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Time Warner to test Internet billing based on usage

Time Warner Cable Inc said on Wednesday it is planning a trial to bill high-speed Internet subscribers based on their amount of usage rather than a flat fee, the standard industry practice.

The second largest U.S. cable operator said it will test consumption-based billing with subscribers in Beaumont, Texas later this year as a part of a strategy to help reduce congestion of its network by a minority of consumers who pay the same monthly fee as light users.

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Omicronn5960d ago

I doubt this will happen, but I can see cable companies doing this to stop people from downloading movies from Apple tv, xbox, playstation etc..
That way they only make the money off their "on-demand" service and not other video companies.

decapitator5960d ago

This would suck big time. I hope it never falls through. Unless of course, the rates are incredibly low.

But if this is been done to end piracy, then i am one hundred percent for it. Piracy is killing the game industry, PC and PSP to be specific.

fenderputty5960d ago

I know it has the potential to kill me if the prices are out there. I just don't see how one company can do this without risking loosing business to other cheaper providers. If this became a nationwide standard amongst all companies then, we could be talking about a problem. 4+ hours at a time in team death matches might get a little costly. lol

Omicronn5960d ago (Edited 5960d ago )

(This news is really for USA companies only BTW even though I remember when living in Euro a few did this as well and changed to flat fees like US has now.)

Did a few searches and it looks like a few of the providers are debating this.

They want to make it like Electric/Gas bills and bill according to usage.

This could be a huge blow to people who are looking to download movies in the future.

The providers always said when youtube video download types started to take off they would consider this form of charging.

Now with all this Movie downloads are the future business....

They want to cash in.

HDD may not be the format of the future anymore if this goes through and the price is high.

eLiNeS5960d ago

the sad thing is I am with Time Warner Cable at the moment. Not good!!!

Maddens Raiders5960d ago (Edited 5960d ago )

Agreed. If they knew you, I'm sure they would feel the exact same... 8D

PS360WII5960d ago

yikes this could be bad :(

whateva5960d ago (Edited 5960d ago )

don't start that crap

AceLuby5960d ago

Well, glad I have Comcast (for the first time ever...)

bluhefner5960d ago

Comcast and Time Warners are affiliated or at least really close, so if this becomes a standard for Time Warner I know damn well Comcast would follow suite. Imagine waiting for an email confirmation for something really important and cant look in your mail because your session is timed out. I would be pissed off to know end. Im preying Verizon Fios becomes more available around the nation so it can c*ckblock the cable company monopoly.

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All Hopes I Had For A Prey Sequel Have Been Crushed — Well Done, Microsoft

The magnificent Prey was once again abandoned as Microsoft disregarded Arkane Austin's achievements and crucified it just for Redfall.

RaidenBlack21h ago

well, not entirely ... the main Arkane studio i.e Arkane Lyon's still there ...
Its only that, the sequel will take more time now ... after Blade & Dishonored 3

MrBaskerville2h ago

But who knows, Dishonored 3 could have been Austins next project, so might be cancelled.

-Foxtrot20h ago(Edited 20h ago)

Not even this Prey

Still longing for a sequel to the original Prey with Tommy

The studio didn't even want to call this Prey, it was just Bethesda being dicks to them for some reason.

RaidenBlack15h ago

MS closed Roundhouse Studios (ex-Human Head Studios) as well

Yui_Suzumiya4h ago

Yeah, that's who was going to do the original sequel.

isarai12h ago

Came here to say this, my hooes for a Prey sequel died when this "Prey" came out

Profchaos3h ago

Prey 2017 still hurts to play because what could have been looked so incredible

Profchaos3h ago

Same Bethesda basically screwed over the original developer team human head back around 2011 so it was really never going to come despite a honestly amazing trailer. I liked prey 2017 but it always held a stink of disappointment due to what we never got

LostPotato20h ago(Edited 20h ago)

Keep dreaming then as Prey and Dishonored 2 did not sell well enough to get sequels.

Hence we got Deathloop and Redfall instead.

RaidenBlack15h ago

lol, Deathloop came from Prey: Mooncrash idea

Unknown_Gamer57944h ago

To everyone who cheered MS’s acquisitions, we told you so…

Inverno3h ago

Those people will just argue that Arkane Austin and Tango would've been shut down either way.

MrBaskerville2h ago

Zenimax allready put them in a tight spot by demanding them to do a multiplayer title. So it's not unlikely, considering how bad the game performed. They didn't stand a chance. MS had the money to save them and to correct Zenimax' mistakes.

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Helldivers 2 Star Wars Mod Looks Pretty Insane

Star Wars is coming to Helldivers 2, unofficially that is, as a new mod revamps in-game models and sends players to a galaxy far, far, away.

thejigisup6h ago

To you. What makes them interesting?

repsahj4h ago

This is the reason they cancel the psn link.

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Would It Have Even Mattered If Redfall Were Good?

Even if Redfall were a good game, the closure of Hi-Fi Rush proves even that doesn't matter in the industry.

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Profchaos8h ago

Yeah it would have mattered especially since their huge game that year wasn't all that it was cracked up to be remember redfail was almost heavily promoted and hyped not to the level of starfield but still more promoted than the average game.

There was still a decent marketing campaign behind the game I'm sure millions were spent advertising it on websites and I saw a few billboards and bus stop signs in real life

jwillj2k48h ago

No it wouldn’t matter it wouldn’t bring in enough profit to offset their 100 billion dollar acquisition. It would maybe delay the inevitable by some months.

CrimsonWing698h ago

I would f*cking think so. Good games are what draws people to your platform. It’s why I adored the 360 era with Gears of War being one of the highlights for me. You make sh*t games and it just makes your platform that much worse and you start gobbling up studios I like and then killing them off it also makes me hate your platform as well… just sayin’

franwex8h ago

Unless the game would’ve been War Zone, or Fortnite level. No. Maybe even Hell divers 2 I doubt would’ve been enough.

Exvalos7h ago

No it would not have, the ABK deal was great for Microsoft but horrible for Xbox. Over 100 billion dollars in acquisitions. That money has to be made back. That ABK deal essentially destroyed Xbox as we know it.

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