Comcast Dispute Nearing End??? THEY"RE GOING DOWN!!!

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  1. OSUBlazerfan

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    http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704320104575015133103866518.html

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  3. blue32

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    YES! I can finally change to FIOS once they get it in HD!
    BoO ya!! fuck you comcast!
     
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    I'll believe it when I see it show up on my DirecTV channel listing. Until then, it's just more talk.
     
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    Man I surely hope that my FCC complaints I lodged against them helped. :cheers:
     
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  6. BlazerCaravan

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    This vote was supposed to happen before X-Mas break, but didn't. That's why the Blazers had felt confident about something working out by New Year's. Personally, I'm glad to see it happen finally. I'd love to go back to dish or go to FIOS.
     
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    From a little bit of research it appears Comcast was doing this all over the place.

    But then the question becomes - are they really withholding it from Dish? I mean, they could just tell Dish they want to charge $50 per user for the channel and they technically wouldn't be "withholding". That's a grey area.
     
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    They will just provide some shitty SD feed. I am very happy for the ruling though.
     
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    Even though I have Comcast...I still hate them.

    Had to file a complaint with the Oregon Dept of Justice over a refund they owed me... that and they always show that tool "Softy" on their channel.
     
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    My man said that Comcast is bigger then the FCC!
     
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    It's not the size of the stick, it's the magic in the wand!:devilwink:
     
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    I'm with Chris.. as soon as its offered on my Dish Network, I'm not getting my hopes up. Or if its only Directv.. then I swear I will switch.
     
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    I fully expect all companies that depend on wire/fiber running all the way to your home to go under as soon as we get a wireless network connectivity that is fast and dependable enough to make them obsolete. It is justa matter of time.
     
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    Well, I wonder how long it's going to take to take effect. I am very happy I didn't cave to Comcast. Fuck them and I'm happy that I'll be able to stick to my Directv, have my Sunday Ticket, & my Blazers all in one service soon.
     
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  15. Wheels

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    one thing I wonder though.. are we going to get OSN where it has the Ducks shows, and Courtside and stuff.. or is it just gonne be like FSN was with the Blazers where you watched them on one of the ALT channels that stops broadcasting right after the game.
     
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  16. Bob Dobalina

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    I don't see this happening for many, many, many years if ever. The dependability of a wired connection alone makes it worth the effort. I don't know if wireless will ever be sufficient enough to completely replace a wired connection. IMHO.
     
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    It might be a few years but it will happen. I know for a fact there are a few towns testing wirelesss DWDM connections now(and have been for many years). I have also read about many military networks which will eventually trickle down to the public. All of them are high speed, encrypted, and wireless.
     
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    Only if they are dumb enough not to buy some of the wireless infrastructure technology themselves.

    TV set-tops were not killed by Tivo - the content providers just provided their own boxes with DVR functionality.

    The same will happen for most big content providers worth their salt, if wireless really becomes as fast and reliable in mass production.
     
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    Yep it might. It all matters what business practices they choose to keep following. If they make a poor choice and choose to continue to support technology which requires the upkeep of mass infrastructure, then good luck with that. You are correct about Tivo to a certain extent, except that Tivo did sue most of those companies and won. But this won't be the same. That was a proprietary technology. I pretty much assume there will be a networking standard, and any company that is willing to purchase the hardware and infrastructure to put it in place, will be allowed to do so. But at the same time, because you don't have to lay Fiber to every home, or copper, I expect that more companies will be able to start up their own service easier. Kind of like how Clear functions now, but better.
     
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    It will be more than a few years before companies that depend on wired connections are obsolete and out of business in the U.S.
     
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