posted September 30, 2004 16:14            

Lilpenny...love reading your posts! LOL Hope all is well with the move.

posted September 30, 2004 16:15            

RCN currently has --> 388,650 <--subscribed customers, but they also still state that:

RCN currently has more than --> 1 million customer connections <-- in the Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., metropolitan markets.

In my opinion, once they regain customer confidence and restructure, the subscriber base will grow quickly.

Not a bad start for an upstart network like Q to partner with.
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For comparison, the upstart tv network I am working with, Expo TV, has initially partnered with Insight Cable, which is "owning or managing 1.4 million customers in Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, and Ohio."

That's not much bigger than what RCN could potentially be after restructuring.

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IMO we're looking at the bare minimum right now for Q subscribers, and it can only get stronger. Plus, they have chosen a partner that is in the metropolitan areas, where they are more likely to have a target audience.

and as RCN gains subscribers over their "currently connected lines" we'll see progress.

my point is i don't think RCN is as dinky as it's been made out to be, and I think comparitively it is a good launch point.

~BB

posted September 30, 2004 16:19            

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Originally posted by Just Looking:
Another revisionist historian. Why are there so many?

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posted September 30, 2004 16:22            

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Originally posted by RobinO:
Not so fast slick (ooo there it is again!)

At the moment, the only carrier is RCN. RCN has something like 400k subscribers. If you believe the statistics, somewhere between 3-6% of the population is gay. At the top end, that's about 24,000 people in RCN's subscriber range. Figure many of those will be couples living together, thus sharing their cable, and you're not gonna get all 24,000 of those people to subscribe, so I'd say a GENEROUS estimate is currently around 5,000 potential subscriptions.

Now then, *if* they actually do sign up with some more carriers, you can obviously expand that. But until you get confirmation, 'millions' of subscribers isn't realistic.

Now then, that one pumper guy said that there would be another PR with confirmation of a major carrier before the end of the month, which happens to be today. If you're inclined to believe him, so be it, but I wouldn't jump the gun just yet. Expect the worst, and you'll be ecstatic if it goes well. Expect the best, and you're only setting yourself up to be let down...

-R
"I'm RobinO, and I approve this message"

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posted September 30, 2004 16:24            

We are not relying on RCN alone anyway. there will be more carriers before the year is up. The domino effect will quickly start as soon as the first one falls.

IMHO

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Originally posted by RobinO:
Not so fast slick (ooo there it is again!)

At the moment, the only carrier is RCN. RCN has something like 400k subscribers. If you believe the statistics, somewhere between 3-6% of the population is gay. At the top end, that's about 24,000 people in RCN's subscriber range. Figure many of those will be couples living together, thus sharing their cable, and you're not gonna get all 24,000 of those people to subscribe, so I'd say a GENEROUS estimate is currently around 5,000 potential subscriptions.

Now then, *if* they actually do sign up with some more carriers, you can obviously expand that. But until you get confirmation, 'millions' of subscribers isn't realistic.

Now then, that one pumper guy said that there would be another PR with confirmation of a major carrier before the end of the month, which happens to be today. If you're inclined to believe him, so be it, but I wouldn't jump the gun just yet. Expect the worst, and you'll be ecstatic if it goes well. Expect the best, and you're only setting yourself up to be let down...

-R
"I'm RobinO, and I approve this message"

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posted September 30, 2004 16:27            

FYI: Sour grapes: things which persons affect to despise because they can not possess them; -- in allusion to Aesop's fable of the fox and the grapes.

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Originally posted by kommoncents:
Another sour grapes victim..typical.

