Whether Netflix is charged or not, the consumer, that's me, is ultimately paying for the bandwidth I use.
Why not just straightforward and honest about charging me for the bandwidth I use?
What's the catch then? Why does Netflix get special zero-rated treatment, while other video services do not? It is fundamentally unfair to me that Netflix gets zero-rated bandwidth, but FoorbarVideo does not get zero-rated bandwidth. If Netflix doesn't have to pay, then why not just let all services have zero-rated bandwidth?
If Netflix is not being charged, then I should expect to not hear any complaining about "how much bandwidth Netflix uses". On their end of the connection, Netflix pays their bandwidth bill, and quite handsomely I'm sure.
You think you're getting free bandwidth for Netflix?
Think again. You ARE paying for this. But in a sly, underhanded way. Through increased costs of Netflix.
Why can't my ISP just charge ME for the bandwidth that I AM USING. It's not Netflix using bandwidth. It's ME who is using the bandwidth.
And this is true whether I'm watching Netflix, YouTube, Hulu, PBS, TED, or any other of a zillion video sites.
Just charge me, reasonably, for my network bandwidth use, and leave the structure of the internet alone. Don't start distorting the market or incentives.
One more thing. Dear ISP. Your job is simple. Just do one thing well. Route packets on the network. That's it. You don't need to inspect traffic. You don't need to care where it goes to or comes from. Treat all destinations equally -- after all, you should do no more than routing it to/from a backbone. Just get packets from the backbone to my house, and vice versa. That's it. Do it better than your competition. You will have loyal customers.
Whether you believe it or not, the text of the old testament contains plenty of prophecies about Israel. They are the apple of God's eye. Etc. Other promises yet to be fulfilled. Eventually there will be peace. But not while man is in control.
There may even be a special place in hell for those who kill, hurt, unemploy or make homeless massive numbers of people for their own greed or the greed of their well connected friends.
I think the channel you're looking for is called Netflix.
Most of the items on your list:
Friends Malcolm in the Middle Star Trek Law and Order Rockford Files X-Files Twilight Zone
And lots of others you might like.
Over time, various series come and go.
And yes, you can watch Star Trek during the afternoon. Or any time you want to. And you can pause it. Or stop it and come back tomorrow to watch the rest.
And you can binge watch a series.
You can watch on YOUR schedule, not the cable network schedule.
. . . then it doesn't matter how many jobs are lost or how much the economy contracts. It's just that many more people willing to beg to serve the wealthy in exchange for scraps.
It's the way it's always been. The way it always will be.
It is way, way too late for them to even think I would come back.
To come back, I would have to see what they have now. Not having cable makes that rather difficult. Burnt bridges and all that.
If I want to watch trash, there is YouTube.
If I want great educational content, there is YouTube.
If I want lectures, tutorials, how to's, there is YouTube.
If I want news there is Google News.
If I want music, there are online streaming services.
If I want to binge watch TV series, there is Netflix. And original series there also.
There is also TED. And Hulu. And PBS. And they all have apps on my smartphone and tablet.
And all of this is available when I want it. Not on your schedule, but on mine. And I can pause it. Or come back tomorrow and watch the rest.
And it doesn't have people walking into frame all over the content right after a commercial break. And I won't even bring up commercials.
And it fits my budget.
Now why would I want to come back to Discovery or any other cable channel again?
Oh, but THANK YOU Discovery channel, and other channels, from driving me away from cable. I might not have discovered the fantastic alternatives if it weren't for your help.
Authorities in Saudi Arabia had said some BlackBerry Messenger services would be blocked from Friday, 6 August, citing security fears about the way the Canadian technology firm encrypts personal data on its devices.
So we know BlackBerry has been known to bend over for countries with dubious human rights records for at least five years. Why wouldn't you think they would also bend over for other bad parties: China, Russia, the NSA, CIA, FBI, and even local law enforcement.
No wonder the president of the US is forced to use a BlackBerry against his wishes. The choice of the people's regimes everywhere.
Not to worry. The horse and buggy is not threatened by the new upstart automobiles which are smelly, noisy, unreliable, difficult to start (you can even break your arm cranking it!), and worst of all, they frighten the horses.
Very few people have automobiles.
And most of them are experimenters with money to waste, who live in mommy's basement.
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Re: NBC
They had no idea what they had in their hands. Utterly clueless.
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Dear Alan Wurtzel
Shouldn't you instead be focused on figuring out why your ratings are sinking down, down, down into the tarpit of obsolescence?
The first dinosaur to recognize denial might be able to get out of the tarpit. But probably not at this point.
But thanks for playing.
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Re: Re: Make no mistake. This is ANTI Consumer
Why not just straightforward and honest about charging me for the bandwidth I use?
