i'm already reading about idiots showering with their phones because apple said it was water proof and they can't leave it outside the shower to listen to music, they need it in the shower with them
because i never see it and don't know anyone who does. other than doing it for safety reasons while driving this sounds like the most stupid thing ever. and i've tried Siri and Google Now and hate both
the only mass market adoption i can see is streaming live events to VR users so i don't have to pay $500 to some scalper to see a concert or a sports event. at this point it's a geek toy i wouldn't spend money on unless it came free with a phone
internet is probably more profitable than TV since they don't have to pay for the content. i've read they have to pay out something like $30 per account per month to rebroadcast all those channels.
with internet you lay the wires, install the hardware and just pay the debt off over 10 years or so along with operational costs
cable internet has been in the $50 to $100 range since it came out in the late 90's. don't know what you expect. The only reason dial up dropped in price was because the would drop everyone who stayed connected more than 20 minutes to free up the port for someone else
only reason i have cable is that i get a special rate of $100 a month including 200mbps internet. i only watch sports. sometimes my wife watches the reality shows and some sit coms. i might watch The Walking Dead this season although at this point it's like a daytime soap, but with zombies and violence. i'll also watch Ancient Aliens when it's on but by now they are rehashing the same crap from previous seasons
my kids never watch it because finding something to watch on their schedule sucks
i never watch anything else except sports because it's the same dumb sit coms like the 70's and 80's and for movies the commercials ruin the experience
i've cut the cord once and only came back because of the special rate
finance has a lot of third parties who clear payments. this costs the banks a lot of money and blockchain is a way to guarantee payments without a third party. There is a TED talk about it if you're curious
and the parts are usually a rip off. it's like $500 or $600 for a dish washer. if it breaks then most times the part is like $400 plus the labor plus waiting weeks for delivery where you might as well just buy a new one.
only time it's cheaper is with phones and tablets where it's like $100 to have apple fix your screen or $193 for Samsung to fix a screen on a Note.
that's weird, looking back it seems all the kids that did something after school like play sports or sing in a chorus or anything else were the ones who now succeeded. Might not be organized sports, but do something constructive instead of sitting home and watch TV
in 2003 a 40" HDTV cost you right around $3000. You can get a nice 4K unit for less than half that in 2016 with Netflix, youtube and all kinds of other features built in and game consoles that already support it.
in 2003 cable companies either didn't have many HD channels or charged extra $$$ for them. and blu rays didn't come out until around 2006 so there wasn't much reason to buy a HDTV unless you really wanted one just to sit around, read the blogs and be ready for whenever it was supported
the iphone deals come out around black friday and the summer time. only the early adopters who must have it the first week buy it now. Over the summer they had BOGO deals for the 6S and best buy and carriers are always running specials around black friday as well. sometimes they start earlier depending on when the early adopters finally buy their phones
at this point i have more faith in NASA and Blue Origin without all the stupid Elon Musk hype how he's already planning for warp speed or some worldwide pod transport but he's just so busy and doesn't have the time to work out the details
so you pay $200 or $300 or more to save the one second from picking up your phone. i was going to get a fitbit or an apple watch to run with but i'll be taking my phone with me anyway in case i need to call for help, so i don't see the point.
and i'm not that OCD or senile yet to care about my exact heart rate when i run. i have a few routes and try to beat my last time, and i only need a phone for that
the whole point of ISP mergers was to create larger networks that bypass Level 3 and other backbone carriers. And with everyone hosting content inside the ISP's own networks or at major peering centers then this traffic should be excluded at the very least.
or at the very least create something like T-Mobile's BingeOn where 720p and below isn't counted
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i'm already reading about idiots showering with their phones because apple said it was water proof and they can't leave it outside the shower to listen to music, they need it in the shower with them
or instead of being patient, just buy one of the existing products on the market that will work with today's devices and forget this turd
because i never see it and don't know anyone who does. other than doing it for safety reasons while driving this sounds like the most stupid thing ever. and i've tried Siri and Google Now and hate both
AOSP has been dead since Google Play Services became the good part of android
someone gamed the system like in the USA to get paid. in the USA it was junk books where people copied crap from wikipedia
at this point other than porn?
