Angrychair
join:2000-09-20
Jacksonville, FL
 ·Comcast
 ·AT&T Southeast
| current alternative broadcast options suck.
The reason current alternatives to broadcast aren't being embraced is because they're attempting to rope people into accepting an inferior product. Too much DRM bullshit being pushed on people right now. Tivo and a regular tv work great, are easy to use, and don't try to strangle you with bullshit. |
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bngdup
join:2007-02-20
Old Bridge, NJ
·Cablevision
| DRM???
So they will not be offering this service independantly huh? So now you will have a Subscription based DVR tethered to your local Telco or Cable Provider? Lame.
I can see this being useful maybe for some TV shows, but not much more. Tivo and existing DVR's already fill this need.
What happens to all your purchases when the company files for chapter 11? Oh yeh, that $80 library of content is no longer accessible because the license server has been taken offline.
No thanks. I think I'll wait |
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dishrich
join:2006-05-12
Springfield, IL | .
YAWN - ANOTHER USD TV service to bite the dust in a couple years...   |
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FLengineer
Premium
join:2007-06-26
Leesburg, FL
 ·Vonage
·Comcast
 ·T-Mobile US
·Embarq
| DVR or Computer
Using Netflix, Vuze, or dare I say it P2P on a small Media Center computer connected to your tv sounds like a better option to me and has been availible for a long time and to ANY broadband subscriber. These media centers can even be used to watch fox.com and their full episodes availible for free. |
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FLengineer
Premium
join:2007-06-26
Leesburg, FL
·Vonage
·Comcast
·T-Mobile US
·Embarq
1 edit | Give me Broadband Internet access. I can find my own voip provider and my own video provider. All of these triple play options are crap, yes U-VERSE and FIOS included. The ISP needs to worry about making each connection faster and more reliable instead of how to run video and voice on it so they can charge more. If I have problems with my vonage service I can tell them goodbye and switch to another voip provider and they know it so they keep me happy. Once you get on a triple play service try telling them to drop their voip so you can get vonage, haha good luck with that because they are on verge of stealing your manhood out of your wife's purse. They are serving you with 3 services and they know they have you by the "" at that point. |
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MrMoody
Carbon Based Lifeform
join:2002-09-03
Smithfield, NC
·Embarq
·Skype
·magicjack.com
| Indoor antenna, bah
quote:
Sezmi has also developed a cutting edge, smart antenna indoor reception system that makes both its private broadcast and existing terrestrial TV broadcasts accessible in an unprecedented manner.
Unless you live within about 5 miles of the broadcast tower (and no tall buildings are in the way), an indoor antenna is NOT going to work satisfactorily. People walking around the room, trucks going by, etc etc will cause dropouts.
And my HTPC running BeyondTV does everything this thing does with no monthly rental and subscription fees.
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TKJunkMail
Enjoy the sun
Premium
join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ
·Sprint Mobile Broa..
·Comcast
| said by MrMoody  :Unless you live within about 5 miles of the broadcast tower (and no tall buildings are in the way), an indoor antenna is NOT going to work satisfactorily. People walking around the room, trucks going by, etc etc will cause dropouts. I live 25 miles from the antenna farm in my area and with a small amplified set top antenna pick up about 28 OTA digital channels without problems(YMMV).
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Archivis
Your Daddy
Premium
join:2001-11-26
Earth | reply to FLengineer
Re: DVR or Computer
Your ignorance level is astounding. |
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B
Premium,MVM
join:2000-10-28
| said by Archivis :Your ignorance level is astounding. How so? Your reply has no content...
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Archivis
Your Daddy
Premium
join:2001-11-26
Earth
 ·Verizon FIOS
| The man acts like his freedom is robbed. As if he is supposed to dictate to the companies how to run their own businesses. Like it's the government, where he has no choice.
There are multiple providers. If you don't like it, don't buy it. Also, I have FIOS and they offer TV and phone services. Do I take it from them? No. Is it possible that there could be a convenience for many people by having these services? Yes. But hey, let's use our own short-sightedness and selfishness to broadcoast to the world how stupid we look when we try to dictate a business model that we don't even have to participate in.
