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1 edit |  Sounds like a combo mediacenter PC / STB
The product AT&T CEO is describing sounds like a combination of a media center PC and set top box.
We will be announcing what we call Home Zone. This changes how you think about broadband and TV. I have a beta version of it in my house right now. It's a set-top box. They removed my old Dish Network satellite set-top and replaced it with this one. It's connected to my TV and stereo, and it has DSL connectivity on it.
I can now get Movielink (a Web site where full-length movies can be downloaded to a PC) coming into my TV set via DSL. I also can sit back and look at all my digital photos on my TV. I can listen on my stereo to the music library on my PC. I can sit back using my TV remote control and access my music library on my PC.
Were going out and working on a lot of content relationships to take advantage of this. We'll be bringing this to market in the second quarter. It has some good possibilities, but I hope AT&T puts together a large well trained support staff. Because that kind of box requires sophisticated users to keep it working properly. If they stick these in a house that are just used to TV thru a STB and a plain SEPARATE DSL internet connection, they are going to get a lot of help calls.
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rileyjam514
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Kearny, NJ | Vonage would be a clear example of that situation. |
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TelecomJunky
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Now that is the best idea I have heard for IPTV yet and should be looked at further.
Why not leave broadcast, digital quality TV to a push technology like Satellite where the infrastructure and technology already exist and leave IPTV for the video on demand services which are available on a request basis only.
Combined with DVR capabilities this method would drastically reduce the amount of bandwidth needed to IPTV service. |
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Matt
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| said by TelecomJunky  :Why not leave broadcast, digital quality TV to a push technology like Satellite where the infrastructure and technology already exist and leave IPTV for the video on demand services which are available on a request basis only. Because Satellite TV is prone to weather related mishaps. IPTV isn't. |
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TelecomJunky
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| I have had direcTV or dishnet from the time they launched. I have had them in 5 different homes. If installed properly, weather related mishaps are non-existent. Cable suffers weather related issues far worse than satellite.
Don't even say digital cable, its a joke, less than 25% of their channels are even broadcast digitally and cost wise cable is nearly twice what the equivalent channel packages are through dishnet or directv. |
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Heterman
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| Sounds good
But what speed of internet will the end-user have to subscribe to, and what discounts are going to be available on the higher speed tiers for subscribers?
Not to go OT, but, what is the deal with going back to AT&T for businesses? I wonder if the consumer Cingular is up for a namechange, at least in the wholly owned SBC/Cingular markets? |
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Matt
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Re: Good idea
said by TelecomJunky :I have had direcTV or dishnet from the time they launched. I have had them in 5 different homes. If installed properly, weather related mishaps are non-existent. Cable suffers weather related issues far worse than satellite. Don't even say digital cable, its a joke, less than 25% of their channels are even broadcast digitally and cost wise cable is nearly twice what the equivalent channel packages are through dishnet or directv. Really, explain why my digital cable has never gone out yet my friend comes over all the time to watch the game because it's "too cloudy".
And your price argument has been proven again and again to be false. |
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TKJunkMail
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said by TelecomJunky :Don't even say digital cable, its a joke, less than 25% of their channels are even broadcast digitally and cost wise cable is nearly twice what the equivalent channel packages are through dishnet or directv. That all depends on where you live and what cable company you have. My cable access is 100% digital channels, just like satellite. And compression ratios are as good as or better than the equivalent satellite channels.
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richardpor
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Portland, OR | reply to TelecomJunky
Because not everybody can get satellite. My apartment is facing the wrong direction. I do not have line of sight. Also I can not permanently mount it. I would have to use a tripod. Also from Verizon:
" you live in apartment,no FIOS for you" |
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cooperaaaron
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I have both and I have had more issues with cable than my Direct. Your friend's set up is suspect. I have had 3 inturruptions since I had Direct, they were for supercell storms in the line of site ( not neccessary right over the house ) and then only for a short time ( maybe the longest was for 5 minutes or so ). So, I can speak from experience because I used to work for Comcast as a warehouse tech and a sub-contractor and I installed my own Direct dishes on 3 homes where I pay the Direct bills.  |
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nightshade74
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Prattville, AL | reply to Matt
I'd have to say your friends dish install bites.
I ran to DTV 3 years ago from charter. I can
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jstep73
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Rock Island, IL | reply to Matt
Results may vary.  |
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juilinsandar
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San Benito, TX | reply to emixnem
Re: att
Ditto.
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canwejustsayno
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Just do not buy ANY service from AT&T EVER!!!
How many ways can I say it, AT&T needs to learn the same way Ford and General Motors learned it, evolve faster or DIE, lay off thousands of your employees! Die corporation, DIE a nice death...
generation 1 broadband is a dead duck, and so it at&t for merging with an overpriced telco like sbc... it's all over baby! Dump the stock, pre bankrupcy or pay the price later! |
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puck0114
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Re: Good idea
I've had Dish for a year and a half and have only experienced one outage for about five minutes during a particularly intense storm.
When I had Charter cable, I had more outages than that during a year. Most lasted more than five minutes and a couple required a tech to come fix things. |
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Freezone
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Southfield, MI
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Rather than argue which is better be glad that the other exist at all. Cable and sat keep each other honest. I have had both and the only reason that I left directv was on demand. Now this solution may lead me to want to go back since cable cost way too much. |
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ronpin
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The NSA will appreciate the at&t database even more! |
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TelecomJunky
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Re: Good idea
said by Matt :said by TelecomJunky :I have had direcTV or dishnet from the time they launched. I have had them in 5 different homes. If installed properly, weather related mishaps are non-existent. Cable suffers weather related issues far worse than satellite. Don't even say digital cable, its a joke, less than 25% of their channels are even broadcast digitally and cost wise cable is nearly twice what the equivalent channel packages are through dishnet or directv. Really, explain why my digital cable has never gone out yet my friend comes over all the time to watch the game because it's "too cloudy". And your price argument has been proven again and again to be false. Obviously, I can't quote on cable prices across the board but where I live comcast charges $80 a month for the digital silver plan with HBO.
I can get the equivalent through Dishnet for $42.99.
Both charge relatively the same extra for HDTV and locals.
Any channel below 75 on Comcast is analog and crappy.
As for the 1 guy you know having dish problems, my guess, and others on here I see, is his install is not good. My guess the cheap-o installer who setup his service didn't bother to spend the 5 minutes it takes to fine tune the dish. If he has direcTV he should make sure his signal is not below 85 before the installer leaves, if he has dish he should look at above 100 signals.
Keep in mind both are different scales, i.e. 100 is the max on dtv and 120, I believe is the max on dishnet.
In addition, if you friend has any large trees obstructing his dish he could be having problems, again an issue for installation. You need to pick a spot clear of any obstructions. |
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juilinsandar
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Does that mean I'm going to have to stop illegally downloading stuff once homezone is up & running? 
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