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« Competition works?
This is a sub-selection from where it counts?
elray
join:2000-12-16
Santa Monica, CA

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Re: where it counts?

What counts is the video package, not the ridiculous Gbit speeds.

Unless Google offers its TV lineup with their $300 "free" 5M tier, they will find themselves losing and ... leaving.
iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Austin, TX

iansltx

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Why the heck would they need to do that? You're shortchanging the fact that many folks don't want linear TV anymore. You can also continue to get TV from somewhere else.
elray
join:2000-12-16
Santa Monica, CA

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said by iansltx:

Why the heck would they need to do that? You're shortchanging the fact that many folks don't want linear TV anymore. You can also continue to get TV from somewhere else.

Why?

Because given a choice, Mom is going to go with $70 for Cable TV+Broadband, not $120 for faster broadband and less video. Dad only wants his ESPN. Mom wants to keep Dad at home on the couch, not at the Sports Bar.

While it may seem dated and unsophisticated to you, the majority of households choose "Linear TV" as you call it.

Google didn't broker a new iTunes deal with the content industry, the networks or broadcasters to change the way in which their product is priced, bundled, and sold. They just made a faster pipe available in a beta town, which most people don't want or need except for bragging rights. The faster pipe will not induce [IPTV/OTT] video competition.
iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Austin, TX

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Do you have linear TV? I notice that you've got a review there for Sonic.net...

I'd be curious to know the numbers on folks who derive enough value out of ESPN to pay the price for it. Because my bet is that the $70 TWC double play is going to cut corners somewhere...

Katz
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Just use rabitts ears antenna for local HD with google fiber!
And with user generated content who needs HBO, borring!
25139889 (banned)
join:2011-10-25
Toledo, OH

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and 1Gig Internet has been in homes for YEARS. CWRU was the first ones to put it out. After that some munis put it out. And they don't even fully use it as most servers will NOT allow you to transfer out that fast. It's a moot point to even have. And if the public did want it- they could get it already from their local MSOs.
elray
join:2000-12-16
Santa Monica, CA

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We don't have pay-tv, period. We "cut" that portion of our cable bill many years ago, when one channel was costing us $62+/month. But we're the exception - no one we know goes without.

As for Sonic, we're the steerage class. We get to pay full rack rate, but enjoy none of the benefits. While we're told Fusion is coming, it hasn't arrived yet, and when it does, we'll be part of the new child class, wherein we have no choice but to buy dialtone and pay the usurious taxes that accompany it, as well as the mandatory modem rental, and I expect performance will be, at best, around 1Mbit, while others enjoy "up to" 20mbits for the same price.

TWC can do double-play for $70/month, no problem. They won't do it forever, but they will for the 2-3 years it takes to knock the wind out of Google's sails.
iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Austin, TX

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Why do you think that Sonic.net will only hit 1 Mbps at your location? Too many wire feet out?
elray
join:2000-12-16
Santa Monica, CA

elray

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Loop length is somewhere between 14K and 18K depending on who is measuring.

We're currently doing 500kbps and less, despite new copper, new inside wiring, and the industry-standard external splitter. Upgrading to ADSL2+ should show a doubling if the pair remains the same quality. Maybe we'll get lucky at hit 2Mbits - its a total crapshoot.

Sonic's CEO tells us that having the slowest connections pay the same rate as the fastest, forcing us to pay for dialtone we don't want, and forcing us to rent a modem is all good, because big companies do it.
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