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posted September 30, 2004 16:28            

Hope everyone is doing well...glad Pharm and Love the Market made it through the last hurricane!! Yuck...oops, off topic...again

Have a good afternoon and will try to stay mostly in lurk-mode.

posted September 30, 2004 16:36            

i come in here every night to read your comments every day you put a smile on my face lol

please dont be too quiet i coulnt handle that. lol

Rod

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Originally posted by sunny:
Hi Penny-Trader...hope all is well with the training...In response to your post...well, that is one of the reasons I'm not posting much these days...The tone has changed, which is fine.... But, my personality clashes with the new tone, so thought it best to take a step back. I don't want to bug anyone (too late? ) Miss chatting and cutting up with you all though!

Hope everyone is doing well...glad Pharm and Love the Market made it through the last hurricane!! Yuck...oops, off topic...again

Have a good afternoon and will try to stay mostly in lurk-mode.

Have a good afternoon and see you all tomorrow.

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posted September 30, 2004 16:38            

You're too kind! No, I understand, but everyone is so serious right now. QBID is hovering in the 004's and I just have to cut-up. Thinking I'm a bad influence on the heavy-duty DD'ers, and the more 'focussed' investor...I am like the QUEEN of tangents!

posted September 30, 2004 16:39            

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Originally posted by sunny:
Hi Penny-Trader...hope all is well with the training...In response to your post...well, that is one of the reasons I'm not posting much these days...The tone has changed, which is fine.... But, my personality clashes with the new tone, so thought it best to take a step back. I don't want to bug anyone (too late? ) Miss chatting and cutting up with you all though!

Hope everyone is doing well...glad Pharm and Love the Market made it through the last hurricane!! Yuck...oops, off topic...again

Have a good afternoon and will try to stay mostly in lurk-mode.

Have a good afternoon and see you all tomorrow.

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I like to read your post Sunny. Don't stop because of a few bad apples.

posted September 30, 2004 16:44            

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Originally posted by sunny:
Just about to turn off the computer...lol

You're too kind! No, I understand, but everyone is so serious right now. QBID is hovering in the 004's and I just have to cut-up. Thinking I'm a bad influence on the heavy-duty DD'ers, and the more 'focussed' investor...I am like the QUEEN of tangents!

Good talking to you Rod!

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posted September 30, 2004 16:45            

FYI: Sour grapes: things which persons affect to despise because they can not possess them; -- in allusion to Aesop's fable of the fox and the grapes.

He also likes to misuse the term, "Monday morning quaterback" I believe he actually calls it "Monday night quaterback". Another FYI Kommunist- that term is used when someone uses hindsight to comment on something that has already happened, thus making it easier to try and play it off like they predicted it. You have repeatedly misused it to refer to people questioning the future of QBID.

posted September 30, 2004 16:45            

LOL

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Originally posted by kommoncents:
Once again Boy Blunder is being negative...the absolute fact of the matter is there are millions of gays in the US and we only have RCN AT THIS TIME. The future is bright as this is a "baby network" that is growing.

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posted September 30, 2004 16:46            

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Originally posted by Just Looking:
Another fascist. Extraordinary! LOL

FYI: Sour grapes: things which persons affect to despise because they can not possess them; -- in allusion to Aesop's fable of the fox and the grapes.

Another communist disguised as a lover of democracy!!! Still crying over spilled milk and sour grapes are you?? Typical victim role...whooaa is me....whooaa is me.....

[This message has been edited by Just Looking (edited September 30, 2004).]

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posted September 30, 2004 16:47            

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Originally posted by kbpkt:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Just Looking:
[b]Another fascist. Extraordinary! LOL

FYI: Sour grapes: things which persons affect to despise because they can not possess them; -- in allusion to Aesop's fable of the fox and the grapes.

He also likes to misuse the term, "Monday morning quaterback" I believe he actually calls it "Monday night quaterback". Another FYI Kommunist- that term is used when someone uses hindsight to comment on something that has already happened, thus making it easier to try and play it off like they predicted it. You have repeatedly misused it to refer to people questioning the future of QBID.

[This message has been edited by kbpkt (edited September 30, 2004).]

