Comments on: How to Make US Broadband Competitive – Quickly and Cheaply http://blogmaverick.com/2008/04/10/how-to-make-us-broadband-competitive-quickly-and-cheaply/ the mark cuban weblog Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:37:51 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Jessica Perry http://blogmaverick.com/2008/04/10/how-to-make-us-broadband-competitive-quickly-and-cheaply/#comment-41925 Jessica Perry Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:29:12 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2008/04/10/how-to-make-us-broadband-competitive-quickly-and-cheaply/#comment-41925 I agree, Mark, and I believe it\'ll happen. It\'ll happen in the same way that we phased out vinyl, 8-tracks, cassettes, and...CDs! Yes, with the advent of oooey goooey digital goodness, all things with the antiquated, pungent stench of the 20th century will fall by the wayside, and all things \"0 and 1\" will dominate. Take FiOS, for instance. It\'s unbelievably, obscenely, super-sonic fast - literally the speed of light. I have it at home, and I love it. I love my iPod and all the music it holds. As for bandwidth issues, I\'m with ya. I used to have DSL before the glory of FiOS landed in my closet and I saw the light. I used to have to worry about bandwidth with my VOIP line, multiple computers online, gaming, emailing, browsing, chatting, etc. Now, with my FiOS service I don\'t worry about shit, except filling up my drive. And my iPod.<br><br>But, having read your previous blogs on P2P, we won\'t go there. I agree, Mark, and I believe it\’ll happen. It\’ll happen in the same way that we phased out vinyl, 8-tracks, cassettes, and…CDs! Yes, with the advent of oooey goooey digital goodness, all things with the antiquated, pungent stench of the 20th century will fall by the wayside, and all things \”0 and 1\” will dominate. Take FiOS, for instance. It\’s unbelievably, obscenely, super-sonic fast – literally the speed of light. I have it at home, and I love it. I love my iPod and all the music it holds. As for bandwidth issues, I\’m with ya. I used to have DSL before the glory of FiOS landed in my closet and I saw the light. I used to have to worry about bandwidth with my VOIP line, multiple computers online, gaming, emailing, browsing, chatting, etc. Now, with my FiOS service I don\’t worry about shit, except filling up my drive. And my iPod.

But, having read your previous blogs on P2P, we won\’t go there.

]]> By: Jenny Flyer http://blogmaverick.com/2008/04/10/how-to-make-us-broadband-competitive-quickly-and-cheaply/#comment-41927 Jenny Flyer Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:51:36 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2008/04/10/how-to-make-us-broadband-competitive-quickly-and-cheaply/#comment-41927 oops, I forgot the example...<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7mOoqCAqsA" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7mOoqCAqsA</a><br><br>is the broadband debate the same thing that would knock out these conversations? oops, I forgot the example…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7mOoqCAqsA

is the broadband debate the same thing that would knock out these conversations?

]]> By: Jenny Flyer http://blogmaverick.com/2008/04/10/how-to-make-us-broadband-competitive-quickly-and-cheaply/#comment-41926 Jenny Flyer Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:32:14 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2008/04/10/how-to-make-us-broadband-competitive-quickly-and-cheaply/#comment-41926 Is this the same thing as the white space debate? Where the big internet guys are fighting over the \"space\" that is already occupied by sports mics, etc? Is this the same thing as the white space debate? Where the big internet guys are fighting over the \”space\” that is already occupied by sports mics, etc?

]]> By: Masood http://blogmaverick.com/2008/04/10/how-to-make-us-broadband-competitive-quickly-and-cheaply/#comment-41923 Masood Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:18:56 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2008/04/10/how-to-make-us-broadband-competitive-quickly-and-cheaply/#comment-41923 Mark,<br><br>You contradict yourself. In this post you are calling for the end of cable tv delivered the way it currently is. Then in another post from earlier you say that if you had to pick a medium to deliver programming you would choose the way that it is currently done, over these same cable lines. Instead of using digital which hasn\'t been around and is not as proven as the old method. Mark,

You contradict yourself. In this post you are calling for the end of cable tv delivered the way it currently is. Then in another post from earlier you say that if you had to pick a medium to deliver programming you would choose the way that it is currently done, over these same cable lines. Instead of using digital which hasn\’t been around and is not as proven as the old method.

