Here in Slovenia the #1 Internet provider started ADSL TV service a couple of years ago. Features included: - 120+ channels (OK, many of them in diffrerent languages, but still a lot better than cable (around 60)) - Internet Radio - (limited) ability to surf the web withous a PC - the system supports Fresco browser - higher picture quality - LOVER monthly fee than cable operators
The downsides were (at the time) only 1 TV per ADSL connection, occasional "video glitches" and separate remote controller for the Amino (set-top box).
I was working for this Internet provider at the time so I'm avare of some technical details... The provider was working closely with national Telecom, which raised the speed of your ADSL to 8 Mb/s downstream. Most channels use around 4 Mb/s stream, but some also do 5 Mb/s so if you had a 2 MB/s Internet link (which shared the same phone cable), you should be OK. Until now.
Now the Internet provider and telecom got greedy, subscribing too many people to ADSL TV without upgrading their hardware so a couple of weeks ago I started receiving massive (40-70%) packet loss while surfing - but only, if my TV was turned on. Telecom tried but couldn't fix it (changed my ADSL modem, etc...) and the only response from the Internet provider I got, stated: "We're afraid that you should consider DOWNGRADING your Internet connection speed in order to watch TV and surf at the same time!".
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I'm only talking megabits (MB -> Mb) per second... :)
Here in Slovenia the #1 Internet provider started ADSL TV service a couple of years ago. Features included:
- 120+ channels (OK, many of them in diffrerent languages, but still a lot better than cable (around 60))
- Internet Radio
- (limited) ability to surf the web withous a PC - the system supports Fresco browser
- higher picture quality
- LOVER monthly fee than cable operators
The downsides were (at the time) only 1 TV per ADSL connection, occasional "video glitches" and separate remote controller for the Amino (set-top box).
I was working for this Internet provider at the time so I'm avare of some technical details... The provider was working closely with national Telecom, which raised the speed of your ADSL to 8 Mb/s downstream. Most channels use around 4 Mb/s stream, but some also do 5 Mb/s so if you had a 2 MB/s Internet link (which shared the same phone cable), you should be OK. Until now.
Now the Internet provider and telecom got greedy, subscribing too many people to ADSL TV without upgrading their hardware so a couple of weeks ago I started receiving massive (40-70%) packet loss while surfing - but only, if my TV was turned on. Telecom tried but couldn't fix it (changed my ADSL modem, etc...) and the only response from the Internet provider I got, stated: "We're afraid that you should consider DOWNGRADING your Internet connection speed in order to watch TV and surf at the same time!".
So it goes.