Re: huh? in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r19554856 en Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:26:57 EDT Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:26:57 EDT Re: huh? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19554856 coxengr : This isn't new turf for the cable co's. We spent $2.4 billion on spectrum just last year...... »www.dailywireless.org/2006/09/18···ts-done/]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19554856 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 13:24:49 EDT Re: huh? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19554646 openbox9 : 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.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19554646 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 12:49:00 EDT Re: huh? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19554636 dadkins :
said by amungus See Profile :

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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Think outside the Fox... Opera]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19554636 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 12:47:58 EDT Re: huh? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19554631 Rob :
said by amungus See Profile :

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. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19554631 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 12:47:16 EDT huh? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19554612 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???]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19554612 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 12:45:56 EDT