas: upstream speed and price.







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join:2014-02-12 1 edit 2 recommendations existenz Member They try to compete with rhetoric and sophistry rather than service



TWC doesn't really compete on any level, especially uplink. We've been complaining about signal issues in our building for years but TWC didn't do a thing until Google started to actually install fiber in our building. TWC showed up unsolicited and 'upgraded' the cabling to allow 100.



TWC now offers 100/5 in my building for $95 (no TV) with future plans for 300. 5M uplink? They also recently sent a flyer 'deal' for 20/1 Internet, TV/DVR and HBO for $120. They aren't even trying to compete with Google Fiber in KC.



edit: Here's my review of Google Fiber in comparison to TWC...

»Review of Google Fiber by existenz I've had Google Fiber in KC for a few weeks, switching from TWC.TWC doesn't really compete on any level, especially uplink. We've been complaining about signal issues in our building for years but TWC didn't do a thing until Google started to actually install fiber in our building. TWC showed up unsolicited and 'upgraded' the cabling to allow 100.TWC now offers 100/5 in my building for $95 (no TV) with future plans for 300. 5M uplink? They also recently sent a flyer 'deal' for 20/1 Internet, TV/DVR and HBO for $120. They aren't even trying to compete with Google Fiber in KC.edit: Here's my review of Google Fiber in comparison to TWC...