Comcast and Time Warner Cable hike modem fees as much as 33%. Time to buy your own. January 02

http://money.cnn.com/2015/01/02/technology/comcast-time-warner-cable-modem/

I guess I’d better scrutinize my Time Warner bill this month.  And maybe start pricing cable modems.

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Internet traffic jams are widespread in the US, and are probably about to get a lot worse | The Verge

http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/31/7138449/m-lab-netflix-comcast-verizon-isp-business-dispute-congestion-traffic-interconnection

ISP interconnection has a substantial impact on consumer internet performance –sometimes a severely negative impact — and that business relationships between ISPs, and not major technical problems, are at the root of the problems we observed.

An interesting study with an intriguing conclusion.

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Article: Internet down for 12m Americans as Time Warner Cable suffers outage

Internet down for 12m Americans as Time Warner Cable suffers outage

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/aug/27/internet-down-time-warner-cable-outage

Per my earlier Tweet, we (the Mosses) are victims of this outage.

What do you want to bet that my bill will not reflect a credit for the inconvenience?

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Article: Democrat Warns Data Caps Could Undermine Net Neutrality

Democrat Warns Data Caps Could Undermine Net Neutrality

http://www.nationaljournal.com/tech/democrat-warns-data-caps-could-undermine-net-neutrality-20140729

The Flip Side Of Net Neutrality.  So far Time Warner hasn’t instituted data caps for my home Internet but Comcast could change that in the future.

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Article: Chromecast turns one: why this small streaming stick became such a big deal

Chromecast turns one: why this small streaming stick became such a big deal

http://gigaom.com/2014/07/24/chromecast-turns-one-why-this-small-streaming-stick-became-such-a-big-deal/

Happy Birthday Chromecast!

Best $35 I ever spent.  I’m looking forward to the updates promised in the article above.

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Article: Comcast Is Turning The US Into Its Own Private Hotspot

Comcast Is Turning The US Into Its Own Private Hotspot

http://techcrunch.com/2014/06/11/comcast-is-turning-the-us-into-its-own-private-hotspot/?ncid=rss

Reminder to self: make sure Time Warner Road Runner Internet service does NOT include this new feature.

If it does (or might soon since Comcast bought them) … opt out!!!

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Comcast files to start the TWC merger process. Here’s how regulators should view the deal. — Tech News and Analysis

http://gigaom.com/2014/04/08/comcast-files-to-start-the-twc-merger-process-heres-how-regulators-should-view-the-deal/

Regulators should ask Comcast why cost savings won’t be passed along to consumers and what role the data caps have in keeping the average revenue per subscriber at a set rate. Compared with broadband rates in other parts of the world, it’s bizarre that U.S. wireline communications bills just keep rising.

My Internet provider is TWC. Twice in the last year my rates have increased but service remains lackluster at best.

I keep hoping Google Fibre will move west a few more miles so I can cut the cord to Comcast/TWC.

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Broadband Data Cap Outrageous Surcharges

http://www.businessinsider.com/rural-alaska-data-caps-2014-2

Data caps completely change the way that people use the Internet. You could send countless emails on 25 GB of data, but any sort of streaming or video gobbles it up.

I may not live in rural Alaska but I can see the writing on the wall with Time Warner and Comcast.

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