Funny but when my family gets together for Thanksgiving we actually sit around and talk to each other. I guess we must be old fashioned but I don't see the point of gathering a large number of people in one place if they are all just going to stare into separate screens.
How much Netflix/Hulu can anybody watch? I mean there is so little left on these services that I would be interested in. I have Netflix DVD and I can look at my queue and see what is available to stream. Typically less than 10 percent of it is on the streaming service (most of that is Netflix originated content).
Honestly I think I can find just as much worthwhile content for free at the public library or on YouTube than I can with Netflix or Hulu. Its only going to get worse as the licensing agreements expire.
This is the new investment that the FCC was talking about that would happen as a result of repealing Network Neutrality.
T-Mobile will build a 5G network that can provide high speed internet access sufficient to stream video to all its customers. Video streamed from their service will be exempt from data caps which will allow them to recover the investment necessary to build out the network.
Nobody will be required to subscribe to the video service but this allows people the option of replacing their home internet service completely along with getting rid of cable TV.
Where do you live that has local channels streaming for free with no commercials. Everywhere I know local channels don't stream at all and they all have commercials except for public TV(which has fundraising messages instead).
If you can get by with Netflix streaming (content shrinking every day) then good for you. Other people would like the option of getting some TV channels. It all comes down to services and price point and that is yet to be determined.
5G service does not have enought bandwidth to provide a full package of broadcast channels that a cable system provides but it can be used for data and streaming video services if the service groups are sufficiently small. Eliminating net neutrality will allow Verizon to offer their own service not subject to data caps or give that deal to Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, etc. for a fee.
Many people will say how unfair this is but in order to get a company to invest the kind of money to build out this infrastructure they will need to make that investment back. Google has stopped expanding Google Fiber because they just weren't willing to absorb more losses. This is a company that is extraordinarily profitable from its core business. Telecom companies have to make money on providing service they don't have a search engine to milk in order to balance the books.
Depends on how you define "stand up". It doesn't have the capacity or reliability of a wired network but if it can be sold at a much cheaper rate than cable it will stand up quite well.
I think if they can sell a $30/month plan with reasonable data limits then they will find a lot of takers.
I'm sure if you give the Equifax hacker's identity to the Feds they will be happy to prosecute. It's a lot easier to find people when they contact you and demand a ransom.
He beat Clinton by 6 points. Just ridiculous conspiracy theory mongering. Funny how nobody wanted to look at the results until after they found out the data was wiped.
The only content that needs to be broadcast are sports and news. Maybe the first run showing of big shows like Game of Thrones but everything else can be consumed via streaming. The cable companies had better find a way to pare down these bundles or they won't have any video customers yet.
Because everybody working there wants to be the person to come up with the next great idea. Nobody wants to spend time implementing somebody else's idea.
1. They are being paid 4M per job No, this assumes that some other company would have built on that land and paid the full tax rate. This is vacant land which is taxed at a far lower level. It seems more likely that Iowa is simply applying the tax rate of what vacant land would cost instead of developed commercial property.
2. Apple can pick up and leave after 10 years True, they can have another state build a new data center for them but why would they? The labor cost savings would be insignificant and if you have a perfectly good data center what is the point of mothballing it?
I don't like the fact that rich companies like Apple get tax breaks but everybody wants to have high tech jobs. Tech companies are not going to move to sparsely populated states like Iowa without major incentives. Even if they leave later on they will leave behind a built up infrastructure that could be used to lure other companies to the region.
This is just a different spin on the 'not enough qualified Americans for us to hire' chicanery that tech companies love to use. They want us to believe that they are not hiring H1-Bs because they can force them to do twice the work for half the pay and be contractually bound to them.
Cook, Zuckerberg, and the rest of the bigwigs are all in the tank for Clinton this year. If she gets in you can expect the tech industry to follow the same path as the textile industry out the door. On the bright side everybody will be able to use whichever bathroom they choose.
First of all, I didn't start the comparison with the water company the other poster did. You can't make an analogy and ignore the parts that contradict your argument.
Increases in data flowing across the network incur costs to the service provider. It requires them to upgrade equipment and create smaller service groups which require the acquisition of additional equipment. It also requires additional vigilance in monitoring to maintain the quality of service. This whole idea that data is completely free and should be unlimited is not reality. If you don't know how these systems work then I would suggest not popping off like you do.
I don't know how it is where you live but the water company by me charges everyone according to how much water they consume. I have yet to hear of a water company offering unlimited water for a flat rate.
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Funny but when my family gets together for Thanksgiving we actually sit around and talk to each other. I guess we must be old fashioned but I don't see the point of gathering a large number of people in one place if they are all just going to stare into separate screens.
