The Long, Slow Death of Cable Just Reached a Tipping Point
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Move to Kansas CityThe cable companies will never let this happen, due to data caps. You aren't streaming 5 hours a day with a 250gb data cap. Comcast ain't having it, AT&T ain't having it. It's not gonna happen. Then there is of course throttling. Remember how Netflix had to pay comcast to stop throttling their service? Verizon has been caught doing the exact same thing. The ISPs WILL NOT LET CABLE DIE ANYTIME SOON. This is all wishful thinking.
Try watching tv regularly on a 250gb data cap. shyt ain't happening. As long as cable companies are ISPs this shyt will never fly.
I hate google, but we need companies like Google and google fiber for this to work. Straight ISPs, with no cable attached to it, is what will make this work. Right now that isn't an option for a lot (most) people.
And further, if it all goes to streaming, guess what, internet costs will rise. They'll be like, that's $150 for 500gb of data sir. $200 for a 1tb.
Nothing changes
I wonder if they threw a bone to @hexagram23 already or if he is still looking outside like:
Conscious Pilot
Do Better.
Guess live sports doesn't exist lol
I'm looking to move to Austin, so Google Fiber might be in my future. I fukking hate comcast. They are fukking ruining my internet life. I get everything on the internet. They throttle the shyt outta me. I gotta trick them by changing my mac address every 3 days (!!!) and using a VPN. shyt's outrageous. If I could get rid of comcast I would in a heartbeat (as long as it's not AT&T, which is even worse). Cable companies ruin good things for everybody. fukk themMove to Kansas City
I wonder if they threw a bone to @hexagram23 already or if he is still looking outside like:
Been cable free for 3 years.
Dragonfly Jones
Siiiiiiiilence Punk!!
The cable companies will never let this happen, due to data caps. You aren't streaming 5 hours a day with a 250gb data cap. Comcast ain't having it, AT&T ain't having it. It's not gonna happen. Then there is of course throttling. Remember how Netflix had to pay comcast to stop throttling their service? Verizon has been caught doing the exact same thing. The ISPs WILL NOT LET CABLE DIE ANYTIME SOON. This is all wishful thinking.
Try watching tv regularly on a 250gb data cap. shyt ain't happening. As long as cable companies are ISPs this shyt will never fly.
I hate google, but we need companies like Google and google fiber for this to work. Straight ISPs, with no cable attached to it, is what will make this work. Right now that isn't an option for a lot (most) people.
And further, if it all goes to streaming, guess what, internet costs will rise. They'll be like, that's $150 for 500gb of data sir. $200 for a 1tb.
Nothing changes
fios has no data caps dun
I don't have data caps either (comcast hasn't done that in my city yet), but there are unspoken soft data caps everywhere, and that's where the throttling comes from. Plus, I thought I could get verizon fios, but it turns out I can't. I'm stuck with shytty comcast
Dragonfly Jones
Siiiiiiiilence Punk!!
when we boxing nikka?
I'm ready to push ur push ur wig back bruh bruh
Move to Kansas City
I wonder if they threw a bone to @hexagram23 already or if he is still looking outside like:
This is going to sound like sour grapes but people have been getting jammed up left and right on Google Fiber. I'm good with Comcast.
Fred.
The real problem here is that the government has basically allowed cable companies to become monopolies. Once we break that TV nonsense, the cable companies will try to scramble. Title II is already a major step forward to break this BS we have been dealing with these fukk ass companies for decades...progress is slow, but I see a light at the end of the tunnelI'm looking to move to Austin, so Google Fiber might be in my future. I fukking hate comcast. They are fukking ruining my internet life. I get everything on the internet. They throttle the shyt outta me. I gotta trick them by changing my mac address every 3 days (!!!) and using a VPN. shyt's outrageous. If I could get rid of comcast I would in a heartbeat (as long as it's not AT&T, which is even worse). Cable companies ruin good things for everybody. fukk them
GreenGrass
All Star
There are apps to help you with throttling. Also use a VPN ...
Cable companies still own the internet though, people forget this.
HookersandIceCream
#TeamOrange
Also those channels are going to be at least $5.
$10+ for showtime at least
But at least people will have a choice which is a positive
I use a vpn and use every trick in the book. They throttle my entire internet connection, so vpn doesn't work except to get my uploaded.net downloads from 200 Kbps to 1 Mbps. They throttle my entire internet connection to 15mbps. A vpn can't stop that. I have to change my Mac address to get back to 35mbps. I have to do this every 3 days! Comcast is fukking me. They have me on a list or something. My phone and laptop get 40-50mbps, but my desktop (where I download everything) gets 15. They have my desktop on some watch list. It's fukking outrageous.
Canada Goose
Pooping on your head :umad:
I hope cable never dies, I some point in the future I'd like to have cable again, I like surfing though the channels looking for something to watch