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The Game Room / Re: Ban the Person above you
« on: August 17, 2009, 11:06:03 AM »Banned for trying to trick me yesterday that you have traffic products.Band for you actually fell for it for a minute!
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The Game Room / Re: A game, put the wrong emoticon at the end of the sentence
« on: August 17, 2009, 11:05:25 AM »I wasn't able to catch this week's WUWA playlist.I hope to be able to catch it in 3 locations this week
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The Game Room / Re: Which would you prefer?
« on: August 17, 2009, 11:04:09 AM »PetoskeyEither one is good, but since I am used to the narration, it doesn't bother me.
XL with or without narration?
Mackinac Bridge or the Upper Peninsula?
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The Game Room / Re: Ban the Person above you
« on: August 17, 2009, 11:02:38 AM »Banned because you got me in the habit of calling Trupoint, "Falsepoint"Band for awesome! Can't truthfully call it by its real name anyway
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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch
« on: August 17, 2009, 11:00:11 AM »
Hmm.......
Not crazy about that upload speed there.
Not crazy about that upload speed there.
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The Game Room / Re: Which would you prefer?
« on: August 17, 2009, 10:59:15 AM »Time Warner1998-2001. I like that topographical look.
1998-2001 or 2001-present XL basemaps?
Petoskey or Houghton Lake XL?
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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch
« on: August 17, 2009, 10:45:50 AM »
So, should I just click on free scan? I am leary about downloading something I don't know anything about.
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The Game Room / Re: A game, put the wrong emoticon at the end of the sentence
« on: August 17, 2009, 10:44:13 AM »It was an incredibly busy night tonite at Molly's stream, and now I am the only person there.Sorry I fell asleep early again
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Programming and Graphics / Re: Wake Up With Al
« on: August 17, 2009, 10:34:55 AM »
Wow, some interesting songs for sure with 70's/Disco week on WUWA this week. I can't wait to record them in Novi on Friday morning (hoping all goes well). I sure hope these songs aren't copyrighted.
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The Game Room / Re: Which would you prefer?
« on: August 17, 2009, 09:46:19 AM »
Charter 
Comcast or Time Warner?
Comcast or Time Warner?
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The Game Room / Re: "In my pants" Game
« on: August 17, 2009, 09:45:01 AM »Why don't you ignore their IMs if it's an issue?That doesn't do me any good, imp. It only does if everyone else ignores their IMs.
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The Game Room / Re: Ban the Person above you
« on: August 17, 2009, 09:43:49 AM »
Band because it is my stream tonite
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Local Forecast / Re: General LF Discussion
« on: August 17, 2009, 09:41:42 AM »
Just like the morning I was in Romulus (8/7), there is an awful staticy sound to the music yet again. This is especially evident with "Martha" by the Allman Brothers.
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TWC and your Cable Company / Charter Communications Discussion
« on: August 17, 2009, 12:02:23 AM »
Sad news, imo. Mike brought up in our nitely stream last night that Charter is undergoing serious bankruptcy. As of March 28th, 2009, Charter Communications is now in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. Poor stocks in NasDaq, and horrible customer service have drove their customers away. As a result, revenue is falling sharply, and debt has consumed the corporation.
Here are a couple qoutes from the Charter Communcications Wikipedia page
Here is another interesting statistic, involving all legacy STARs (4000 and XL's)
Currently, there are 46 known 4000 units across the country.
5 are owned by Charter
Comcast also owns 5
Time Warner only owns 1
Currently, there are 51 known XL units across the country.
10 are owned by Charter
7 are owned by Comcast
Time Warner owns 6
While these are not the best facts to prove my point, Charter does own the most legacy STARs of any cable company.
Charter is much quieter with advertising than Comcast is, and serves a lot of rural areas as well (northern Michigan).
One thing many are concerned about is Comcast and TW updating the STARs in many locations to the Intellistar. This is an issue that bears watching, as Chapter 7 appears imminent.
Now, here's where my personal connection comes into it.
I have recorded 2 Charter legacy STARs (hopefully soon to be 3), and only one Comcast one.
Here are all the Charter STARs I have recorded:
-Asheville, NC
-Morristown/Newport, TN
-Alpena, MI
-Houghton Lake, MI
-Petoskey, MI
and soon to have Mackinaw City, I hope
I am also looking at Kalamazoo, MI and Traverse City, MI.
I have recorded Comcast STARs in:
Lansing, MI
East Lansing, MI
Romulus, MI
Grand Rapids, MI
Bad Axe, MI
I have only managed to record Time Warner in Cincinnati, OH.
So, this appears to be mixed on my end. But I have started this thread to open discussion on the concept of Charter failing, and to update the issue as news occurs. Unfortunately, another Adelphia style transaction appears quite possible.
Here are a couple qoutes from the Charter Communcications Wikipedia page
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On July 20, 2009, the sale to Apollo Management was rejected, and the pre-arranged plan was converted to a traditional Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, which means Charter will either have to sell a considerable amount of its assets or completely liquidate.
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Comcast would be interested in the Northwest including all of Oregon (249,000 subs), Sierra Nevada including Reno/Tahoe and Redding (278,000 subs), Michigan (592,000 subs), and Louisiana/Tennessee (533,000 subs).
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Charter has been criticized for poor customer support and frequent billing consistency issues, causing the Better Business Bureau to post a warning to consumers about the company:
"The Better Business Bureau has received numerous complaints regarding this cable, digital TV, and high speed internet access provider. Complainants primarily allege that the firm had improper billing practices, referred customer bills to collection agencies in error, provided poor customer service, used misleading advertising, provided defective internet or cable performance, used improper sales tactics or misrepresented the actual costs of installation and service, failed to properly install or maintain service, damaged customers' property, and failed to honor service appointments. "
Here is another interesting statistic, involving all legacy STARs (4000 and XL's)
Currently, there are 46 known 4000 units across the country.
5 are owned by Charter
Comcast also owns 5
Time Warner only owns 1
Currently, there are 51 known XL units across the country.
10 are owned by Charter
7 are owned by Comcast
Time Warner owns 6
While these are not the best facts to prove my point, Charter does own the most legacy STARs of any cable company.
Charter is much quieter with advertising than Comcast is, and serves a lot of rural areas as well (northern Michigan).
One thing many are concerned about is Comcast and TW updating the STARs in many locations to the Intellistar. This is an issue that bears watching, as Chapter 7 appears imminent.
Now, here's where my personal connection comes into it.
I have recorded 2 Charter legacy STARs (hopefully soon to be 3), and only one Comcast one.
Here are all the Charter STARs I have recorded:
-Asheville, NC
-Morristown/Newport, TN
-Alpena, MI
-Houghton Lake, MI
-Petoskey, MI
and soon to have Mackinaw City, I hope
I am also looking at Kalamazoo, MI and Traverse City, MI.
I have recorded Comcast STARs in:
Lansing, MI
East Lansing, MI
Romulus, MI
Grand Rapids, MI
Bad Axe, MI
I have only managed to record Time Warner in Cincinnati, OH.
So, this appears to be mixed on my end. But I have started this thread to open discussion on the concept of Charter failing, and to update the issue as news occurs. Unfortunately, another Adelphia style transaction appears quite possible.
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The Game Room / Re: Which would you prefer?
« on: August 16, 2009, 10:39:52 PM »
Magenta 
Choir or Band?
Choir or Band?