fiberguy
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| Ok.. so you're falling for the crap.
When I go to try and purchase EVERY POSSIBLE HD NETWORK *AVAILABLE* in my area, no matter what tier it's on.. I still do not come up with what they are claiming. Technically, if they have a regional sports channel which has, say, 10 networks, they can only count 1 of those to the end user if you're not allowed to purchase the network in your viewing area.
They can boast about their technical capability which may be correct, but when they are telling a customer that they have over 90 channels of HD available.. that's just not true.
When I actually did a line up check and counted the actual number of HD networks I could subscribe to, it was about 50. In many comcast systems, today, that's only about 13 networks.
Remove Comcast and their very weak HD commercials (which actually do annoy me even as true as they are) the gaps between Comcast and DirecTV are not THAT great... it's nothing but a horse race.
Cable will, again, pull out in front of Satellite. However, in the end, Satellite will not be able to offer what cable can on their own. Once things like DOCSIS3.0, Mpeg4, SDV, and the analog reclaim roll into full force, they will be able to bury satellite and not even think about it.
One thing people also forget.. while some are saying satellite has gotten on the ball and did something about it, it took satellite 3 years to get these networks up and running - AND THEY ARE THE BIRD COMPANY!.. remember?? they are supposed to be able to launch quicker than terrain based carriers.
Cable has been working towards expansion just as long.. satellite just got to the next check point quicker in this race. Cable/Fiber has a longer run to get to where they need to be.. however, they are nearing that check point too. When they reach their point, cable and fiber will have the advantage over satellite again. It's just a race that goes back and forth.
I, personally, don't see satellite as any great winner right now. They can enjoy their moment in the spotlight, but there are many MANY factors against them they must get over.. they have to evolve more than just from the sky.. they can't compete up there entirely. (Some services HAVE to be ground based) They HAVE to stop locking customers into contracts AND charing them up the ass to upgrade all the time. They HAVE to start diversifying their services on their own and stop the partnering game as that era will soon come to an end.
Cable, in many areas, is no saint as we all know.. but, unless you're blind, customers really really REALLY are not liking the idea of being "locked" into ANYTHING these days.. besides, I'm guessing that government bodies are going to start putting and end to them or at least erode their powers as what is already happening in the LONG over due cellular world. |
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