it's so these tech company guys can play online games at work
"Over the next few months, Google will examine the city's infrastructure to get a better sense of how long it might take to install a fiber-optics network and what it might cost."
so Austin is many months away from build-out, and SA is probably years away.
Hoolyan should push for SA to build its own fiber network (probably would be blocked by TX Repugs as it was blocked in NC by TWC-owned Repugs).
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Darrin, get a Motorola Surfboard. It's waaaay better than the TW Docsis 3.0 equipment.
Thanks. That's the one I've been thinking about buying. It's about 10 months worth of my TWC modem rental fee, but like I said, I've already paid for that thing 4x over.
wow, you're getting ripped off... I have comcast and the 300GB (notice byte, not bit)/mo cap, and 1) they don't enforce it right now, 2) don't think I ever hit it. That's about 35+ bluray/XBox 360 games per mo.
yeah, first thing I did when Comcast wanted to charge me $7/mo for a modem rental fee is go buy my own... sounds stupid, but you also pay taxes over that fee too...
If you don't mind me asking, what do you pay per month? And do you have TV/Internet/VOIP bundle?
I just looked at how much TV service costs these days.. wow... maybe you're not getting ripped off after all. I wouldn't pay that kind of money though. I can't disclose the arrangement I have for TV, but I've had all the movie channels for years and never watch them, tbh.
I only have internet service... IIRC, about $66/mo. Cell is my home phone too, and it's on a family plan (paid by the office).
You should check this out:
http://cis471.blogspot.com/2014/02/h...e-bill-by.html
Also, perhaps consider a Roku. Preferences are different for different people, so it's difficult to recommend. But do try to cut down on the BS fees like modem rental.
Didn't San Antonio already build and own a fiber network through CPS?
http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/...ey_should.html
"but a Texas law prevents the city from using the network to give low-cost service to consumers." WTF?
(hint: ATT HQ is in Dallas, was in SA. Another hint: Southwest Airlines killed the Texas high-speed train network DAL-SAT-AUS-HOU)
Telcos have been almost 100% fiber for decades between their cabinets, connection nodes.
I know of one rural telco co-op (a socialist-supported enterprise floating on Universal Service $Ms from the distant epoch when govt actually put Human-Americans first) that has laid 100s of miles fiber, much of it still dark (fiber cable has many fibers, most of which remain dark).
Yes, read the below link:
http://www.mysanantonio.com/default/...nd-4275585.php
I think more than likely Via Transit also has an extensive wi-fi network for there bus system. I have noticed their little antenna's all over, mounted on light standards.
"public universities, colleges and schools, hospitals and other local government en ies"
a great list of orgs that will get fiber service, but no residences/business that will remain screwed by TWC/Grandecom with ty service and ty price.
SA will also not dare bothering the $200M/year it skims from centralized-energy CPS by offering an aggressive strategy (feed-in-tariffs, power-purchase agreements, FIT, PPA) for distributed-energy rooftop solar.
Yeah, well in 1993 you weren't downloading a TB of porn.
I already have one Roku 3, but plan to buy two more. The TWC channel/app for the Roku is pretty darn good. Lot's of on-demand content, so no real need for a dedicated DVR. I'm going to order just basic TV package with HBO. And I'm going to return my 3 set-top cable boxes and cable modem. After all this, the only thing I'll be lacking is Fox Sports Southwest, which kinda sucks. I'm pretty sure the exclusion of this channel on the Roku app was deliberate by TWC.
^I keep on logging in with that dumbass troll account -- bad habit.
Right now, I have the Roku hard-wired to Ethernet. I need to make sure my wifi signal is strong enough in the other rooms.
I think it might be deliberate by Fox. They have their own app like WatchESPN but it's currently only available for iOS.
I've seen some websites that stream NBA games, e.g. NBA-stream.com, but I'm not sure they're trustworthy.
And I'd hate to invest in this setup, only to have Comcast come in and scrap everything.
I figure it's going to be a year before Comcast really has an effect on local TWC but yeah, there's no telling exactly how it would shake out.
The sites that stream NBA games work, but often have tons of popups and try to put su ious programs on your computer. Gotta be careful.
I assume you would need one set top box or cable card with a digital tv subscription so you could get all the channels on TWCtv, but you can find that out when you call.
Or you could use one of these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833704165
They do up to 500Mbps and have come down in price a lot.
As far as FOX, if you're only interested in the NBA, you could just purchase the NBA League Pass for the ROKU (http://www.nba.com/leaguepass/roku). You can even cheap out and only buy the 5 team package (breaks down to $5 a month, an option you don't get with cable).
Thanks. Seems like there should be some kind of discount with the season half over.
As for the powerline adapters, I'm not sure how reliable they are.
League Pass won't replace Fox Sports though if you're in the San Antonio/Austin area since they black out the local games I think.
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