the only mass market adoption i can see is streaming live events to VR users so i don't have to pay $500 to some scalper to see a concert or a sports event. at this point it's a geek toy i wouldn't spend money on unless it came free with a phone
mind numbing friday night entertainment and an interesting way to introduce kids to history and archeology
not really
internet is probably more profitable than TV since they don't have to pay for the content. i've read they have to pay out something like $30 per account per month to rebroadcast all those channels.
with internet you lay the wires, install the hardware and just pay the debt off over 10 years or so along with operational costs
cable internet has been in the $50 to $100 range since it came out in the late 90's. don't know what you expect. The only reason dial up dropped in price was because the would drop everyone who stayed connected more than 20 minutes to free up the port for someone else
only reason i have cable is that i get a special rate of $100 a month including 200mbps internet. i only watch sports. sometimes my wife watches the reality shows and some sit coms. i might watch The Walking Dead this season although at this point it's like a daytime soap, but with zombies and violence. i'll also watch Ancient Aliens when it's on but by now they are rehashing the same crap from previous seasons
my kids never watch it because finding something to watch on their schedule sucks
i never watch anything else except sports because it's the same dumb sit coms like the 70's and 80's and for movies the commercials ruin the experience
i've cut the cord once and only came back because of the special rate
finance has a lot of third parties who clear payments. this costs the banks a lot of money and blockchain is a way to guarantee payments without a third party. There is a TED talk about it if you're curious
for those of us who stay in shape, no problem
for all you fat asses who do nothing but stream netflix or play video games and eat junk food. sucks to be you
you just described itunes, google music and amazon music. they all songs a la carte
and the parts are usually a rip off. it's like $500 or $600 for a dish washer. if it breaks then most times the part is like $400 plus the labor plus waiting weeks for delivery where you might as well just buy a new one.
only time it's cheaper is with phones and tablets where it's like $100 to have apple fix your screen or $193 for Samsung to fix a screen on a Note.
that's weird, looking back it seems all the kids that did something after school like play sports or sing in a chorus or anything else were the ones who now succeeded. Might not be organized sports, but do something constructive instead of sitting home and watch TV
in 2003 a 40" HDTV cost you right around $3000. You can get a nice 4K unit for less than half that in 2016 with Netflix, youtube and all kinds of other features built in and game consoles that already support it.
in 2003 cable companies either didn't have many HD channels or charged extra $$$ for them. and blu rays didn't come out until around 2006 so there wasn't much reason to buy a HDTV unless you really wanted one just to sit around, read the blogs and be ready for whenever it was supported
the iphone deals come out around black friday and the summer time. only the early adopters who must have it the first week buy it now. Over the summer they had BOGO deals for the 6S and best buy and carriers are always running specials around black friday as well. sometimes they start earlier depending on when the early adopters finally buy their phones
or is it too much for submitters to write in grown up English and not teenie language
without having it blow up during a test
at this point i have more faith in NASA and Blue Origin without all the stupid Elon Musk hype how he's already planning for warp speed or some worldwide pod transport but he's just so busy and doesn't have the time to work out the details
maybe you have crappy phones. my wife is always editing photos on her iphone 6 and they come out pretty good
so you pay $200 or $300 or more to save the one second from picking up your phone. i was going to get a fitbit or an apple watch to run with but i'll be taking my phone with me anyway in case i need to call for help, so i don't see the point.
and i'm not that OCD or senile yet to care about my exact heart rate when i run. i have a few routes and try to beat my last time, and i only need a phone for that
or most of us prefer personal vehicles than paying per mile or whatever to rent a car anytime we need to go somewhere
i use 300GB in a busy month. some of us have better things to do than watch TV for hours per day and don't really care if you have to pay overages
netflix has thousands of CDN servers around the world inside ISP's networks and at peering locations
the whole point of ISP mergers was to create larger networks that bypass Level 3 and other backbone carriers. And with everyone hosting content inside the ISP's own networks or at major peering centers then this traffic should be excluded at the very least.
or at the very least create something like T-Mobile's BingeOn where 720p and below isn't counted