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I have griped about this bunch before so forgive me. This time, though, I've had enough. Once a year I go through this complicated dance where they offer to raise the price of the service and I have to talk to someone for at least 30 minutes to get it back to reasonable.
This time, however, they simply refused to budge. What was $108 a month for TV, phone and internet about 18 months ago has now jumped to over $160 a month.
No warning, no letter to tell me how much of a favor they are doing me by raising the prices.
And they had the cheek to tell me that the deal I had as a valued customer had run out. So I'm not a valued customer anymore???
So that's it for me - I shall retain the internet service and stream whatever I want to watch - save me over $100 a month and virtually all the TV I want to watch is free anyway.
I simply don't understand the thinking of a business that believes it can simply hike the price and everyone will just pay. Elephant you, TWC.
<RANT>over</RANT>
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Sounds like they're twinned with Virgin in the UK. Stinking rob-dogs, the lot of 'em.
I'll be cancelling my TV at the weekend after yet another inflation-busting price rise.
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I believe your rant tags are misplaced. This means your complain is invalid. Please reformat your rant to comply with accepted standards, and we'll re-evaluate it.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: Please reformat your rant to comply with accepted standards, and we'll re-evaluate it.
Will that improve his "valued customer" status? 
Marc
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Probably not, but that's no excuse for not following protocol. Without rules, we're just animals.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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So he needs to start with the title: "Why TWC sucks today" and move on from there?
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Of course.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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I cut the cord myself about 3 years ago. Me and my bank account have never been happier.
Interestingly enough, this[^] was just posted today as well.
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I feel your pain. The quoted me $90, and charged me $190.
The CS rep acted shocked and said he could do better. By the time I was done correcting him on all the service charges it was at about the same place.
There is a nice, warm place waiting for those guys.
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics."
- Benjamin Disraeli
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I truly despise these people. The service reps are clearly taught how to wear you down and soften you up. It's disgusting that they treat existing customers with such utter disdain and disrespect.
Whilst I have to keep the internet service (I grudgingly admit that the TWC internet service is excellent) the TV and phone will be history when I take all the kit back tomorrow after work.
The trouble is that they have not simply failed to grasp the new reality in which we can access content, they are blinkered to a system that attempts to extract as much cash form their customers as possible.
I cannot believe that I will be the only person leaving them because of the latest round of increases.
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R. Giskard Reventlov wrote: What was $108 a month for TV, phone and internet about 18 months ago has now jumped to over $160 a month
I pay 37€/month for TV, phone and internet.
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They need the extra money to pay off the executives who were de-employed during the takeover by Charter.
I dropped the phone and TV two months ago, so my bill is down to $70.
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Is a higher offer morbid?
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Puns - apparently a fatal affliction. Perhaps it will pass, unless, of corpse, there is mor-2-tal. Not a bury nice response.
OK - does eating additional gum at a wake make it a more-chew-uary?
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| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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I must admit it's not very often is see a reference involving Tom G. Warrior.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Sander, is it also "sound of the week" ?
perhaps I missed it this week ?
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The SOTW is right here[^], posted yesterday (Thursday) as usual 
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Thank you ... but I am worried because there is no metal this time...
Hopefully it comes back (?)
Regards,
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It's not always metal... 
I'm sure there'll be more metal in the future 
Currently listening: Atomikylä - Keräily[^]
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I just bought a USB CD drive and decided to read the instructions for no good reason.
I'm glad that I did, though - apart from the standard issue warning that [the] "laser light source may be harmful to the eyes of the face" and that I should "not put it unstable items", the most valuable advice on offer was this:
"Don't put the machines on the vulnerable to squeeze place"
It's sound advice and it should probably be included in every hardware manual ever written.
If anyone is wondering what obscure Far Eastern company supplied these words of wisdom, Victorian Systems are based in Luton, Bedfordshire.
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PeejayAdams wrote: Luton
That explains it.
What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism.
Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???
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PeejayAdams wrote: "Don't put the machines on the vulnerable to squeeze place"
It would seem to be sound medical advice, no?
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Is that advice provided for the benefit of the "machines", or the "squeeze place"?
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What do you think this is, Q&A ?
Be empirical.
Try both and report back.*
* If you've no other equipment, you could start with an iron.
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