SilverSurfer
join:2007-08-19 | What about the "hogs"
This business model will be killed in the cradle by providers forcing bandwidth caps. So much for the the punish all the "bandwidth hogs/pirates" argument. |
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA | What does being a bandwidth hog and capped service have to do with mailing new release DVDs to customers? |
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RadioDoc
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Re: What about the "hogs"
said by SilverSurfer  :This business model will be killed in the cradle by providers forcing bandwidth caps. Re-read the article. The bandwidth providers are the ones fluffing this idea. It runs over digital cable, not your Internet connection, and reveals the real reason they are so hot to cap "excessive downloaders"...the competition from much cheaper and much better services like Amazon and Netflix.
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SilverSurfer
join:2007-08-19
| said by RadioDoc :Re-read the article. Not all ISPs are capping bandwidth. Notice the gist of the article is being propounded by Comcrap, not TWC, the nost notable implementing the above-referenced caps. |
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RadioDoc
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join:2000-05-11 | This has nothing to do with Internet use. It's Video on Demand...you know, regular cable stuff.
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SilverSurfer
join:2007-08-19
| said by RadioDoc :This has nothing to do with Internet use. It's Video on Demand...you know, regular cable stuff. Ever wonder how bandwidth is actually distinguised by providers with both BB and cable services from the same provider? Dunno bout your personal situation, but Cox in this county plays fast/loose with bandwidth and doesn't really distinguish cable v BB. Bandwidth is bandwidth. |
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RadioDoc
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1 edit | High speed Internet via DOCSIS is carried via RF channels just like any TV channel is. This, though, is not an Internet service. I seriously doubt Cox would be throttling a cable VoD channel they provide and charge for, should they choose to offer a similar product.
This Cablevision story is about a service they are putting on their own systems, not something they are offering to the world via Internet.
For some reason you don't seem to be able to separate captive video services from Internet data.
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