SilverSurfer
join:2007-08-19 | No Brainer Here
Of course BB rentals don't scare cable. With ISPs throttling/blocking/capping left & right, why would they be scared? |
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bamabrad
join:2006-01-27
Port Orange, FL | New Business model
Needs to include the CDN to persuade them to loosen their grip of their control-or at least share the wealth to include each others needs. |
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mod_wastrel
join:2008-03-28 | Gotchas...
I'd get FiOS TV from Verizon, but I'm afraid they'd screw up my bill every month, and I don't want the hassle. |
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Dogfather
Premium
join:2007-12-26
Laguna Hills, CA
 ·Cox HSI
 ·Verizon FIOS
 ·Cox VOIP
·ViaTalk
·RoadRunner Cable
 ·MegaPath
·Verizon west (ex G..
·Time Warner VOIP
4 edits | Sure online media doesn't scare them
That's why cable operators are trying to normalize traffic shaping as well as running anti net-neutrality ads 24/7.
»youtube.com/watch?v=oPIYxtjLFeI
Meanwhile cable has little to fear form the telcos. At least in Verizon's case, they're raising prices like crazy. Since FiOS got deployed in my area, they're raised HSI rates 3 times and it's now more expensive than comparable service from the cable operator. And while video programming charges are a bit less, they've taken such large increases in hardware fees that any price benefit has vanished. Then there is POTS where cable is sucking off subs right and left. |
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Jason Levine
Premium
join:2001-07-13
USA
| HBO vs NetFlix
Ok, so it's not broadband rentals (yet), but my wife and I were just discussing the rising costs for HBO the other day. We've gotten HBO free for quite a few months due to ongoing problems that our cable company wasn't able to resolve. We were discussing whether it was worth it to keep HBO once our free months expired.
On one hand, we really did enjoy the movie selection that HBO offered. On the other hand, the $14.95 per month that HBO costs could pay for a NetFlix 2 DVD-per-month plan with cash to spare. And NetFlix has a much better movie selection. Toss in a video store trip and a stop by our local library's video rental area and I really don't see the reason to pay for one of the movie channels on cable.
In this case, cable could have an easy win. Their video-on-demand functionality is light years ahead of any non-cable-provider. However, the high costs per channel mean that I am unlikely to pay for anything other than the basic package.
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BosstonesOwn
join:2002-12-15
Everett, MA
clubs:
·Comcast
| I was discussing the same with my wife. The cost is just crazy , its costing way to much to live and these rate increases are killer.
I really am starting to see why piracy and people stealing cable and satellite are growing. The costs are growing faster then their incomes , and some people don't want to go with out their "extras".
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"It's always funny until someone gets hurt......and then it's absolutely friggin' hysterical!" |
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morbo
Complete Your Transaction
join:2002-01-22
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clubs:
·Charter Pipeline
·AT&T Southwest
| said by BosstonesOwn  :costing way to much to live and these rate increases are killer. snip people don't want to go with out their "extras". :D that's when you cut off your service. |
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jc100
join:2002-04-10
| reply to SilverSurfer
Re: No Brainer Here
Personally, I wouldn't get voip if you gave it to me for free. I for one enjoy having a phone service if the power goes out or my internet is down. Call me crazy but voip really isn't that good. At least where I live, a local landline without long distance is much cheaper with voip. Maybe if long distance were added, the cost would be a bit higher. Still, in my mind, I'd rather have the landline. To answer the question, well why don't you use your cell if the phone is down, it's simple. I got a cell but the home phone is still best. If I recall properly, voip being a cable phone, eliminates you from using the data services of a land line (Fax, dialup, etc). I might be wrong on that, and please correct me. Even if I am, the fact voip sucks with 911 is enough of a deterrent, too. |
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dr3yec
join:2002-12-19
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·CableOne
| cable needs to be worried!
I do 75% of my watching shows on the net. Cable tv is just to much for my blood. I haven't had cable in my house in at least 10 years. And to be frank. I will never ever have them in my house again. There prices are just out of touch. Compared to all the free programs on the net. Cable has one use. INTERNET! |
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Cliff Robertson
@rr.com
| Nothing to fear?
Too late.
We don't use cable tv or satellite. The idea of paying $55 or more per month to get one specific channel is just obscene. TelcoTV, which promised to compete, charges more.
We'll subscribe anew, when a vendor has the courage to provide ala carte channel subscription. We'll probably spend more than $55, but we won't be paying for ESPN.
Until then, we'll do without, and Netflix / Redbox fills our evenings. |
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KoolMoe
Aw Man
Premium
join:2001-02-14
Annapolis, MD
clubs:
·Verizon FIOS
·Speakeasy
| reply to morbo
Re: HBO vs NetFlix
Yeap. We switched from Comcast to FiosTV about a year ago, largely cause the same 'package' was about $10/month cheaper. Then also dropping HBO, we're paying about $25 - $30 a month less than we were with Comcast. I miss HBO but it's just not worth the price.
KM |
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KrK
Heavy Artillery For The Little Guy
Premium
join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK
·AT&T Yahoo
·AT&T DSL Service
·Cox HSI
·AT&T Southwest
| reply to Dogfather
Re: Sure online media doesn't scare them
The Anti-Net neutrality ads are such BS. If there was truth in advertising, the ad would have to say "if Net Neutrality is blocked/banned/prevented, you will pay 5X as much to us!!! Mu-ha-hah-hah-ha!" (Evil laugh)
Because that's what it's really all about. The right to rape, pillage, and steal at will.
Double-dip? Hell, we're talking triple-dip,quad-dipping or worse!
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"Regulatory capitalism is when companies invest in lawyers, lobbyists, and politicians, instead of plant, people, and customer service." - former FCC Chairman William Kennard (A real FCC Chairman, unlike the current Corporate Spokesperson in the job!) |
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KrK
Heavy Artillery For The Little Guy
Premium
join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK
·AT&T Yahoo
·AT&T DSL Service
·Cox HSI
·AT&T Southwest
| We are not afraid. We control the pipes. We will win.
"We have everything under control. Nothing to see here.... Move Along." |
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