Comments on: Why havent they done this ?

By: Echo

Echo — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:58:40 +0000

that is really an interesting idea you wonder.

By: Billy Taylor

Billy Taylor — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:03:51 +0000

The reason why is if your on a fixed retirment budget and you are trying to get a business going the news stations are not interested in you. They are only interested in people who are famous and can pay them big bucks to get the word out to the people who can will buy their products because of the advertising. I have a lot of ideas to make money but no money to do the advertising yet.

By: Corey

Corey — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:03:51 +0000

Funny, I actually called a local wireless internet provider and asked them if this was something they could do for our business. They were intrigued by the idea, letting us use their network they’ve already built. I was eventually referred to the owner of the company and we spoke for awhile, he told me he’d think on it and talk with his network guy and get back with me. That was months ago………

Personally I think it would be great, not just for home use, but for business’ as well. It would greatly reduce our cost for sure!

By: PSC

PSC — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:03:51 +0000

Mr. Cuban,

Connecting a remote site of ours to our main office at 100Mbps was quoted at 5K a month from the cable company. Or we can stick with $350/mo for the point to point T1. (1.5Mbps)..

The cable companies can already offer and handle the bandwidth but they have a lock on the market because their infrastructure is built. Until there is a competitor, why should they do the logical thing.

By: Luke Duncan

Luke Duncan — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:03:51 +0000

I thought your idea about reworking newspaper ads to be modeled after googles internet ads is an interesting idea, but raises an interesting question. If, during a political debate, someone wants to run an ad for the pro-stapler use party. Another group of people dont like staplers and want dont want a pro-stapler ad run. Everyone knows the anti-stapler, or as they like to be refurred, pro-metal conservationalist, have much better funding then the pro-staplers. So they use their financial muscle to push the desenting opinions out of the public forum. What are the legal and social implications of this?

I dont think this is as big of an issue for a google based ad simply because ads expire, are fluid, and the lower bidder still gets display right beneath the high bidder in the listings. Due to the newspapers static nature this has the ability to cause many problems.

By: Brett

Brett — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:03:51 +0000

I thought you might find this interesting Mark.

http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/657/657986p1.html

By: Lucas

Lucas — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:03:51 +0000

I was a part of a local network like this using a campus network in college. All the computers on the network could share with eachother with large bandwith. After I organized people a little bit it was great, sharing MP3′s, video’s, and whatever anyone else wanted.
However, due to many issues already mentioned by others current providers cannot get into this. I believe when cell providers expand enough to provide on their networks that new competition and change in infrastructure will create huge change in the whole dynamics of the industry.

P.S. – if you have not already done this give your players access to game video and cuts and any archived fottage through a local wireless network in your facilities via laptop. Coaches can create pre-made cuts for them to watch.

By: K.L. Har

K.L. Har — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:03:51 +0000

I’m working in a global telecom company and although an interesting idea, I see two problems.

1) Security. Several telco’s already provide private networks to customers, usually large corporations, and are paying huge bucks for them. The selling point is not the speed but the security. It would be difficult to sell this service to anyone if you do not allow them to access the public network. How big can your private network be? What if you do not desire people who are ‘in network’ to be able to access your files? This will take constant updating of firewalls and security to enable this.

2) Infrastructure. As many has mentioned, it will be difficult to upgrade houses to be able to support over 45mbps which is the speed cable is able to support. Currently, in Japan they are offering fiber services to houses and apt. in metropolitan areas. People have been playing with the idea of BPL (broadband over power lines) however I was not able to see the speed that this would support.

By: Tino Buntic

Tino Buntic — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:03:51 +0000

The traditional newspapers don’t think like you, Mark. You’re entrepreneurial and they’re not. Most established newspapers are old and they’re set in their ways. It will take a new start-up newspaper to lead the way and be successful at different advertising methods before the dinosaurs follow suit.

By: Ben Adams

Ben Adams — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:03:51 +0000

Community networks sound reasonable. I’ll research the possibilities. Regarding the community network -I would lean towards going wireless and keeping it encrypted. Running cable is like taking a train – You can do it, but it’s easier to go through the air.