[opendtv] Re: Spectrum is too valuable

  • From: Ron Economos <w6rz@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2015 14:35:16 -0800

I'm on a 750 MHz Comcast system here in Silicon Valley. It's still entirely MPEG-2. Even as an engineer, I'm quite satisfied with the service. I get 100+ HD channels, and 100 Mbps burst, 50 Mbps sustained from an internet plan that's advertised as 25 Mbps.

About the only thing that would be nice to have is the secondary HBO, Showtime and Starz channels on HD.

Craig nailed it when he said "This is a "case study" in why engineers are rarely successful running companies."

Ron

On 11/24/2015 05:51 AM, Craig Birkmaier wrote:


Cable is not bandwidth constrained Bert. They are having no problem keeping up
with demand for MULTIPLE services. The longer they can keep generating profits
from legacy investments, the more they make.

Waiting is worth money too. The technology is still evolving rapidly, and each
new generation gets cheaper, and/or leverages earlier investments.

Regards
Craig



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