]]> By: Dan http://blogmaverick.com/2008/04/10/how-to-make-us-broadband-competitive-quickly-and-cheaply/#comment-41921 Dan Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:17:42 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2008/04/10/how-to-make-us-broadband-competitive-quickly-and-cheaply/#comment-41921 I agree, but would add one additional element: allow ala carte programming choices. With forced \"must carry\" requirements and content providers tying other channels to consumer preferred channels, this is a waste of bandwidth equal to or greater than simply converting from analog to digital. Do both, and then you can have your HD video streaming... I agree, but would add one additional element: allow ala carte programming choices. With forced \”must carry\” requirements and content providers tying other channels to consumer preferred channels, this is a waste of bandwidth equal to or greater than simply converting from analog to digital. Do both, and then you can have your HD video streaming…

]]> By: Trevor Lee http://blogmaverick.com/2008/04/10/how-to-make-us-broadband-competitive-quickly-and-cheaply/#comment-41919 Trevor Lee Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:36:33 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2008/04/10/how-to-make-us-broadband-competitive-quickly-and-cheaply/#comment-41919 Hmm, this is an interesting idea to say the least. Doubt it will happen though. Hmm, this is an interesting idea to say the least. Doubt it will happen though.

]]> By: Dexter http://blogmaverick.com/2008/04/10/how-to-make-us-broadband-competitive-quickly-and-cheaply/#comment-41918 Dexter Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:35:41 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2008/04/10/how-to-make-us-broadband-competitive-quickly-and-cheaply/#comment-41918 Thanks. You learn something new every day. Thanks. You learn something new every day.

]]> By: Zach Weisman http://blogmaverick.com/2008/04/10/how-to-make-us-broadband-competitive-quickly-and-cheaply/#comment-41917 Zach Weisman Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:04:35 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2008/04/10/how-to-make-us-broadband-competitive-quickly-and-cheaply/#comment-41917 Mark,<br><br>Would you rather free up bandwidth by killing the analog signal within cable lines or in unecessary analog signals over the air? I have seen you as a strong proponent of both and I totally agree.<br><br>Which would be cheaper and easier to implement? to maintain?<br><br><br>Also, does the 700Mhz spectrum auction going largely to VZW change things?<br><br>Zach Mark,

Would you rather free up bandwidth by killing the analog signal within cable lines or in unecessary analog signals over the air? I have seen you as a strong proponent of both and I totally agree.

Which would be cheaper and easier to implement? to maintain?

Also, does the 700Mhz spectrum auction going largely to VZW change things?

Zach

]]> By: Jacob http://blogmaverick.com/2008/04/10/how-to-make-us-broadband-competitive-quickly-and-cheaply/#comment-41915 Jacob Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:47:36 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2008/04/10/how-to-make-us-broadband-competitive-quickly-and-cheaply/#comment-41915 Are you ever going to post a blog about your decision to vote against the sonics leaving? Are you ever going to post a blog about your decision to vote against the sonics leaving?

]]> By: Grant http://blogmaverick.com/2008/04/10/how-to-make-us-broadband-competitive-quickly-and-cheaply/#comment-41916 Grant Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:37:40 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2008/04/10/how-to-make-us-broadband-competitive-quickly-and-cheaply/#comment-41916 I think the cable companies are in trouble. They have an infrastructure that is limited by the size of the pipe, and future compression technologies are the only things they can do to fit more down that pipe. The cable companies remind me of the old saying, Jack of all trades, master of none.<br><br>Sure, you can get phone, internet and TV from the cable company, but is it worth it? My Directv is fantastic, and they have more HD programming than Cox. I use Cox for internet, but that is only because Fios isn\'t available here. <br><br>A lot of people don\'t even have home phone numbers, but those of us that do, why get it through the cable company? When was the last time your cable went out? Or your cable modem went down? I bet it was more recent than the last time you phone service (through the phone company) went down.<br><br>The cable companies need to realize that they can\'t be all things to all people. I think the cable companies are in trouble. They have an infrastructure that is limited by the size of the pipe, and future compression technologies are the only things they can do to fit more down that pipe. The cable companies remind me of the old saying, Jack of all trades, master of none.

Sure, you can get phone, internet and TV from the cable company, but is it worth it? My Directv is fantastic, and they have more HD programming than Cox. I use Cox for internet, but that is only because Fios isn\’t available here.

A lot of people don\’t even have home phone numbers, but those of us that do, why get it through the cable company? When was the last time your cable went out? Or your cable modem went down? I bet it was more recent than the last time you phone service (through the phone company) went down.

The cable companies need to realize that they can\’t be all things to all people.

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