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posted September 30, 2004 16:48            

This BLOG is a community of individuals with interest in QBID. Stock is the subject but how can this be a community without some knowlege and concern about and for it's members. Mixed with the questions, replys, DD and other information, (positive or negative), it is of interest to learn a bit about folks. As for those who are personally critical or abusive...well in a real community they are delt with in various fashions....Here they can just be ignored........
It's sad to watch this community sort of disolve over time and hope that those who have stopped posting will start again......
As I said , I'm just a lurker, not too knowlegable regards the market or pennies but this board (community) has been (and still can be) quite informative.

JMHO

posted September 30, 2004 16:49            

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Originally posted by sunny:
Just about to turn off the computer...lol

You're too kind! No, I understand, but everyone is so serious right now. QBID is hovering in the 004's and I just have to cut-up. Thinking I'm a bad influence on the heavy-duty DD'ers, and the more 'focussed' investor...I am like the QUEEN of tangents!

Good talking to you Rod!

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posted September 30, 2004 16:50            

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Originally posted by kommoncents:
Damn pinkos! Thought we got 'em all in 'Nam!

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posted September 30, 2004 16:51            

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Originally posted by Just Looking:
Did I say all that? LOL

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posted September 30, 2004 16:52            

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Originally posted by Pieman99:
Just a lurker with an observation here.

This BLOG is a community of individuals with interest in QBID. Stock is the subject but how can this be a community without some knowlege and concern about and for it's members. Mixed with the questions, replys, DD and other information, (positive or negative), it is of interest to learn a bit about folks. As for those who are personally critical or abusive...well in a real community they are delt with in various fashions....Here they can just be ignored........
It's sad to watch this community sort of disolve over time and hope that those who have stopped posting will start again......
As I said , I'm just a lurker, not too knowlegable regards the market or pennies but this board (community) has been (and still can be) quite informative.

JMHO

Pieman

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posted September 30, 2004 16:52            

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Originally posted by kbpkt:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Just Looking:
[b]Another fascist. Extraordinary! LOL

FYI: Sour grapes: things which persons affect to despise because they can not possess them; -- in allusion to Aesop's fable of the fox and the grapes.

He also likes to misuse the term, "Monday morning quaterback" I believe he actually calls it "Monday night quaterback". Another FYI Kommunist- that term is used when someone uses hindsight to comment on something that has already happened, thus making it easier to try and play it off like they predicted it. You have repeatedly misused it to refer to people questioning the future of QBID.

[This message has been edited by kbpkt (edited September 30, 2004).]

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posted September 30, 2004 16:53            

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Originally posted by kbpkt:
I made the quarterback comment, but it showed up like you did, sorry! I was responding to your first post about his misuse of terms. I went back and edited it so it shows better that it is from me.

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posted September 30, 2004 16:55            

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Originally posted by Just Looking:
Kommoncents, don't you know that Bush is against all things gay?

LOL

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posted September 30, 2004 16:55            

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Originally posted by kommoncents:
Once again I am speaking out of the other orifice...

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posted September 30, 2004 16:57            

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Originally posted by kommoncents:
There is a demand for a product and someone who is taking the risk to provide the service.

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posted September 30, 2004 16:58            

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Originally posted by Just Looking:
Tell me, kommoncents, why are you investing in a gay TV network? LOL

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I DID NOT POST THIS. THIS HAS BEEN CUT AND PASTED. I ABSOLUTELY DID NOT POST THIS.

posted September 30, 2004 17:00            

regardless, makes me happy to live here.

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Originally posted by penny-trader:
that may be true that 3% of the population is gay but you also have to factor in that RCN is located in some of the largest Gay comunities around, such as SanFran. where close to half of there subscribers could fall into the target audience.

We are not relying on RCN alone anyway. there will be more carriers before the year is up. The domino effect will quickly start as soon as the first one falls.

