Talk:Time Warner Cable

Another WABC dropout?

Time Warner Cable of New York and New Jersey have stated on March 2007 that the carriage of WABC, the ABC affiliate on New York City, is about to expire again. The date of the expiration is not known at this time, but about that should be included to the local stations part of carriage disputes section. Takuma IshizekiTakuma Ishizeki 22:51, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

NFL Network inaccuracy

This article asserts that the NFL wants the NFL Network to be carried as a sports tier package, however, the NFL explained to me via email that it was in fact TWC who wants to do this. The NFL wants the channel carried as part of their basic channel lineup, just like Dish Network and DirecTV. I only have an email to cite as a source, hence I won't change the information due to a likely unsources revert, but I wanted to bring this up for further examination. —Preceding unsigned comment added by RabidPanda V (talk • contribs) 22:52, August 29, 2007 (UTC)

Sir Charge

I think it should mention something about sir charge (If you did not know it is a ad attacking the surcharges of Verizon has) User:Patrolman89 — Preceding undated comment added 00:19, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

Incorrect corporate info?

The website linked in footnote 1 indicates that TWC is headquartered in New York, NY, not in Stamford Connecticut. The company's 10K filing with the SEC also supports this. The 10K indicates that TWC has corporate offices in Stamford and in Charlotte, NC. Deleteyourself16 (talk) 21:21, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

Price timeline

would be nice. Chart those price increases. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.91.94.72 (talk) 05:28, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Tuning

Does anyone know if HD Cable tuning (TWC NYC) should be done in Standard (STD) Incrementally_related_carriers (IRC) or Harmonically_related_carriers (HRC) ? Wouldn't the cable signal carrier specs be in the scope of this article? Additionally does Time Warner generally move channels around, (E.G. NBC's 4-1, 4-2, 4-4) every couple of weeks such that one must retune, or is my Samsung LN-T3242H crappy/faulty? It also tends to forget favorites and or pretend some channel like CBS (2-1) or TNT (93-2) never existed (it's not just deleted but also not in the channel list any more). Dlamblin (talk) 17:22, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

Must carry/30 days notice

Before I add section on lineup changes, need to clarify some things.

Time Warner (Cincinnati) plans to drop half their PBS stations from the analog services, and replace at least one of them with more 'home shopping' channels. No 30-day subscriber notice has been given. Aren't PBS stations subject to "must carry" provisions? The Time Warner website is still silent on this issue.

Wikip rhyre (talk) 17:42, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Another carriage dispute in the making- with the News Corporation networks/stations

well Time Warner Cable seems to be facing a possible carriage disputer with the News Corporation owned cable networks and TV stations. this will start on January 1, 2010. in fact Fox has started a campaign to demand there viewers to make Time Warner Cable not pull the News Corporation Cable channels and FOX and MyNetworkTV O&O Stations off of Time Warner Cable and there sister company Bright House Network. in fact here's that site: http://www.keepfoxon.com --Boutitbenza 69 9 (talk) 21:17, 19 December 2009 (UTC)

"Triple Play" bundled packages

Though Comcast no longer appears to use the term "Triple Play" for their phone-TV-internet packages, it did strike me when I came across those words in the Sprint Nextel Venture section. Are the examples of "Triple Play" related, or is it just a generic term for any service provider that offers phone-TV-internet as a bundled package?
Christopher, Salem, OR (talk) 10:55, 7 August 2010 (UTC)

Upstate New York

Time Warner does not have all of upstate as there is also Mid Hudson Cable in Greene, Columbia and southern Albany counties, along with the other mentioned area. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.105.207.143 (talk) 22:22, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

Why is there a link to all the locations served by Comast?

