djrobx
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2 edits | reply to Topmounter
Re: cant be that expensive
The problem is video needs a very consistent connection, even if it's not particularly fast. 802.11b/g barely gets out of a room before it succumbs to fluctuating speeds and packet loss. I've tried streaming 8mbps DVD quality MPEG-2 on my 54mbps G network just one room away and it was totaly unacceptable.
I'm sure some people will chime in with their successes doing this, but it would need to work more definitively before SBC could begin selling it as an option. Maybe MIMO will make video distribution over wireless more of a reality, but I'm afraid it's not something that the IPTV companies can bank on at this time.
As far as hardwired IPTV goes, IPTV pretty much on par with satellite. Satellite also requires a STB for every TV, and generally requires a new RG6 run unless the house is new enough to have RG6 in the walls.
Also, the $50-per-install "windshield cost" is absurdly high. Do they only plan on servicing one customer 100 miles away from dispatch per day? And eight hours to install a CAT5 drop? If they do it like cable and satellite, they will just jam the wire through an exterior wall. It's up to the subscriber if they want to do it more neatly.
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