Huh learn something new every day still wouldn't think that they would call it bribery internally. Either way I would like to know more. The only country I have heard much about with universal health care is Canada and their nhs system and my understanding is that it covers pretty much everything except cosmetics and anything considered experimental. I haven't really looked into it all that much tho.
As for the cash rate I am fairly familar with that here in the US. I talked about it last month on here.
Sorry but I have to ask do you have riots/looting during the blackouts like the ones in NY back when the power went out statewide back in 2003? Or is that just a US thing?
I remember several years ago the dialup server in town was down I had to dial into another isp. They didn't give me any credit on my 19.95/mo or give any explanation.
I am not aware that the att uverse dsl line at work has ever been down on att's end but the modems are crap and have to be replaced every few months at a cost of $100 each i've had uverse service for a bit over 2 years now and I'm on my 5th nvg510 modem. This is the first one i've had made by arris tho it seems to be holding up better than the motorola version.
I had service through wildblue for satellite internet services for about 3 years on anik f2 beam 35 syracuse gateway. It was down a lot any time it rained here or in syracuse, NY I would lose service. Never got any sort of credit from them. Just fyi it rains a LOT in syracuse, NY.
To be honest I only buy used vehicles so its rather moot point for me (craigslist mostly). However my complaint is that Dealerships generally only sell one brand of vehicle. Also it would be pretty cool if I could buy a car at walmart.
Lots of things really don't need highly secure passwords but insist on having ridiculous password requirements.
Case in point Xbox one must login to microsoft account to setup for the first time password must have at least one capital, at least one number, at least one symbol and at least 8 characters Password1~ is an acceptable password. Pita to type on xbox controller.
Netflix is a model for reasonable requirement's especially since it likes to log itself out at random. So less to type on wii remote is a definite plus. 4 letters minimum 0000 is an acceptable password.
Wish ours would go digital only the analog part of their system is falling apart and they aren't bothering to fix it some of my channel's flash on and off every 30 seconds or so and have been for the last year or so. Mostly required carry broadcast stations. We have 2 cable co's in town both still offer analog even though neither should.
Unless you want to count twitch I've never bothered to look to see if any of them had any sports content.
Also all prices I quoted were before taxes and fees.
$34.95/mo gets you a 10mbps down uncapped fiber connection here.
Never used any service that charged extra for use on a tv however I have never been able to get google play to work on my tv for any price.
Streaming quality? Sd is fine for ipad and my 48" 5 year old plasma tv maxes out at 720p anyhow. Otherwise 10mbps should be enough for hd for at least one person on any of the services I mentioned. Just be sure your provider isn't oversold so badly your connection ever dips below 5mbps. If you can't watch netflix in hd at anytime of day its time to switch.
With my current cable co I can get 15mbps cable added for $35/mo more so basic (17ch) and 15mbps $70/mo with usage cap
If I switched companies I could have 10mbps and expanded basic with 60 or so channels for $81.95/mo uncapped.
Buffet style is actually much more correct. I think I will call it that from now on.
I can't ever seem to find anything on prime that I want to watch but like you I use the 2 day shipping constantly so it's easily worth it. Netflix has a much larger selection of things I like.
I take advantage of the $1 no rush shipping credit on things I don't need in a hurry. So I usually have enough to rent a couple of movies on amazon instant every other month or so. I read through the leaving netflix selection every month I haven't missed anything I wanted to see yet.
I doubt the price of the amazon instant videos will go down anytime soon but I wish more of them were available for rental. Most of the newer releases are purchase only.
I also want to find a service that will let me convert all my dvd's and blurays to digital copies for a reasonable rate. Keeping in mind I only paid $1 each for my dvd's and $2 each for my blurays. Buying second hand saves quite a lot.
Roku seems to have that figured out better than the others. However I refuse to use a roku as looking at ad's on the main screen reminds me I am being screwed.
It's much much easier to find things to watch for hours on youtube than netflix. Even if its lower quality stuff overall. My point is any exclusive content is just thrown in crap it's not the selling point. Like amazon's prime instant video and prime music service they both have a crap selection and poor recommendation service. Amazon prime is selling 2 day free shiping everything else they throw in is just junk.... Think prime members will get ad free twitch someday?
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Yeah they didn't want to admit they hadn't even checked to see if it worked while held to your ear. Massive QA failure.
Sounds like something apple would say.
Is there a setting somewhere to limit displayed post length I haven't found yet?
Yes hopefully some day Google will bring broadband to the United States.
We can only hope.
Huh learn something new every day still wouldn't think that they would call it bribery internally.
Either way I would like to know more. The only country I have heard much about with universal health care is Canada and their nhs system and my understanding is that it covers pretty much everything except cosmetics and anything considered experimental. I haven't really looked into it all that much tho.
As for the cash rate I am fairly familar with that here in the US. I talked about it last month on here.
http://slashdot.org/comments.p...
Careful now bribe is such a harsh word. Here in the US we call it lobbying.
Sorry but I have to ask do you have riots/looting during the blackouts like the ones in NY back when the power went out statewide back in 2003? Or is that just a US thing?
