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88615298 (banned)
join:2004-07-28
West Tenness

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Microsoft gives iPhone users 25GB free storage

and with caps topping out at 10 GB a month it will only take 2 1/2 months to upload all that 25 GBs.

FFH5
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join:2002-03-03
Tavistock NJ

FFH5

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Re: Microsoft gives iPhone users 25GB free storage

said by 88615298:

and with caps topping out at 10 GB a month it will only take 2 1/2 months to upload all that 25 GBs.

Access to Skydrive can easily be done over WiFi. No 3g/4g caps there. I access Skydrive over WiFi for my WiFi-only iPad.
88615298 (banned)
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88615298 (banned)

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Re: Microsoft gives iPhone users 25GB free storage

said by FFH5:

said by 88615298:

and with caps topping out at 10 GB a month it will only take 2 1/2 months to upload all that 25 GBs.

Access to Skydrive can easily be done over WiFi. No 3g/4g caps there. I access Skydrive over WiFi for my WiFi-only iPad.

yes yes cell phones have wi-fi yet require a data plan. Silly isn't it?
talz13
join:2006-03-15
Avon, OH

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Re: Microsoft gives iPhone users 25GB free storage

Seem to be quite a few prepaids without required data plans...
Mr Matt
join:2008-01-29
Eustis, FL

Mr Matt

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RIAA chief writes the NY Times in order to defend SOPA

Since the Hi-Fi Cassette Recorder was developed the RIAA has always used a scapegoat as an excuse for a downturn in business during a recession. For years it was home taping. During the contrived home taping crisis the paranoid psychos at the RIAA claimed that little Joey was copying songs and giving them to their friends. The loss in sales was always around 1.5 Billion Dollars with no data to back up their claims. These weasels convinced lawmakers to levy a fee on Hi-Fi Cassettes to be paid to the RIAA even if the purchaser did not use the cassettes to record copyrighted songs. Then came the SCMS to prevent digital copies of digital copies. Then came low cost CDRW Drives to thwarted that copyright protection scheme.

In my opinion the reason that the RIAA fears music downloading is that consumers will have the opportunity to audition a song and if it is truly shitty not purchase a high resolution version of the shitty song. It is like going to the butcher shop and taking a sniff of a chicken you are thinking of purchasing and if it smells fowl not purchasing it.

Downloading is the RIAA's new delusion for lost profits, even though the pop songs that account for most of the record labels profits are broadcast over the top 40 radio stations. With a little work on the part of the consumer, those songs can be simply recorded on a computer hard drive by connecting a radio to the computers sound card input and leaving the computer run 24X7. The RIAA will have no way of detecting that their music has been copied. In fact years ago the major record labels produced propaganda indicating that if it were not for profits from popular music they would not be able to fund their classical divisions.

NJxxxJon
2 0 1 7 Mmm Here We go man!
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join:2005-10-22

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Re: RIAA chief writes the NY Times in order to defend SOPA

said by Mr Matt:

Since the Hi-Fi Cassette Recorder was developed the RIAA has always used a scapegoat as an excuse for a downturn in business during a recession. For years it was home taping. During the contrived home taping crisis the paranoid psychos at the RIAA claimed that little Joey was copying songs and giving them to their friends. The loss in sales was always around 1.5 Billion Dollars with no data to back up their claims. These weasels convinced lawmakers to levy a fee on Hi-Fi Cassettes to be paid to the RIAA even if the purchaser did not use the cassettes to record copyrighted songs. Then came the SCMS to prevent digital copies of digital copies. Then came low cost CDRW Drives to thwarted that copyright protection scheme.

In my opinion the reason that the RIAA fears music downloading is that consumers will have the opportunity to audition a song and if it is truly shitty not purchase a high resolution version of the shitty song. It is like going to the butcher shop and taking a sniff of a chicken you are thinking of purchasing and if it smells fowl not purchasing it.

Downloading is the RIAA's new delusion for lost profits, even though the pop songs that account for most of the record labels profits are broadcast over the top 40 radio stations. With a little work on the part of the consumer, those songs can be simply recorded on a computer hard drive by connecting a radio to the computers sound card input and leaving the computer run 24X7. The RIAA will have no way of detecting that their music has been copied. In fact years ago the major record labels produced propaganda indicating that if it were not for profits from popular music they would not be able to fund their classical divisions.

Thank the lord for 3.5 MM to RCA JACKS...lol
Kearnstd
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join:2002-01-22
Mullica Hill, NJ

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to Mr Matt
the RIAA is who killed the XM PC tuner from ever being truly promoted. XM had tried to market a USB XM tuner. the RIAA came down like Thor's Hammer claiming people could make perfect digital copies of the XM feed.

However the RIAA is being its usual dumb because at least my XM tuner came with a desktop dock. if I wanted to record I just use line in and with a wire that short it may as well be a perfect digital feed because with the proper codec I bet all but the most golden eared could tell the difference.

trparky
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join:2000-05-24
Cleveland, OH

trparky

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Let copper die!

That is all.
Gami00
join:2010-03-11
Mississauga, ON

Gami00

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Re: Let copper die!

yah.. 100 meters is kinda worthless...
it's not even worth the money to implement this, what so ever.

DataRiker
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join:2002-05-19
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Re: Let copper die!

Its ideal for distributing fiber to old apartment complexes. Which can save tons of money in both time and equipment.

But yea, pretty pointless other than that.
BlueC
join:2009-11-26
Minneapolis, MN

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Re: Let copper die!

Keep in mind, there are millions of apartments/condos in this country that only have twisted pair. FTTB will become more common (and it's becoming less expensive), but you will find very few landlords and HOAs willing to foot the bill to upgrade to Cat6 or FTTH. Service providers certainly cannot cover that expense, without raising the monthly cost considerably to recover their investment (which will not go over well).

This type of technology will affect a lot of internet users in this country, in a positive way. Of course it's pointless for non-MDU/MTU users.

And if you think new buildings are automatically wired for Ethernet, I've seen plenty that can do Ethernet, but only 100mbps. Developers like to cut corners and there is no standard in this country that requires them to properly wire homes for 1000mbps+. Cat5 is sufficient for a lot of developers today.