The title says it all, why is that here? — Preceding unsigned comment added by FamAD123 (talk • contribs) 08:34, 11 June 2014 (UTC)

Requested move

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The result of the move request was: Not moved. WP:SNOW. OP is a now-indefinitely blocked sockpuppet of a banned user, attempting to evade a block. Zzyzx11 (talk) 05:58, 21 November 2014 (UTC)

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Time Warner Cable → TimeWarner Cable – all companies with Time Warner name was changed to TimeWarner, due to the renamed of this company Rigby77181 (talk) 21:41, 19 November 2014 (UTC)

Oppose-John123521 (Talk-Contib.) RA 23:51, 19 November 2014 (UTC)

• Oppose, as Time Warner Cable is not owned by Time Warner. -- Wikipedical (talk) 23:51, 19 November 2014 (UTC)
• Comment - also see Talk:Time Warner#Requested move. Stickee (talk) 23:55, 19 November 2014 (UTC)
• Oppose - Time Warner Cable is no longer owned by Time Warner, which apparently has not changed its name either. - BilCat (talk) 00:42, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
• Note - User:Rigby77181 has been blocked indefinitely for sockpuppetry. I think we can close this discussion. - BilCat (talk) 00:47, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
  • Agreed. Epicgenius (talk) 01:37, 20 November 2014 (UTC)

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Needs a Criticism Section

As one of the most criticized companies in the U.S., there might be a need for a criticism section. Here is one bit of evidence in support of this: http://www.businessinsider.com/15-worst-companies-for-customer-service-2013-1
Mydogtrouble (talk) 12:57, 2 June 2015 (UTC)

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Page name

This article was renamed from Time Warner Cable to be Time Warner Cable Spectrum; however, everything I see at https://www.spectrum.com/about/merger-twc shows this name change was not correct.

First, the company didn't change names; it's just the customer-facing branding. This is similar to how Comcast created their Xfinity branding. Second, per the link above (and per Time Warner Cable's webpage which states "Time Warner Cable is now Spectrum"[1]), the correct name of the new brand is simply "Spectrum" - TWC is not part of the full name of the branding. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 21:29, 1 February 2017 (UTC)

I've reverted the move again. As the Lead is written, it's in the past tense about the former company before it's buyout by Charter. The new logo is probably should go too. - BilCat (talk) 23:54, 1 February 2017 (UTC)

I also just reverted the page move at Bright House Networks for the same reasons as above. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 00:01, 2 February 2017 (UTC)

Companies in transition from independent ownership to full absorption into the new parent company can be difficult to write about, especially since not every case is the same. TWC and Brighthouse appear to be wholly owned subsidiaries of Charter at this point, but that's an assumption on my part. As you've said, Spectrum is the brand name. Eventually, I expect TWC and Brighthouse will disappear completely. How exactly we cover the transition is an editorial decision, but it should reflect what reliable sources say, rather than be based on a logo. - BilCat (talk) 00:10, 2 February 2017 (UTC)

Agreed. Everything I can find is saying that following the purchase by Charter, the TWC and Bright House offerings are being folded into Charter's existing "Spectrum" brand. I cannot find anything written that supports the names "Time Warner Cable Spectrum" or "Bright House Networks Spectrum" - the only place it even appears that way is in the logo. Until something in writing from a reliable source says otherwise, any interpretation based solely on those logos is original research. Given the lack of written evidence, I see it as far more likely that what we're seeing is a combined logo that's being used to ease customers into the transition, and the original names will eventually be removed once their planned transition period is complete (although, that interpretation is also original research - again, we need a reliable source). --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 00:40, 2 February 2017 (UTC)

From https://www.spectrum.com/about/merger-twc :

• From welcome banner at top: "Charter has merged with Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks to become the fastest growing TV, Internet and Voice provider."
• From FAQ towards bottom: "What will the new company be called?: The combined company is Charter Communications and will be marketed under the Spectrum brand name."

