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join:2004-07-11
Cobbs Creek, VA
kudos:3 | Dish buying Clearwire Wonder how that would work out with Sprint owning the majority .. perhaps Dish buys them both - there's yer LTE
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 |  GooberPremium
join:2000-12-17
Naperville, IL
kudos:4 | Re: Dish buying Clearwire I don't see either Sprint or Clearwire as being viable independant companies. I would venture to guess you're right. | |
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| | here we go again here we go again, some company rumor to buy another, then that company will offer gobs of bandwidth for all.... in 2015,2016,2017....etc. you know enough of this BS i need bandwidth & i need it now! | |
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| Jim_in_VA
join:2004-07-11
Cobbs Creek, VA
kudos:3 | Re: here we go again Lots of spectrum between those three. Market Cap:
Dish - 11.94 Billion
Sprint - 9.52 Billion
Clearwire - 598.81 Million
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| |  tshirtPremium,MVM
join:2004-07-11
Snohomish, WA
kudos:3 | Re: here we go again Clearwire's Market cap is really around 2.2 billion currently, not huge, but a bit above your estimate. | |
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| Satellites are expensive... ....and also unreliable-as Dish well knows with last weeks fiasco. I'll bet that Dish is looking at/for a wireless IP video streaming solution to the home, cars, etc. LTE easily has the capacity to do this-a la U verse, but using wireless for the last mile. | |
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|  mix
join:2002-03-19
Utica, MI | Re: Satellites are expensive... I mentioned this a few times before on dslreports and got some negative responses. But I am with you on this. | |
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| | | Satellites are cheaper than wires. There is not enough spectrum for terrestrial wireless HD video to the home (or anywhere for that matter). There'd have to be a POP on every block. | |
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| |  SnakeoilIgnore Button. The coward's feature.Premium
join:2000-08-05
Mentor, OH
kudos:1
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| Re: Satellites are expensive... I have read this all to often "I'm dropping satellite TV, because heavy loud cover knocks it".
So Dish could be looking at other ways to deliver the signal to a customers home, where weather isn't an issue. Also consider the satellite internet provides. I understand the Down load speed is fast, but the up load speed can be slow. So by developing different delivery methods, Dish can improve it's offering to it's customers.
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| | | PDXPLT
join:2003-12-04
Banks, OR | Re: Satellites are expensive... said by Snakeoil:I have read this all to often "I'm dropping satellite TV, because heavy loud cover knocks it". Nonsense. Around here we have heavy cloud cover 8-9 months out of the year, and it never affects satellite TV.
Anyone whose SatTV reception is affected by cloud cover has a poorly aimed dish or some other installation problem (wrong cable, cable too long, etc.). They need to get someone who knows what they are doing to do the installation. | |
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join:2000-08-05
Mentor, OH
kudos:1 | Re: Satellites are expensive... When we lived in GA, and now Ohio, our satellite gets knocked out by dense cloud cover. Usually when there is a sever thunderstorm. Regular clouds don't effect it.
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| said by DaveRickmers:Satellites are cheaper than wires. There is not enough spectrum for terrestrial wireless HD video to the home (or anywhere for that matter). There'd have to be a POP on every block.
POPs can easily fit on phone poles these days-ask Metro PCS, who does this all the time. | |
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