I remember several years ago the dialup server in town was down I had to dial into another isp. They didn't give me any credit on my 19.95/mo or give any explanation.
I am not aware that the att uverse dsl line at work has ever been down on att's end but the modems are crap and have to be replaced every few months at a cost of $100 each
i've had uverse service for a bit over 2 years now and I'm on my 5th nvg510 modem. This is the first one i've had made by arris tho it seems to be holding up better than the motorola version.
I had service through wildblue for satellite internet services for about 3 years on anik f2 beam 35 syracuse gateway.
It was down a lot any time it rained here or in syracuse, NY I would lose service. Never got any sort of credit from them.
Just fyi it rains a LOT in syracuse, NY.
To be honest I only buy used vehicles so its rather moot point for me (craigslist mostly). However my complaint is that Dealerships generally only sell one brand of vehicle. Also it would be pretty cool if I could buy a car at walmart.
Yeah! why can't we just go to a vehicle store? With several brands of cars/trucks instead of brand locked dealerships?
As long as hulu continues to play half measures I will not consider using their service. (Claims ad free but still has ads on certain shows)
http://thedailywtf.com/article...
Tis not always the right tool for the job.
This one was pretty funny; http://thedailywtf.com/article...
Protip flog is not a good password on a golf website.
http://www.nicsezcheckfbi.gov/
Used to run background checks for guns in 36 states or so.
Password must be changed every 90 days
I think that should qualify as well known.
https://xkcd.com/327/
Lots of things really don't need highly secure passwords but insist on having ridiculous password requirements.
Case in point Xbox one must login to microsoft account to setup for the first time password must have at least one capital, at least one number, at least one symbol and at least 8 characters Password1~ is an acceptable password. Pita to type on xbox controller.
Netflix is a model for reasonable requirement's especially since it likes to log itself out at random. So less to type on wii remote is a definite plus. 4 letters minimum 0000 is an acceptable password.
Windows?
Wish ours would go digital only the analog part of their system is falling apart and they aren't bothering to fix it some of my channel's flash on and off every 30 seconds or so and have been for the last year or so. Mostly required carry broadcast stations. We have 2 cable co's in town both still offer analog even though neither should.
Unless you want to count twitch I've never bothered to look to see if any of them had any sports content.
Also all prices I quoted were before taxes and fees.
$34.95/mo gets you a 10mbps down uncapped fiber connection here.
Never used any service that charged extra for use on a tv however I have never been able to get google play to work on my tv for any price.
Streaming quality? Sd is fine for ipad and my 48" 5 year old plasma tv maxes out at 720p anyhow. Otherwise 10mbps should be enough for hd for at least one person on any of the services I mentioned. Just be sure your provider isn't oversold so badly your connection ever dips below 5mbps.
If you can't watch netflix in hd at anytime of day its time to switch.
With my current cable co I can get 15mbps cable added for $35/mo more so basic (17ch) and 15mbps $70/mo with usage cap
If I switched companies I could have 10mbps and expanded basic with 60 or so channels for $81.95/mo uncapped.
This was written yesterday while /. was 503.
1amazon $8.25/mo
2cbs $5.99/mo
3hbo now $14.99/mo
4hulu $7.99/mo
5netflix $7.99/mo
6crunchyroll $6.95/mo (not on the wikipeda list?)
7youtube $9.99mo
If it requires a cable sub or does not charge a subscription fee I did not include it in this list if I missed any please let me know.
This was written yesterday while /. was 503
Suddenlink removed the tv guide channel have to check online now to see what's on.
Buffet style is actually much more correct. I think I will call it that from now on.
I can't ever seem to find anything on prime that I want to watch but like you I use the 2 day shipping constantly so it's easily worth it. Netflix has a much larger selection of things I like.
I take advantage of the $1 no rush shipping credit on things I don't need in a hurry. So I usually have enough to rent a couple of movies on amazon instant every other month or so. I read through the leaving netflix selection every month I haven't missed anything I wanted to see yet.
I doubt the price of the amazon instant videos will go down anytime soon but I wish more of them were available for rental. Most of the newer releases are purchase only.
I also want to find a service that will let me convert all my dvd's and blurays to digital copies for a reasonable rate.
Keeping in mind I only paid $1 each for my dvd's and $2 each for my blurays. Buying second hand saves quite a lot.
Roku seems to have that figured out better than the others. However I refuse to use a roku as looking at ad's on the main screen reminds me I am being screwed.
It's much much easier to find things to watch for hours on youtube than netflix. Even if its lower quality stuff overall.
My point is any exclusive content is just thrown in crap it's not the selling point.
Like amazon's prime instant video and prime music service they both have a crap selection and poor recommendation service. Amazon prime is selling 2 day free shiping everything else they throw in is just junk....
Think prime members will get ad free twitch someday?
After they shot that cannon ball into that house.....
Huh? assuming one person.
netflix $7.99/mo
amazon $8.25/mo
youtube $9.99/mo
crunchyroll $6.95/mo
That brings me to $33.18/mo
Still cheaper than basic cable.
And I can watch what I want when I want AD FREE.
Basic cable with 17 channels 11 of which are broadcast stations. Analog only.
$35/mo