thats ok, by then we can all get Google fiber and say goodbye to cable
On Jul 22, 2017 9:18 AM, "Michael Butash" <
michael@butash.net> wrote:
> This is why Cox has now imposed a 1.5tb bandwidth cap on users. They know
> everyone is cutting off their overpriced video, and now they're going to
> charge you for the massive bandwidth that things like netflix use to recoup
> some of that. Nothing is "free", so caveat emptor.
>
> Case in point, my aunt pinged me when Cox sent her the threat of overage
> charges, where she really only does tv streaming. She was at least a 1tb
> over their "normal" limit now, and would be charged accordingly. Only
> things she really does is use Netflix and Vue for tv, but apparently enough
> bandwith to exceed their cap, and she doesn't even do 4k content or have
> kids soaking it up, where many do. I can only imagine the bandwidth needs
> with a house full of kids doing the same, plus gaming and everything else...
>
> Still cheaper than paying for cable tv, but I presume their charging will
> only rapidly escalate to offset their dying video/telephony services and
> lack of anything else they can really charge for. Since every other
> carrier is dogpiling in to slaughter and feast on the corpse of net
> neutrality, Cox decided in their own interests to hop on he bandwagon too.
> Thanks for all the fish, Trump.
>
> -mb
>
> On Fri, Jul 21, 2017 at 8:59 AM, Saul <saul@acalinas.com> wrote:
>
>> I prefer Playstation Vue.
>>
>> On 7/20/2017 5:00 PM, joe@actionline.com wrote:
>>
>>> Just signed up for YouTube TV streaming today
>>> and cancelled DirecTV Now. YouTube is far,
>>> far superior in every way plus unlimited DVR.
>>>
>>>
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