IMHO

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posted September 30, 2004 17:01            

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Originally posted by RobinO:
As well you should be. Being curious is the best thing to be. The problem here is that no one is curious about anything, except people who post 'negative' information. You need to be curious about everything, not just the things you don't want to hear.
And as for my opinion on this stock.. I think the potential is enormous. Huge. Massive. But I don't think Frank O and Co. have what it takes to make the potential a reality. I did keep a handful of shares around just in case though.

-R

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DO EVERYONE A FAVOR AND QUIT YOUR BITCHIN' TO SAVE EVERYONE FROM THEMSELF.......YOU'RE JUST LIKE JOHN KERRY WITH HIS NEGATIVITY AND CONSTANT BROKEN RECORD MONDAY NIGHT QUARTERBACKING.....YOU ARE BASHING THE STOCK FOR A STOCK THAT HAS MADE YOU LOTS OF MONEY AND HAS BEEN A HUGE UNDERTAKING TO GET OFF THE GROUND...THANKS.

posted September 30, 2004 17:01            

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Originally posted by Just Looking:
Ah. Alrighty then. LOL

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posted September 30, 2004 17:01            

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Originally posted by kommoncents:
I DID NOT POST THIS. THIS HAS BEEN CUT AND PASTED. I ABSOLUTELY DID NOT POST THIS.

DO YOU WORK FOR DAN RATHER?

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posted September 30, 2004 17:02            

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Originally posted by kommoncents:
U WANT IT WHERE?

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posted September 30, 2004 17:04            

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Originally posted by kbpkt:
kommoncents
Member posted September 24, 2004 18:57

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posted September 30, 2004 17:05            

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Originally posted by Just Looking:
RIGHT HERE SWEETY. LOL

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posted September 30, 2004 17:06            

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Originally posted by weepingjester:
actually, the stats estimate that approximately 1 in 10 are queer. that would make it 10% and would raise those numbers dramatically. also, penny-trader is right...rcn is in more urban markets, so the numbers will be higher. i heard on talk radio about a year ago that it is closer to 1 in 4-5 men in san francisco. for those of you in the area, i think it was on radio alice (97.3), but it's been a while ago.

regardless, makes me happy to live here.

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I'm not Gay but my husband is.

Clyde(Male)

posted September 30, 2004 17:06            

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Originally posted by kommoncents:
Exactly....to many monday morning and monday night quarterbacks digging up negative information.....thank you.

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posted September 30, 2004 17:07            

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Originally posted by kommoncents:
My favorite site is gay.com

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posted September 30, 2004 17:10            

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Originally posted by kbpkt:
Your welcome. I'm thinking we should starting calling you the Iraqi Minister of Information, since you are so consistant.

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posted September 30, 2004 17:11            

LOL

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Originally posted by kbpkt:
Let me guess Kommunist, you didn't post that either, right? I'm sure you are probably going back and editing your post on the last thread right now, so I brought it back up to this one for you. We should probably leave him alone JL, he is starting to type in all caps, like U4.

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posted September 30, 2004 17:11            

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Originally posted by kbpkt:
Your welcome. I'm thinking we should starting calling you the Iraqi Minister of Information, since you are so consistant.

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Do you mean Bagdad Bob?

posted September 30, 2004 17:13            

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Originally posted by Clyde Crashcup:
Do you mean Bagdad Bob?

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posted September 30, 2004 17:13            

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Originally posted by Clyde Crashcup:
Do you mean Bagdad Bob?

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posted September 30, 2004 17:14            

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Originally posted by kbpkt:
Yes!! Wasen't that guy funny? You know they made a doll of him that you can pull the string and it says some of his famous lines.

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posted September 30, 2004 17:15            

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Originally posted by kommoncents:
Vote for John Kerry!

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posted September 30, 2004 17:16            

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Originally posted by Just Looking:
That guy ruled! Talk about an optimist! LOL

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Bagdad Bob owns QBID and he said it would go to $50.00

posted September 30, 2004 17:17            

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Originally posted by Clyde Crashcup:
Bagdad Bob owns QBID and he said it would go to $50.00

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