What's the catch then? Why does Netflix get special zero-rated treatment, while other video services do not? It is fundamentally unfair to me that Netflix gets zero-rated bandwidth, but FoorbarVideo does not get zero-rated bandwidth. If Netflix doesn't have to pay, then why not just let all services have zero-rated bandwidth?
If Netflix is not being charged, then I should expect to not hear any complaining about "how much bandwidth Netflix uses". On their end of the connection, Netflix pays their bandwidth bill, and quite handsomely I'm sure.
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Re:
He's just trying to anesthetize his patients.So why are his patients unhappy?
The police seem to be able to get away with it.
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Make no mistake. This is ANTI Consumer
Think again. You ARE paying for this. But in a sly, underhanded way. Through increased costs of Netflix.
Why can't my ISP just charge ME for the bandwidth that I AM USING. It's not Netflix using bandwidth. It's ME who is using the bandwidth.
And this is true whether I'm watching Netflix, YouTube, Hulu, PBS, TED, or any other of a zillion video sites.
Just charge me, reasonably, for my network bandwidth use, and leave the structure of the internet alone. Don't start distorting the market or incentives.
One more thing. Dear ISP. Your job is simple. Just do one thing well. Route packets on the network. That's it. You don't need to inspect traffic. You don't need to care where it goes to or comes from. Treat all destinations equally -- after all, you should do no more than routing it to/from a backbone. Just get packets from the backbone to my house, and vice versa. That's it. Do it better than your competition. You will have loyal customers.
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Re: God Bless America
Whether you believe it or not, the text of the old testament contains plenty of prophecies about Israel. They are the apple of God's eye. Etc. Other promises yet to be fulfilled. Eventually there will be peace. But not while man is in control.
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Re: We aren't in Kansas anymore
All will eventually be set right.
There may even be a special place in hell for those who kill, hurt, unemploy or make homeless massive numbers of people for their own greed or the greed of their well connected friends.
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Re: Re: This doesn't solve a fundamental problem
By then, it will be too late.
I remember a wise one who said: -- Ambassador Kosh Naranek
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Re: Where is the channel
Most of the items on your list:
Friends
Malcolm in the Middle
Star Trek
Law and Order
Rockford Files
X-Files
Twilight Zone
And lots of others you might like.
Over time, various series come and go.
And yes, you can watch Star Trek during the afternoon. Or any time you want to. And you can pause it. Or stop it and come back tomorrow to watch the rest.
And you can binge watch a series.
You can watch on YOUR schedule, not the cable network schedule.
No commercials.
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Re: Old School
Cancelling Mythbusters was unforgivable. Especially for a channel named 'Discovery'.
And B2K was good.
I remember how much I used to love those shows.
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Re: Re: Too Late, but Thank You!
That's the whole problem.
We viewers are not the customers. We are the product.
That's always been the problem.
Now websites want to view us the same way.
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Re: Re: Too Late, but Thank You!
. . . to stay away from me and not be on my screen.
So that puts me in an ideal position to avoid cable.
Making me pay for mandatory sports channels is just one more reason to avoid cable.
Hey, Discovery Channel, can you hear me now?
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As long as the RIGHT peole make money . . .
It's the way it's always been. The way it always will be.
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Too Late, but Thank You!
To come back, I would have to see what they have now. Not having cable makes that rather difficult. Burnt bridges and all that.
If I want to watch trash, there is YouTube.
If I want great educational content, there is YouTube.
If I want lectures, tutorials, how to's, there is YouTube.
If I want news there is Google News.
If I want music, there are online streaming services.
If I want to binge watch TV series, there is Netflix. And original series there also.
There is also TED. And Hulu. And PBS. And they all have apps on my smartphone and tablet.
And all of this is available when I want it. Not on your schedule, but on mine. And I can pause it. Or come back tomorrow and watch the rest.
And it doesn't have people walking into frame all over the content right after a commercial break. And I won't even bring up commercials.
And it fits my budget.
Now why would I want to come back to Discovery or any other cable channel again?
Oh, but THANK YOU Discovery channel, and other channels, from driving me away from cable. I might not have discovered the fantastic alternatives if it weren't for your help.
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Re: Re: BlackBerry known to be insecure for at least 5 years
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BlackBerry known to be insecure for at least 5 years
BlackBerry ban lifted in Saudi Arabia
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2010/aug/10/blackberry-saudi-arabia-ban-lifted
BlackBerry bows to Saudi Arabia
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/08/09/rim_saudi_arabia/
Just one quote:
So we know BlackBerry has been known to bend over for countries with dubious human rights records for at least five years. Why wouldn't you think they would also bend over for other bad parties: China, Russia, the NSA, CIA, FBI, and even local law enforcement.
No wonder the president of the US is forced to use a BlackBerry against his wishes. The choice of the people's regimes everywhere.
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Denial
Very few people have automobiles.
And most of them are experimenters with money to waste, who live in mommy's basement.
And it will be like that even into the 1900's.
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