How much Netflix/Hulu can anybody watch? I mean there is so little left on these services that I would be interested in. I have Netflix DVD and I can look at my queue and see what is available to stream. Typically less than 10 percent of it is on the streaming service (most of that is Netflix originated content).
Honestly I think I can find just as much worthwhile content for free at the public library or on YouTube than I can with Netflix or Hulu. Its only going to get worse as the licensing agreements expire.
Depends on the content. If it is sports or a heavy action movie then it would be shitty quality. If it is a sitcom then 15 mbps works fine.
This is the new investment that the FCC was talking about that would happen as a result of repealing Network Neutrality.
T-Mobile will build a 5G network that can provide high speed internet access sufficient to stream video to all its customers. Video streamed from their service will be exempt from data caps which will allow them to recover the investment necessary to build out the network.
Nobody will be required to subscribe to the video service but this allows people the option of replacing their home internet service completely along with getting rid of cable TV.
Where do you live that has local channels streaming for free with no commercials. Everywhere I know local channels don't stream at all and they all have commercials except for public TV(which has fundraising messages instead).
If you can get by with Netflix streaming (content shrinking every day) then good for you. Other people would like the option of getting some TV channels. It all comes down to services and price point and that is yet to be determined.
and I can't think of one!
5G service does not have enought bandwidth to provide a full package of broadcast channels that a cable system provides but it can be used for data and streaming video services if the service groups are sufficiently small. Eliminating net neutrality will allow Verizon to offer their own service not subject to data caps or give that deal to Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, etc. for a fee.
Many people will say how unfair this is but in order to get a company to invest the kind of money to build out this infrastructure they will need to make that investment back. Google has stopped expanding Google Fiber because they just weren't willing to absorb more losses. This is a company that is extraordinarily profitable from its core business. Telecom companies have to make money on providing service they don't have a search engine to milk in order to balance the books.
Depends on how you define "stand up". It doesn't have the capacity or reliability of a wired network but if it can be sold at a much cheaper rate than cable it will stand up quite well.
I think if they can sell a $30/month plan with reasonable data limits then they will find a lot of takers.
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I'm sure if you give the Equifax hacker's identity to the Feds they will be happy to prosecute. It's a lot easier to find people when they contact you and demand a ransom.
He beat Clinton by 6 points. Just ridiculous conspiracy theory mongering. Funny how nobody wanted to look at the results until after they found out the data was wiped.
All this for 100K of Russian ads?
The only content that needs to be broadcast are sports and news. Maybe the first run showing of big shows like Game of Thrones but everything else can be consumed via streaming. The cable companies had better find a way to pare down these bundles or they won't have any video customers yet.
It isn't free to them. They have to pay the networks to provide it to you.
You would be launched so far into orbit you could see the eclipse from the other side of the moon.
Because everybody working there wants to be the person to come up with the next great idea. Nobody wants to spend time implementing somebody else's idea.
I don't know anybody who has dark fiber running to their house. Who would run fiber to a home and not light it up?
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1. They are being paid 4M per job
No, this assumes that some other company would have built on that land and paid the full tax rate. This is vacant land which is taxed at a far lower level. It seems more likely that Iowa is simply applying the tax rate of what vacant land would cost instead of developed commercial property.
2. Apple can pick up and leave after 10 years
True, they can have another state build a new data center for them but why would they? The labor cost savings would be insignificant and if you have a perfectly good data center what is the point of mothballing it?
I don't like the fact that rich companies like Apple get tax breaks but everybody wants to have high tech jobs. Tech companies are not going to move to sparsely populated states like Iowa without major incentives. Even if they leave later on they will leave behind a built up infrastructure that could be used to lure other companies to the region.
Positiviely shocked. Hilary says that outsourcing is good for the economy.
Buckets of red ink.
This is just a different spin on the 'not enough qualified Americans for us to hire' chicanery that tech companies love to use. They want us to believe that they are not hiring H1-Bs because they can force them to do twice the work for half the pay and be contractually bound to them.
Cook, Zuckerberg, and the rest of the bigwigs are all in the tank for Clinton this year. If she gets in you can expect the tech industry to follow the same path as the textile industry out the door. On the bright side everybody will be able to use whichever bathroom they choose.
First of all, I didn't start the comparison with the water company the other poster did. You can't make an analogy and ignore the parts that contradict your argument.
Increases in data flowing across the network incur costs to the service provider. It requires them to upgrade equipment and create smaller service groups which require the acquisition of additional equipment. It also requires additional vigilance in monitoring to maintain the quality of service. This whole idea that data is completely free and should be unlimited is not reality. If you don't know how these systems work then I would suggest not popping off like you do.
I don't know how it is where you live but the water company by me charges everyone according to how much water they consume. I have yet to hear of a water company offering unlimited water for a flat rate.