| Ignorant post 1. Most ISPs have a deal with ESPN so this is not a big deal, why castigate them for making money on this? Aren't they spending a lot of money with bandwidth etc? Don't they deserve to recoup this and make some money?
2. The NFL DOES have a broadband presence, it's thru their deal with Direct TV. I know this because I pay extra for the NFL package on Direct TV and with this comes the added benefits of being able to watch any game I want on my PC AND my phone (that may be an exclusive Sprint deal, not entirely sure)
Some people need to grow up and realize that you may be able to steal music and movies etc, but some content has to be paid for. Welcome to the real world. |
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| Ignorant Post, indeed. Please tell me what in the blue hell file sharing has to do with an offering to XBL Gold members, a service that MUST be paid for?
Nothing at all? Figured. |
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| What is the primary use of your Xbox Live membership? Have the terms of your original XBox live membership changed since you originally signed up? Is this or is this not an EXTRA benefit for XBox Live members? Should Xbox live not offer Netflix downloading because some people don't PAY to have a Netflix account?
My post was in response to those that are bitching because their ISP does not offer ESPN360. If this is an important thing for people then they should factor that in when picking an ISP. Luckily for me I have Verizon Fios so I currently get and use ESPN360 occasionally. It certainly is not a make or break for me. My point re file sharing is that we have become the free generation, and that is not reality. Reality is that if you want something, if it is important enough to you, you may have to pay for it. If it's not worth paying for than how important can it really be?
Is that blue enough for you? Figured. |
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He's right to complain, but you'll notice he didn't say what they are doing is "wrong". There's no neutrality problems, since the control is being exercised at the end of the network, not the network itself. ISPs don't have to pay if they don't want to, ESPN isn't strong-arming anyone.
It is a bad thing for consumers though. We're paying 5 cents more per month, even if we don't use ESPN360. If every website followed ESPN's lead, the web you could access would look very fragmented. Your wireless ISP isn't paying Wikipedia's toll? Sucks to be you! Also, it gives ISPs an excuse to implement their own un-neutral charges. They'll charge their customers 1 cent per visit to ESPN360, next they'll be saying an extra $5 per month to visit Youtube. It might seem fair, but the cumulative effect is a crippled internet experience for everyone. |
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Camden, TN | reply to sjgmoney
said by sjgmoney:2. The NFL DOES have a broadband presence, it's thru their deal with Direct TV. I know this because I pay extra for the NFL package on Direct TV and with this comes the added benefits of being able to watch any game I want on my PC AND my phone (that may be an exclusive Sprint deal, not entirely sure) If you have Sunday Ticket WTF do you need broadband access for? Sunday Ticket broadband would be better served selling it to people that don't have DirecTv service. Just make financial sense.
To compare the NFL's excuse for broadband presence to that of MLB, NBA or even the fricken NHL is a joke. |
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| What do I need it for? Since you are being nosy, how about when I'm actually away from my home for that Sunday? How about when I want to watch more than one game at a time? That's where my laptop comes in. As for my phone, nothing better than sitting on the sidelines of a boring youth soccer game listening and/or watching an NFL game.
I agree that compared to the other sports there aren't as many ways for just anyone to watch the games, but that's because the NFL was the first with the Sunday ticket sort of thing, and has been pretty much locked up (and paid handsomely) by Direct TV. |
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said by sjgmoney: If this is an important thing for people then they should factor that in when picking an ISP. Have you forgotten that the majority of markets in America are a monopoly with regards to choices in ISPs (Duopoly IF you're lucky)? |
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