Comments on: It’s on: Time Warner Cable alleges that Netflix discriminates against its customers

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 22:59:47 +0000

TWC=BEST CABLE COMPANY EVER!!!!

By: Gregory Pierce

Gregory Pierce — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 05:07:38 +0000

Really? Between Netflix and my cable company? One gives me something at a cheap/reasonable price and the other keeps bending me over to get more money out of me every 6 months. Hmmm… I wonder which one I’d side with.

By: JustAReder

JustAReder — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 01:09:46 +0000

“Tieing”? Really? And you’re a writer? Or are you a riter?

By: jeremy2020

jeremy2020 — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:42:32 +0000

I can’t imagine anyone would side with TWC

By: btgibson

btgibson — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 01:39:24 +0000

When I wrote Time Warner Cable telling them my desire to watch Super HD and 3D content via Open Connect, I got the following response “Thank you for your request. Please note that, we do not support Netflix.” Unbelievable

By: Stephen Condon

Stephen Condon — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 04:24:04 +0000

Not true Suzanne, Akamai and other CDNs could deliver this content. Netflix just wants better access and more efficient and reliable way to deliver this content which is to co-locate with the ISPs. But… read my earlier comment.

By: Suzanne Quinn

Suzanne Quinn — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 22:39:55 +0000

This article fails to point out the purpose for the CDN. The new formats take up too much bandwidth, most networks including Netflix’s servers can not handle the extra traffic this causes. To combat this they are deploying copies of their new SuperHD/3D videos at the ISP’s themselves. Its not that Netflix has something against ISP’s or Time Warner, there is simply no other way to deliver this type of content currently.

By: Dave Polak

Dave Polak — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 21:47:30 +0000

If Time Warner struggles streaming a 480P You Tube video, how do they think they can handle 1080P?

By: Stephen Condon

Stephen Condon — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 21:37:21 +0000

From a TWC perspective (I’m not associated with TWC) why should I invite a competing video service, that is eating into my share of my customers’ entertainment dollar, to get preferential access to my network (that I’ve spent $billions building) so that they can provide an even better service and take more dollars from my pocket? If they do this for Netflix why not HBO or PlayboyTV? If we take this to the Nth dgree then TWC just becomes a dumb pipe provider – a utility.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:44:30 +0000

I’d side with Netflix over the cable companies because as far as I’m concerned insufficient competition and choice in the broadband internet industry has left Americans with slower service and higher costs than much of the rest of the world. Until the FCC deems broadband internet a utility and regulates it as such, we will continue to be held hostage by an industry content on squeezing us for $50 a month for a service worth $5.