That seems pretty unambiguously clear to me. To my mind, the remaining questions are editorial in nature. Do we keep the old company articles for historical purposes, or do we try to merge all the content into a single article for Charter? Personally, I think it's cleaner to leave the detailed history in the existing articles, and just provide high-level summary in the Charter article. If Spectrum brand should have its own article is a separate question ... but until enough refs can be found, for now I think it best to just have it listed as a brand inside the Charter article. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 00:49, 2 February 2017 (UTC)

I'm saying keep this name as-is for now, definitely. Charter isn't even 1/4 of the way through the transition yet, and the "TWC Spectrum" and "BHN Spectrum" names are temporary. We won't even remember the transition brandings come 2022. A separate Spectrum article is definitely needed for the future Charter merged with TWC and BHN, but those articles should remain as-is with an eventually section summarizing the Spectrum transitions. Nate • (chatter) 03:51, 16 February 2017 (UTC)

I used to work for Time Warner Cable, until Charter bought us, and Time Warner Cable was the old brand name, now it is Spectrum. During the transition, we attach the old and new brand names for recognition. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.189.101.221 (talk) 02:27, 2 March 2017 (UTC)

I am Daniel. Time Warner Cable does not exist anymore. It was acquired by Charter Communications. It is now called Spectrum. Please change the name of the company on the page because it is misleading.
Daniel KlimovichDaniel Klimovich — Preceding unsigned comment added by Daniel Klimovich (talk • contribs) 17:16, 19 May 2017 (UTC)

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Time Warner Cable → Spectrum (TV company) – Time Warner Cable doesn't exist anymore. AdamDeanHall (talk) 18:26, 9 May 2017 (UTC)

Strongly oppose This page should still exist for historical purposes; a new page can be created at Spectrum (television company) with the shisotry post the rename. UnitedStatesian (talk) 21:05, 9 May 2017 (UTC)

Yes, because Charter Communications bought Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks. Charter uses "Spectrum" as their brand for their services. Even though Time Warner cable doesn't exist anymore, there are a bunch of companies on this website that don't exist anymore. So why change from Time Warner Cable to Spectrum (TV company)? Time Warner Cable is historic and gives fate on why it doesn't exist anymore - Charter acquired the company together with Bright House. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.6.186.85 (talk) 00:28, 10 May 2017 (UTC)

I support the idea, but I don't think it should be "TV company" in parentheses. Maybe "TV service" or something similar? I can't give the best answer for what, but if the move passes, we can figure it out. 2601:8C:4001:DCB9:7826:84D0:EC02:DBB7 (talk) 01:52, 10 May 2017 (UTC)

• Strong oppose - Time Warner Cable didn't not become Spectrum, which already existed as a brand. This article is about the now defunct company, and its assets are now owned by Charter. - BilCat (talk) 02:11, 10 May 2017 (UTC)
• Oppose per BilCat. Lepricavark (talk) 14:02, 10 May 2017 (UTC)
• Strong Oppose: Dormant subsidiary with a long and notable history. The Charter article is sufficient enough to cover the current state of Charter and its subsidiaries. ViperSnake151  Talk  22:10, 10 May 2017 (UTC)

Even "TV service" wouldn't work. Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks are articles of now-defunct companies that were both bought by Charter Communications, which uses "Spectrum" as a brand. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.6.186.85 (talk) 23:47, 10 May 2017 (UTC)

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Split

• Split page. Spectrum is distinct enough from the former TWC service. For the record, I'd prefer Spectrum (TV service), because the company itself is not Spectrum.  ONR  (talk)  14:41, 11 May 2017 (UTC)

Still, Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks should still have their own articles. "Spectrum" is the brand of Charter Communications, which acquired TWC and Bright House. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.6.186.85 (talk) 23:12, 11 May 2017 (UTC)

• Split and merge to Charter Communications when Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks was renamed to Spectrum merge two defunct companies to Charter Communications 209.249.5.140 (talk) 23:58, 18 May 2017 (UTC)

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Last sentence in the "Signal intrusion and accidental transmission of pornography" section

The section labeled "Signal intrusion and accidental transmission of pornography" ends with the following sentence: "Customers were told to pay the small fee, and that their next bill would be reduced." I traced the edit back to a change made on 14 July 2017 where the user not only added this sentence (without citing a source); but also changed the date of the incident from March 16, 2010 to July 13th, 2017. Somebody already fixed the date, but apparently didn't notice the other sentence. I've gone ahead and removed that sentence. Tzvi_Katowitz (talk) 22:20, 15 July 2020 (UTC)