I'm not saying they'll all create great services and we'll live in a magic Utopia, but even if just a few of them jumped in we're talking about a dramatic improvement. Dish has expressed interest in such a service, particularly after their battle with broadcasters over the ad-skipping functionality in their hopper DVR. They have motivation here to bypass the retransmission fees they all loathe.
I've come close several times now, but ever here in the NYC area their coverage still doesn't quite compare to that of Verizon, who I still lose signal on while traveling on major NY highways. Waiting to see how T-Mobile's LTE expansion plans go before jumping ship.
They too always seem to be promising network advancements that are "just around the corner." See Sprint Spark. Company needs to focus on running a network properly before they bite off more than they can chew.
It's coming. Both in the US and UK, on VPNs and proxies, as they realize graduated response systems don't do anything if you can't see the traffic. (Not that they do anything either way).
Well the "genius" is that nothing's being blocked. If ESPN and DISNEY agree to AT&T and all of their apps bypass the cap (assuming consumers like this idea), other companies like Google are pressured to participate as well if they want equal footing. The real problem would be for smaller companies, developers or startups who couldn't afford to pay to play.
Well yes, that "savings" is coming home to roost one way or another, either by further manipulation of the data cap, or new pricing layers by AT&T, or just a higher overall bill.
You can also be sure that the money that say an ESPN pays to play along is somehow coming out of your pocket as well somehow.
Former FCC boss Michael Powell is also the head of the NCTA, the cable-industry's largest lobbying organization. The revolving door should be harnessed as renewable energy.
Yeah it was originally an error, I had originally intended to include the word "two" in there, and added it in later. I agree with you we're not talking many actual subscribers.
That said yes, I would agree that even two full launches is being generous. Using a barely-launched network as an example of a competitor that's going to keep you in check is absurd.
Technically it is two, just not very many people in those two places (which was the point). Kansas City (both in Kansas City, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri), and Provo, Utah, where new residents can't sign up for service, but people there on the old Veracity FTTH network are already connected because there were no new lines needed to run.
That update comes to us via a note from J.P. Morgan analyst Doug Anmuth, who says he has been talking to Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and CFO David Wells, and they told him they don’t think cable and telco companies are hampering the company’s video streams.
Anmuth doesn’t have much to report on the topic, so here are his comments in their entirety: “Netflix does not seem overly concerned regarding Net Neutrality, and continues to believe that violations would be escalated quickly. Netflix also indicated that it has no evidence or belief that its service is being throttled.”
FWIW they sold Motorola's set top box division to Arris for $2.35 Billion, plus the patent licenses means this isn't as huge a loss as many insist, but it's still pretty significant.
You sir are correct. It's going to be a several city experiment tasked with embarrassing carriers to upgrade their last mile connections (mixed results so far), collect the kind of real-world ISP network data carriers protect fiercely, test next-generation ad deliveries, and net oodles of free press as people lament the crappy speeds they currently have courtesy of our tepid broadband market competition.
I'd be pretty surprised if it ever reaches beyond four cities or so.
They primarily offer fiber to the node, then DSL to the home. In a few high-end developments they offer fiber to the home, though they cap the speed at slower DSL speeds for some reason. Of course then you get to layer the overages on top of that...
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I'd be pretty surprised if it ever reaches beyond four cities or so.
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They're using a fairly extensive DPI system that makes you still get targeted ads even if you move to an alternative DNS provider.
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