Time Warner customers could lose FX, other channels

Every year Time Warner raises their rates. However, with double digit unemployment, layoffs, and seniors not getting any Social Security COLA this year, a justification for such raises is just not there. Oh, I forgot...corporate greed is there....always was, always is.

Their cable box (DVR) freezes and resets several times a week. Their channel line-up is full of spanish stations and bible-thumpers pleading for money and sales channels. Junk, all of it!

I saw AT&T lay their U-verse cable in my neighborhood.....sure hope they activate soon, I can't wait to get rid of Time Warner!!

TWC is afraid to give its customers CHANNEL CHOICE..i.e. ala carte. Majority of channels could be eliminated and TWC would also have to expose the actual amount of money they pay for each network. Let the subscribers pick what Channels they want and you would not have to battle with the networks. If Fox is putting the screws to its customers, then let it be! Drop them.

My sincere hope is that "someday" the Time Warner monopoly will be totally destroyed. If Verizon FIOS and/or ATT U-Verse ever become available here (a.k.a. if they pay off the right people)Time Warner will #1 suddenly reduce their rates by 50% and #2 still lose 50% of their business. FX is a good channel. Hate to see it go but after this latest round of rate increases my combo package cost (internet, phone & television) will be close to a nearly insane $230 a month. My promotions have all expired.

Don't be 'that guy' and presume you know anything about quality entertainment or your neighbors' tastes. FX has two of the best sitcoms on TV (Always Sunny and The League) and frequently shows decent movies on Saturday or Sunday afternoons. FoxSoccer is a niche' channel for sure, but is enjoyed by many ... including this subscriber. If you want to ditch useless channels, look toward removing some of the 12 "Jesus" channels, or the 15 liberal, talking-head news channels.

Having switched from DTV to TWC, I have had the opportunity to compare quality and performance first hand. While the content is roughly the same, DTV was cheaper. The big difference is the signal reliability and technical support. Generally, the reliability and signal quality is very good at DTV except for the fading that occurs in a heavy rainstorm. TWC seems to have frequent problems with signal loss and service provisioning. Premium content is often unavailable, or they are rebooting the receivers for some headend problem. The CSR personnel are so poorly trained that they seem to be incompetent in handling customer service. The level of interruption and problem solving requiring my attention is many times higher with TWC than DTV. (I'm glad I did not give them my ISP and Telephone business!) Time to switch to AT&T I think and see if they are any better. I would be switching providers anyway, but raising their rates is just another reason to leave TWC.

Nothing but a money grab on both sides. Raise the panic level amongst the end customer. You don't think that either of these outfits much cares about what the end users desire is, reduce the rates.

If TWC doesn't carry any of these for weeks, Media's advertiser are on there back sides for the exposre they paid for. All either is looking for is the ability to raise rates and get the customer to beg both to keep the channels lit.