Any power company will tell you where to avoid planting trees, this includes anywhere in the utility easement and anywhere that they may grow up under overhead service lines. People of course ignore this because they have no common sense. Yes in many cases the trees were planted by previous property owners but ultimately if you own a tree and it is causing a problem for your power, phone or cable, why wouldn't it be your problem? Many power companies will do minimal trimming because of the dangers associated with downed power lines, but cable and phone lines are much less likely to be a danger if downed, just a service loss. Unless the trees are actually interfering with the distribution system, don't expect the telco or cableco to do anything. They will replace the service drops when they get pulled down by trees, but won't pay to maintain your trees for you.
I hear this so often, but it doesnt make it true. Digital signal can be impaired in a number of ways, so quality matters to a certain extent. It just doesnt matter a whole lot once baseline specs are met.
This is just completely idiotic. Do you really have any real world experience with digital cable? Do you know how sensative they can be to signal levels? Have you ever had to manage CLI? Do you know what happens to an unmanaged catv system that doesnt have regular technician intervention?
The only difference between a business class roadrunner connection and a residential one is the modem and the provisioning at the head end. You are still sharing the raw bandwidth with the other subscribers on that node. There is also the slightly better support I guess.
My local cable company charges 1.99 a month for a cablecard. IF tivo or any other company would actually cupport cablecard they could easily enable access to record digital content without having to go througn hoops, such as ir controllers and serial cables to control cable/sat boxes.
the reality is about 6 digital channels in standard definitionfor one analog, the 5-10 number is more like what the sat companies with their limited bandwidth have. As far as needing expensive PVR units you are mistaken, PVR/DVR is an option with sat, cable or and other furute tv provider, one that the cunsumer will pay for ala carte. Also consider that any modern CATV provider already has fiber to their sub areas and in newer areas have lots of unfilled conduits that can hold fiber with little effort. Contrast this with older telco builds where it's all direct bury copper and I think you can see the upgrade costs.
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Any power company will tell you where to avoid planting trees, this includes anywhere in the utility easement and anywhere that they may grow up under overhead service lines. People of course ignore this because they have no common sense. Yes in many cases the trees were planted by previous property owners but ultimately if you own a tree and it is causing a problem for your power, phone or cable, why wouldn't it be your problem? Many power companies will do minimal trimming because of the dangers associated with downed power lines, but cable and phone lines are much less likely to be a danger if downed, just a service loss. Unless the trees are actually interfering with the distribution system, don't expect the telco or cableco to do anything. They will replace the service drops when they get pulled down by trees, but won't pay to maintain your trees for you.
There's no winning with theists.
Maybe they can recover one of the lunokhod rovers, or at least some trinket from it?
If by pagan you mean catholic then yes they were pagan.
I hear this so often, but it doesnt make it true. Digital signal can be impaired in a number of ways, so quality matters to a certain extent. It just doesnt matter a whole lot once baseline specs are met.
It amazes me how few people understand this.
actually its only like 78.3%
This is just completely idiotic. Do you really have any real world experience with digital cable? Do you know how sensative they can be to signal levels? Have you ever had to manage CLI? Do you know what happens to an unmanaged catv system that doesnt have regular technician intervention?
you don't have to pay for cable.
For some reason I heard that in Benders voice...
You can pick and choose your channels with sat?
The only difference between a business class roadrunner connection and a residential one is the modem and the provisioning at the head end. You are still sharing the raw bandwidth with the other subscribers on that node. There is also the slightly better support I guess.
Actually you are just sharing bandwidth to the node. From there it is fiber.
sounds like a vonage commercial
Plumbers and electricians dont have roofers, sattelite guys and other morons cutting and pulling out the wires they work on.
the pcx2200 is the worst pos ever.
My local cable company charges 1.99 a month for a cablecard. IF tivo or any other company would actually cupport cablecard they could easily enable access to record digital content without having to go througn hoops, such as ir controllers and serial cables to control cable/sat boxes.
the reality is about 6 digital channels in standard definitionfor one analog, the 5-10 number is more like what the sat companies with their limited bandwidth have. As far as needing expensive PVR units you are mistaken, PVR/DVR is an option with sat, cable or and other furute tv provider, one that the cunsumer will pay for ala carte. Also consider that any modern CATV provider already has fiber to their sub areas and in newer areas have lots of unfilled conduits that can hold fiber with little effort. Contrast this with older telco builds where it's all direct bury copper and I think you can see the upgrade costs.
If by scary you mean pathetic then yes they are 'scary'.
this is a task that could have easily been scripted.
how dod you know the porn theater was on nineteenth?
Your proposition is acceptable.
Cheech and Chong had a van made of pot!
Their NEXT next generations chips will be powered entirely by buzzwords and acronyms.
if it didnt so closely match so many people I know.