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PDXPLT
join:2003-12-04
Banks, OR | reply to fAcEtIOUs
Cable has been doing it for years ... I bet they're keeping quiet, lest it be noticed that they've been doing this for years. They have a big pipe; they use most of it for delivering high-value content (TV), that they charge an arm and a leg for.
You can bet you'll never get 20+ Mbps, hi-QoS, basic internet access from an MSO. They're not gonna let you bypass them and, say, go directly to HBO.COM for your content. Heck, that would put HBO outta business; you'd go right to the movie producers' sites themselves. | | |
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 kamm
join:2001-02-14
Brooklyn, NY | said by PDXPLT:I bet they're keeping quiet, lest it be noticed that they've been doing this for years. They have a big pipe; they use most of it for delivering high-value content (TV), that they charge an arm and a leg for. You can bet you'll never get 20+ Mbps, hi-QoS, basic internet access from an MSO. They're not gonna let you bypass them and, say, go directly to HBO.COM for your content. Heck, that would put HBO outta business; you'd go right to the movie producers' sites themselves. Well, it's not the case with HBO: they DO produce lot of their own content and they DO score homeruns time by time: Sopranos, Sex and The City, Rome or Angels in America or Bill Maher and let's not forget HBO's EXCELLENT documentaries or stand up comedians... HBO would be on the winner side if they could get rid of the middlemen.:) | |
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