  needforspeed59Cruise Ship Just Passing Through
join:2001-05-02
Glendale, AZ | Cox? No word from Cox on this subject?
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 |  JigsawStardust We ArePremium
join:2000-10-21
Cleveland, OH | Re: Cox? There private not that it matters i don't think they have the cash do go it alone but who knows they may hook up with someone else and bid.
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| openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
kudos:2 | I doubt they have the means to participate. | |
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amungusPremium
join:2004-11-26
America Reviews:
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| huh? Ok, maybe I'm lost here, but why would a cable co. need much, if any, wireless spectrum?
They get signals from geostationary satellites in space from huge dishes. Those get piped through many many wires and eventually end up going through coax into your house...
What am I missing??? What good would any of this 'spectrum' do for them??? | |
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|  RobIn Deo speramus, God Bless the USAPremium
join:2001-08-25
Kendall, FL
kudos:2 | Re: huh? said by amungus:Ok, maybe I'm lost here, but why would a cable co. need much, if any, wireless spectrum? They get signals from geostationary satellites in space from huge dishes. Those get piped through many many wires and eventually end up going through coax into your house... What am I missing??? What good would any of this 'spectrum' do for them??? Start their own wireless company. | |
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|  dadkinsCan you do Blu?Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
kudos:18 | said by amungus:Ok, maybe I'm lost here, but why would a cable co. need much, if any, wireless spectrum? They get signals from geostationary satellites in space from huge dishes. Those get piped through many many wires and eventually end up going through coax into your house... What am I missing??? What good would any of this 'spectrum' do for them??? Branching out into the wireless service field maybe?
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join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
kudos:2 | For the hardly sought after "quadruple play". Cablecos not bidding on spectrum isn't a huge surprise. It's outside of their market focus and would cost them significantly to even be able to exploit the spectrum if they somehow miraculously won the auction. | |
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join:2004-02-23
Johnson City, TN
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| Quad-play I would get cell phone from my cable company if I wasn't already in a contract with Verizon...
That's probably why they don't see a lot of demand- people are locked into their current providers so they can't just "make the switch".
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|  woody7Premium
join:2000-10-13
Torrance, CA | Re: Quad-play I'm waiting to see what happens with google before I renew my current contract with ATT...... 
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|  wifi4milezBig Russ, 1918 to 2008. Rest in Peace
join:2004-08-07
New York, NY | said by Tsume:I would get cell phone from my cable company if I wasn't already in a contract with Verizon... That's probably why they don't see a lot of demand- people are locked into their current providers so they can't just "make the switch". I would certainly consider it if the service was actually cheaper when purchased from the cable company. The moronic Sprint/TWC offering is approximately $15 to $20 MORE per month than just getting it directly from Sprint. Yet somehow the marketing people are still scratching their heads wondering why nobody is buying it......... 
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wifi4milezBig Russ, 1918 to 2008. Rest in Peace
join:2004-08-07
New York, NY | Somewhat suprising in my opinion While I didnt expect the cable co's to rush to be first in line, I did expect a larger showing. I guess they are simply happy with their (very) competitive place in the market, and dont want to spend the money on wireless expansion as of now. However, with the growth and market share the cable co's are acheiving, they could always potentially purchase or partner with those who end up buying this spectrum anway.
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join:2007-04-06
Ashburn, VA | Quad-Play not sexy The problem here is that they call this the Quad-Play.
A sexier name would be Four-Play, 4-Play, or Forplay.
That would get some good attention.
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| | Cable is playing it smart.... With google's half-baked idea of opening up the spectrum deflating any business sense, it's risky investment. Plus I have a feeling Cable knows this is truly telco turf, and that wireless requires a level of expertise far beyond delivering POTS integrated voip. | |
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| | cable doesn't do wireless Aside from satellite, clear-wire, or limited wifi.. cable doesn't do wireless. Expect google to acquire something soon. | |
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