I only wish I had moderator points to mod your comment up. This is the most insightful comment yet. None of the other posts seem to key in on the fact that the exsiting quality of service is poor. Wait until phones are capable of digital in the US through 3G, you'll probably end up with "network congested" messages flashing on your 1 inch screen! Fix what's wrong with the existing technology. Let's not do everything so half-assed.
I'd be happy if Cingular would provide adequate digital converage in Northeastern Connecticut. Coverage in Connecticut in general is spotty East of Hartford.
how the cable companies can still be selling the @Home service to people. A family friend just had the service installed this past Saturday. We still have service through Cox@Home right now, but talk about an under-handed business practice. They should at least put a temporary hold on new installations. I do see thier point though. You still do installations, blame @Home for any problems, but at the same time lock these people into Cable broadband rather than see them go to DSL. Even if this all means temporarily not being able to bill subscribers for service, just the installs.
I can see the Cable Co's not wanting people to set up wireless networks for the entire neighborhood. Doing so cuts into their bottom line.
However, making people pay for multiple ip adresses is ridiculous. Why should people be punished for having more than one PC or networked appliance in their home. I just want to use the internet in any room, not start my own neighborhood ISP!
This comes as no real surprise. The fact that the TIVO can learn what you like to watch should be a warning. Tivo, although a very cool device, is the perfect big brother tool for advertisers. Think about it, they have the data as to when, what and how often you watch different programs. Your usage data can be applied to others in your demographic. Not everyone owns a TIVO, but it's a perfect way for advertisers to get their survey data. Regardless of whether or not YOU, "Jack/Jill" TIVO user, actually watches the commercials. This is a dream device for Advertising firms. It makes it so much easier for them to reach their target audience/demographic. They would sell their souls for this type of data.
Not that advertisers/commercials are bad or evil. I'd much rather see commercials that are tailored to my interests, than say commercials about dish soap.
I would kill to have a fiber conection at my house. I have a cable connection, but it suffers when usage is high in my neighborhood. So much so that it isn't even worth using it.
I do recall seeing the "net over powerlines" story on the evening news. That was probably over a year or two ago. Sounds like vaporware to me. Even if it was available people in California would still be sucking wind!
Yes, this is a fundamental point that is overlooked every time this sort of topic comes up. Open Source is a good thing and we've established that time after time. Competition is great amongst the Linux distro community. However, some of the distros are going to die off because of they can't turn a profit or because the just aren't that good. These companys have to generate at least some income to survive. I don't care if the money comes from selling t-shirts to so they can burn distro CDs.
The scenario you posed is not unlike what I have seen for cable in Mexico. One family in the neighborhood that has the money for the service, splits the line into many other households.
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I only wish I had moderator points to mod your comment up. This is the most insightful comment yet. None of the other posts seem to key in on the fact that the exsiting quality of service is poor. Wait until phones are capable of digital in the US through 3G, you'll probably end up with "network congested" messages flashing on your 1 inch screen! Fix what's wrong with the existing technology. Let's not do everything so half-assed.
I'd be happy if Cingular would provide adequate digital converage in Northeastern Connecticut. Coverage in Connecticut in general is spotty East of Hartford.
how the cable companies can still be selling the @Home service to people. A family friend just had the service installed this past Saturday. We still have service through Cox@Home right now, but talk about an under-handed business practice. They should at least put a temporary hold on new installations. I do see thier point though. You still do installations, blame @Home for any problems, but at the same time lock these people into Cable broadband rather than see them go to DSL. Even if this all means temporarily not being able to bill subscribers for service, just the installs.
I can see the Cable Co's not wanting people to set up wireless networks for the entire neighborhood. Doing so cuts into their bottom line.
However, making people pay for multiple ip adresses is ridiculous. Why should people be punished for having more than one PC or networked appliance in their home. I just want to use the internet in any room, not start my own neighborhood ISP!
What Linux features do think could/should be incorporated into Windows?
This comes as no real surprise. The fact that the TIVO can learn what you like to watch should be a warning. Tivo, although a very cool device, is the perfect big brother tool for advertisers. Think about it, they have the data as to when, what and how often you watch different programs. Your usage data can be applied to others in your demographic. Not everyone owns a TIVO, but it's a perfect way for advertisers to get their survey data. Regardless of whether or not YOU, "Jack/Jill" TIVO user, actually watches the commercials. This is a dream device for Advertising firms. It makes it so much easier for them to reach their target audience/demographic. They would sell their souls for this type of data. Not that advertisers/commercials are bad or evil. I'd much rather see commercials that are tailored to my interests, than say commercials about dish soap.
I would kill to have a fiber conection at my house. I have a cable connection, but it suffers when usage is high in my neighborhood. So much so that it isn't even worth using it. I do recall seeing the "net over powerlines" story on the evening news. That was probably over a year or two ago. Sounds like vaporware to me. Even if it was available people in California would still be sucking wind!
Yes, this is a fundamental point that is overlooked every time this sort of topic comes up. Open Source is a good thing and we've established that time after time. Competition is great amongst the Linux distro community. However, some of the distros are going to die off because of they can't turn a profit or because the just aren't that good. These companys have to generate at least some income to survive. I don't care if the money comes from selling t-shirts to so they can burn distro CDs.
Diversity in Linux is a good thing. Darwin will take care of the rest!
Great, by the time they comeout with the Playstation 3 Sony might finally have shipped more PS2 systems to the US.
How is everyone going to find out that this event even happened? All forms of communications will be toast as well.
The scenario you posed is not unlike what I have seen for cable in Mexico. One family in the neighborhood that has the money for the service, splits the line into many other households.
This all sounds strangely familiar. Its just like the Data Haven proposed in Neal Stephenson's "Cryptonomicon"