needforspeed59Cruise Ship Just Passing Through join:2001-05-02 La Place, LA |
Cox?No word from Cox on this subject? | |
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| JigsawStardust We Are Premium Member join:2000-10-21 Cleveland, OH |
Jigsaw
Premium Member
2007-Dec-3 12:46 pm
Re: Cox?There private not that it matters i don't think they have the cash do go it alone but who knows they may hook up with someone else and bid. | |
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amungus Premium Member join:2004-11-26 America |
amungus
Premium Member
2007-Dec-3 12:45 pm
huh?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??? | |
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| Robert Premium Member join:2001-08-25 Miami, FL
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Robert
Premium Member
2007-Dec-3 12:47 pm
Re: huh?said by 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??? Start their own wireless company. | |
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| dadkinsCan you do Blu? MVM join:2003-09-26 Hercules, CA |
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said by 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??? Branching out into the wireless service field maybe? | |
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| openbox9 Premium Member join:2004-01-26 71144 |
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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. | |
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Quad-playI would get cell phone from my cable company if I wasn't already in a contract with Verizon...
That's probably why they don't see a lot of demand- people are locked into their current providers so they can't just "make the switch". | |
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| woody7 Premium Member join:2000-10-13 Torrance, CA |
woody7
Premium Member
2007-Dec-3 1:52 pm
Re: Quad-playI'm waiting to see what happens with google before I renew my current contract with ATT...... | |
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| wifi4milezBig Russ, 1918 to 2008. Rest in Peace join:2004-08-07 New York, NY |
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said by graycorgi:I would get cell phone from my cable company if I wasn't already in a contract with Verizon... That's probably why they don't see a lot of demand- people are locked into their current providers so they can't just "make the switch". I would certainly consider it if the service was actually cheaper when purchased from the cable company. The moronic Sprint/TWC offering is approximately $15 to $20 MORE per month than just getting it directly from Sprint. Yet somehow the marketing people are still scratching their heads wondering why nobody is buying it......... | |
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Somewhat suprising in my opinionWhile I didnt expect the cable co's to rush to be first in line, I did expect a larger showing. I guess they are simply happy with their (very) competitive place in the market, and dont want to spend the money on wireless expansion as of now. However, with the growth and market share the cable co's are acheiving, they could always potentially purchase or partner with those who end up buying this spectrum anway. | |
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kelso2
Member
2007-Dec-3 2:26 pm
Quad-Play not sexyThe problem here is that they call this the Quad-Play.
A sexier name would be Four-Play, 4-Play, or Forplay.
That would get some good attention.
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face dancer
Anon
2007-Dec-3 2:37 pm
Re: Quad-Play not sexyit's a quad play once the first year's rate runs out and you realize the self-KY injecting protoscope would have been cheaper | |
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JasonD
Anon
2007-Dec-3 2:58 pm
Cable is playing it smart....With google's half-baked idea of opening up the spectrum deflating any business sense, it's risky investment. Plus I have a feeling Cable knows this is truly telco turf, and that wireless requires a level of expertise far beyond delivering POTS integrated voip. | |
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cable doesn't do wirelessAside from satellite, clear-wire, or limited wifi.. cable doesn't do wireless. Expect google to acquire something soon. | |
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