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AT&T to buy Time Warner

JaneMarple — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 01:33:37 GMT

I'm not too sure if this is a good thing.

It's official: AT&T and Time Warner have agreed to a $85-billion deal in one of the biggest media combinations ever, the companies announced Saturday.

The move will help AT&T expand beyond wireless and Internet service into programming. Time Warner is the parent of CNN, TNT, HBO, Warner Bros., and other channels and websites.

The deal will be subject to a review by government regulators that could take more than a year.

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Texussgal — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 01:31:33 GMT

Wow, they are buying up all the "little" cable providers. I don't know about the rest of you, but I discovered that we are paying WELL over $300 a month for TV and phone. I think that is waaay too much. We don't have smartphones or iphones either. And, we also do not have the package with a lot of TV stations either. Anyone have any suggestions? I feel that is really too high, especially since we are on a fixed income.

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proudlyfromNJ — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 01:35:49 GMT

We pay 175.00 for cable,Internet and house phone.

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GSPgirl — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 01:45:05 GMT

I pay $120.00 for AT&T Uverse TV and Internet. No home phone. I'm concerned that their customer service will be awful, if they buy Time Warner. I left them because they were so rude. We are getting high speed fiber from AT&T and Google Fiber at the end of the year. I hope the competition hold costs down.

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GCR18 — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 01:44:58 GMT

@proudlyfromNJ wrote:
We pay 175.00 for cable,Internet and house phone.

I have this and a tracfone. I pay $150 a month. I use dish for the tv.

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itsmagic — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 01:52:02 GMT

I have AT&T. It will probably mean my bill will go up so they can pay for this deal!

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MyGirlsMom — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 01:56:23 GMT

@GCR18 O/T

please tell me what your orange ribbon signifies, thank you.

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MyGirlsMom — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 01:58:53 GMT

@GSPgirl wrote:
I pay $120.00 for AT&T Uverse TV and Internet. No home phone. I'm concerned that their customer service will be awful, if they buy Time Warner. I left them because they were so rude. We are getting high speed fiber from AT&T and Google Fiber at the end of the year. I hope the competition hold costs down.

Sadly, if they keep buying up companies, there won't be anymore competition.

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Snowpuppy — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 01:59:13 GMT

I was at the car dealersip watching CNBC discuss the purchase. The color drained from their faces!

It's believed cable tv will eventually become internet streaming and/or you'll be able to get a concierge package of cable packages with limited channels to suit your taste.

Of course, that means less ad dollars for them to pay these schmucks.

I cut the cord. I bought a Mohu Leaf antenna with 50 mile range for $65 at Best Buy. Even as rural as I live, I get 12 local broadcast stations. All for free in HD.

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cherry — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 02:03:31 GMT

It will be like the Bell network once again

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GCR18 — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 02:08:37 GMT

@MyGirlsMom wrote:
@GCR18 O/T

please tell me what your orange ribbon signifies, thank you.

@MyGirlsMom

It's actually supposed to be peach, but it was too light. LOL. It represents uterine cancer. I was feeling sentimental. Nov 5, will be my one year anniversary from my last chemo treatment. Last year I had stage 3 endometrial cancer. Things are good now, in remission.

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MyGirlsMom — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 02:09:54 GMT

@GCR18 to you

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MyGirlsMom — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 02:12:48 GMT

Our cell phones are AT&T and we have directv, internet is provided by the local cable company. We just got rid of our (Verizon) landline on Sept 1st.

AT&T owns directv..

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3suwm5 — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 02:39:22 GMT

@Texussgal wrote:
Wow, they are buying up all the "little" cable providers. I don't know about the rest of you, but I discovered that we are paying WELL over $300 a month for TV and phone. I think that is waaay too much. We don't have smartphones or iphones either. And, we also do not have the package with a lot of TV stations either. Anyone have any suggestions? I feel that is really too high, especially since we are on a fixed income.

@Texussgal I would call them and talk about ways to reduce your bill. Check around town for other providers, tell your company you will look for another, if they aren't willing to help with some reduction.

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3suwm5 — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 02:42:12 GMT

@GCR18 wrote:
@MyGirlsMom wrote:
@GCR18 O/T

please tell me what your orange ribbon signifies, thank you.
@MyGirlsMom
It's actually supposed to be peach, but it was too light. LOL. It represents uterine cancer. I was feeling sentimental. Nov 5, will be my one year anniversary from my last chemo treatment. Last year I had stage 3 endometrial cancer. Things are good now, in remission.

@GCR18 Good for you, cancer free. God Bless!!

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JaneMarple — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 02:56:52 GMT

If this happens then AT&T will have a HUGE monopoly of just about all media not to mention other businesses which makes me feel uneasy.

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MacDUFF — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 03:02:58 GMT

I believe Time Warner Cable is no longer part of Time Warner...it is a separate entity...but I don't have time to verify that. TWC has been bought out by...Spectrum, I think.

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Texussgal — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 03:27:07 GMT

I had uterine cancer when I was 25 and were no ribbons back then for any type of cancer. It is so nice that there are these ribbons for things today. BTW, congratulations on your 1 yr. anniversary. I wish you nothing but good health!!!

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ms traditional — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 10:50:39 GMT

the Justice Dept should block this. after all they objected to AT&T taking over a small telco a few years back due to competition concerns. that was small potatoes in comparison to this. yes, Justice should........let's see if they do.

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SaRina — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 11:06:36 GMT

@3suwm5 wrote:
@Texussgal wrote:
Wow, they are buying up all the "little" cable providers. I don't know about the rest of you, but I discovered that we are paying WELL over $300 a month for TV and phone. I think that is waaay too much. We don't have smartphones or iphones either. And, we also do not have the package with a lot of TV stations either. Anyone have any suggestions? I feel that is really too high, especially since we are on a fixed income.
@Texussgal I would call them and talk about ways to reduce your bill. Check around town for other providers, tell your company you will look for another, if they aren't willing to help with some reduction.

Definitely. It's all about talking to them. In fact, if you can get to an office and talk in person, even better. Tell them you're on a fixed income and will have no choice but to purchase an antenna for your tv, or get rid of your landline, look for less expensive alternatives, etc. I'm betting they will respond by making an adjustment for you. I purchased an antenna for the tv in the bedroom to reduce costs.

I also spoke to my cell phone carrier and that has kept my cost down.