DODGERS The TWC/SPECTRUM NIGHTMARE Thread

quantos bkitch

 

When I made the change a month or so ago I called and spoke with them on the phone. One of the questions the guy asked me was, "are you satisfied with the Internet the way you have it"? Obviously, I already had the Internet service but not TV. I simply joked that I would accept an upgrade if it was free of charge. The guy gave me a fake sales person laugh and said "I wish I could" and we moved on. When they came to install all the new goodies it came with a new modem/router. I didn't think anything of it. Literally the same day, in the mail, I received a notice saying my area had been upgraded and in order to get the faster speeds I need only exchange my old modem for the new one. I immediately did a speed test and sure enough my Internet speeds had more than tripled to a 60MB connection, "free" of charge. So I got my Dodgers and super fast Internet. It was a good day.

I live in Cypress btw, of course I can't speak for other areas.

 

I live in Cypress too. Perhaps we know each other? ?

 

Have you taken him to Chili's also?

 

Nah, I don't know anyone in Cypress. I just moved here about 5 months ago.

 

Stop right there bitch!

 

Ugh.

 

Wish the Dodgers Tv rights would have been sold to Netflix... could have avoided all of this bullshit!

 

That would have been interesting, huh?

 

There was a story about the TV deal in bizjournals.com. I'm still trying figure out my tablet so I don't know how to copy and paste.

 

I think this might be the article you are talking about

http://www.bizjournals.com/losangel...-are-out-at-home-for-most-l-a-tv-viewers.html

 

California State Congressmen wrote a letter? This is all the hope we have left?? UGH!!!
:doh:

 

Bill Shaikin @BillShaikin · 2h
Time Warner Cable, in statement, says it is willing to enter binding arbitration to end #Dodgers TV blackout. DirecTV silent so far.


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Zero. RT @bigblaster22 What do you think are the realistic chances that @DirecTV will agree to arbitration?

Bill Shaikin @BillShaikin · 2h
This. RT @rockiepie258 Smart PR move by TW. If DirecTV doesn't agree to arb then TW can point finger even more than now.

 

Dodgers support binding arbitration to solve distribution of SportsNet LA

http://dodgers.mlblogs.com/2014/07/...rtsnet-la/?partnerId=as_lad_20140729_28666126

 

Pointless. Just a PR move my the Dodgers and TWC.

DirectTV has no obligation to enter arb.

Time Warner is trying to sell a product nobody wants. Free market. Directtv has the right to refuse.

 

http://www.latimes.com/entertainmen...-warner-cable-arbitration-20140728-story.html

Just that thought make you have to wonder how many if any big ticket signings there will be. Really why should a fan of another team be forced to pay so we can sign free agents away from them?

 

That's how it is though. Non-Angel fans are forced to pay for them even though they're not a fan of the team. DirectTV is trying to change the game here. Not that I don't blame TWC and even partially the Dodgers, but DirectTV sounds like they don't even want to cooperate.

 

That's the thing... Directv doesn't have to cooperate... Free enterprise baby... TWC overpaid and now they want all these companies to bail them out?? The good thing is the Dodgers get paid and we get plenty of money for better players...

Leave it to a handful of democrats to try and solve a "business" issue and involve the government... Surprise, surprise....