Yup, up hea in Vermont we had a great local ISP - together.net. Great service; nice folks.
Well, six months back, Megadeath.net came in and bought the company - "no changes, same great service" they said, they even started a decent local e-newsletter, sent out biweekly.
Two months ago they fired 50 of the 52 people that worked here and consolidated operations. Last week they raised dialup charges $5. Our money now flows south!
Same great service though, and a reeel nice e-newsletter.
-bucky
As mentioned above, convergence will soon allow us to use the traditional media forms in new ways.
When I wait and watch the Weather Channel for my "local forecast" I just about go postal. I don't care what tomorrow's highs will be in Banya Luka! Who has the time to wait through all that verbage?!
One day soon I'll be able to turn on the telly and fire up my remote and call up exactly what I want. The device might be a combination net/cable feed/computer, or something similar to a hotel TV system.
I'll be able to call up the local forecast realtime, view any movie on demand, etc. etc. - the TV is just too large a revenue stream not to be exploited and touted as a new solution.
This is not your father's WebTV.
Slashdot Mirror
Yup, up hea in Vermont we had a great local ISP - together.net. Great service; nice folks. Well, six months back, Megadeath.net came in and bought the company - "no changes, same great service" they said, they even started a decent local e-newsletter, sent out biweekly. Two months ago they fired 50 of the 52 people that worked here and consolidated operations. Last week they raised dialup charges $5. Our money now flows south! Same great service though, and a reeel nice e-newsletter. -bucky
As mentioned above, convergence will soon allow us to use the traditional media forms in new ways. When I wait and watch the Weather Channel for my "local forecast" I just about go postal. I don't care what tomorrow's highs will be in Banya Luka! Who has the time to wait through all that verbage?! One day soon I'll be able to turn on the telly and fire up my remote and call up exactly what I want. The device might be a combination net/cable feed/computer, or something similar to a hotel TV system. I'll be able to call up the local forecast realtime, view any movie on demand, etc. etc. - the TV is just too large a revenue stream not to be exploited and touted as a new solution. This is not your father's WebTV.