Like I said, the ignorance level is astounding. |
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MrMoody
Carbon Based Lifeform
join:2002-09-03
Smithfield, NC
·Embarq
·Skype
·magicjack.com
| reply to TKJunkMail
Re: Indoor antenna, bah
I'm just under 12 miles from several towers; as long as everyone stays on the couch they will work fine, but walk around and it pixelates and drops in and out. I had to put up an outside antenna to get a stable signal. They're all on temporary UHF channels in the high 50s until the analog cutoff--in the 700 MHz band that was just auctioned. Lower frequencies aren't as affected by human bodies. Hopefully it will improve next year.
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B
Premium,MVM
join:2000-10-28
| reply to Archivis
Re: DVR or Computer
But all he or she was railing against were "Triple Play" and related bundle packages; he or she is probably well aware that FiOS and others are available standalone.
The topic news article is about a package that apparently will ONLY be available as part of an incumbent cableco's service offering -- a bundle deal -- and so his or her post appears to be on point, and not at all ignorant.
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Archivis
Your Daddy
Premium
join:2001-11-26
Earth | Then what's this "got you by the balls" nonsense? Nobody is forcing you to use the services. |
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B
Premium,MVM
join:2000-10-28
| I would guess because the tripleplay discounts disappear as you start to unbundle, and/or you may be locked to a "first year" discount contract, and/or you may be reticent to move your phone number and/or endure the migration hassles.
But I can't read the poster's mind.
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FLengineer
Premium
join:2007-06-26
Leesburg, FL
·Vonage
·Comcast
·T-Mobile US
·Embarq
| reply to Archivis
Never once said my freedom was robbed or even suggested it. My point is the IPTV and VOIP that is offered as a package deal is no different than Vonage or Vuze. The connection to your house is nothing more than a HSI connection with IPTV and VOIP equipment attached to it. My PERSONAL OPINION is to find my own IPTV and VOIP services using a stable ISP. |
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Millenniumle
join:2007-11-11
Fredonia, NY
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I'd like TVOIP if I could find the content available over cable for about $30/month. Stations like Scifi, USA, Fox, History, Disney, Nick, etc. Maybe such a service exists?
Even free like Hulu which lacks the content is of no interest. Save me some money over cable with cable's content - Can you do it? If you cost as much, or almost as much, as cable I'm not going to be interested either. Cable is damn convenient pumped to every TV with no extra set top boxes or fees for same. I have for TV's in my little house, each watching whatever channel they want.
So there is TVOIP's challenge in my view. VIOP was a no-brainer. $25/month (what I used to pay for the pleasure of a line) with no long distance or other extra fees. A nice savings on the same service. Let's make TVOIP the same. |
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA | reply to FLengineer
Re: DVR or Computer
Then only subscribe to an Internet connection. You're then free to find your own content and voice service  |
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hurfy
Premium
join:2002-08-06
Spokane, WA
| reply to MrMoody
Re: Indoor antenna, bah
5 miles might be bit overstated but i had the same thought.
If they have a magic antenna can i borrow one for OTA tv please
10 miles away and the main analog stations are passable except for ABC who decided their transmitter should be east of town instead of south like every other station That is rabbit ears in a brick house...but not in any old location! Something similiar to download stuff tho? I doubt it. Analog TV can drop half the data but a digital download will get a bit pissy about that i imagine.
Anyways, didn't Disney parnter with someone to try this? I know we had a test market here for something awfully similiar and years later it showed up for sale...for a short time at least before they gave up as unprofitable i presume. A service only tied to a particular vendor/ISP/whatever would be hard pressed to do better. |
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robertfl
Premium
join:2005-10-10
Mary Esther, FL
·Cox VOIP
| monthly data caps..
what's the point of this technology if isp's are planting strict data caps?
sorry but there needs to be some sort of network neutrality before we can have more IPTV.. and monthly caps raised to the point where the average consumer won't have to worry.
..then, greed falls into play.. not happening.
-Rob
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anon_dw
@comcast.net
| reply to B
Re: DVR or Computer
said by B :I would guess because the tripleplay discounts disappear as you start to unbundle, and/or you may be locked to a "first year" discount contract, and/or you may be reticent to move your phone number and/or endure the migration hassles. But I can't read the poster's mind. -- B Thats why they call them "discounts". |
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