Time Warner Cable: No Consumer Demand For Gigabit Internet

Freshly Exhumed writes "Chris Welch at The Verge tells us: 'Speaking at the Morgan Stanley Technology Conference moments ago, Time Warner Cable's Chief Financial Officer Irene Esteves seemed dismissive of the impact Google Fiber is having on consumers. "We're in the business of delivering what consumers want, and to stay a little ahead of what we think they will want," she said when asked about the breakneck internet speeds delivered by Google's young Kansas City network. "We just don't see the need of delivering that to consumers."' The article goes on to quote her: '...residential customers have thus far shown little interest in TWC's top internet tiers. "A very small fraction of our customer base" ultimately choose those options.'"

Comments

Re:Translation: We Don't Have Gigabit Fiber

[gl4ss]

yeah.. I could think of lots of people who would like a gigabit internet connection.

however if it comes with rules I'd think TWC to put on it then whats the point. you get like 5 minutes of service per month so what's the point?

Re:I can think of a few rea$on$

[pinfall]

The article goes on to quote her: '...residential customers have thus far shown little interest in TWC's top internet tiers. "A very small fraction of our customer base" ultimately choose those options.'"

Um, yeah - that's because it's waaaaaaaay overpriced.

I think $20 more per month is a fair price for any extra 1mb, and with the top tier at 35mb its faster than any consumer will ever need! I love my triple lock-in play!

Re:I can think of a few rea$on$

[Farmer Pete]

You think that $100 a month for 50mbps is overpriced? Well sir, you must not be part of their target audience, and thus are irrelevant. Your criticism has been disregarded. Thank you, and have a nice day.

Re:I can think of a few rea$on$

[crazyjj]

I can remember telling a friend about ISDN and having him respond with "My god, what would you even *DO* with 128 kbit/s?"

Re:Translation: We Don't Have Gigabit Fiber

[Anonymous Coward]

They don't need it. HTML5 is better.

Re:Translation: We Don't Have Gigabit Fiber

[Anonymous Coward]

au contraire, Sol Invictus keeps my internet free from viruses, hackers, and John McAfee.

Re:I can think of a few rea$on$

[Anonymous Coward]

My now-ex-wife and I picked places to move based on where the service was available.

That's how I picked my ex-wife!

Re:Is TWC still capping bandwidth?

[asm2750]

Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes hurtling down the highway. —Tanenbaum, Andrew S