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"necessary" vs. "video service"
I was really torn on this one. I settled on "not necessary", but it really depends on what is meant exactly by "video service," I suppose.
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Some of the smaller cable companies have dropped big content providers like Viacom and gone with Netflix. I think as the years progress service providers' bottom lines will be more about broadband and providing business services.
mhhf1ve
6/19/2017 3:15:29 PM
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Re: "necessary" vs. "video service"
I think it'll be analogous to a phone service. Not too many users want landlines anymore, but there are tons of VOIP services that can be bundled. Is a phone service essential? Not really, but everyone expects it -- and it's sometimes even difficult to un-bundle it to get a lower price. Bundling services supposedly adds more loyalty, so pure broadband might be a bit too risky to offer all by itself without other kinds of loyalty tactics like bundles or long-term contracts...
elizabethv
6/21/2017 9:02:04 AM
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@mhhf1ve - I think the demand for wanting phone service that is bundled with other services will likely decrease as time goes on. My parents and grandparents insist on having a landline, but I haven't had a landline since I had an alarm company that required it. When I got rid of that alarm company, I got rid of the landline. Of course, I don't even have cable anymore either. So bundles are of no use to me. But I suppose I could see why bundling would create loyalty. I hate looking for new car insurance because switching car insurance isn't all that difficult, but when you throw in homeowners with it, suddenly it becomes a big hassle and my desire to search for new significantly decreases.
batye
6/21/2017 11:06:49 AM
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Re: "necessary" vs. "video service"
@elizabethv interesting point, I'm still with land line but I live in rural area most of my friend no longer have a land line or cable tv... but technology did change our life...
elizabethv
6/22/2017 9:23:35 AM
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@batye - I think people who live in more rural areas are more likely in general to have landlines. Especially since cell phones aren't quite as reliable in rural areas as they are urban. Smaller internet providers in some cases also require landlines - or at least they used to. I'm not sure about anymore, I've been with Comcast in Denver for far too long.
batye
6/22/2017 9:59:47 AM
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Re: "necessary" vs. "video service"
@elizabethv in Canada rural area ISP it a one big mess... sad reality our gov. talking about big great plans but some area even with land lines have sporadic internet via accelerated dial up... sad...
mpouraryan
6/22/2017 1:02:13 PM
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As I am making the "Virtual rounds", I thought to revisit the intitiave launched by the previous Government in Canada, @Bayte, DIgital Canada 150--it appears to have been shelved..but this interesting article from 2014 foretold what you reported on to us:
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/rural-broadband-in-canada-is-about-to-get-worse
I would have thought that the current Government will have more of an affirmation to this end.
batye
6/22/2017 1:37:21 PM
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@mpouraryan yes, they did... thanks for the info/link interesting reading...
mpouraryan
6/22/2017 2:29:50 PM
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Can you share some updated perspective on this for us all as you seem to have your "ear to the ground" in Canada and see whether Canada is a harbinger of potential further progress?
freehe
6/22/2017 5:50:38 PM
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Re: "necessary" vs. "video service"
I don't think all service providers need to use video because not all of their customers watch video. There are several successful companies that have never used video.
mpouraryan
6/22/2017 5:53:23 PM
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I am curious to see which one they are--certainly anyone who has a media outreach strategy has to have video--right?
mpouraryan
6/22/2017 1:28:39 PM
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Change and transformation must always be welcome--as long as we have to figure out how to make sure the human element is never, ever forgotten.
mpouraryan
6/22/2017 1:03:50 PM
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This is a recommendation for Emgerncy Services--because remember when there is an Earthquake or other natural calamities, cell towers are bound to go down-but that's also increasingly changing--AT&T is around $ 10/month..and I anticipate that going down even further.
batye
7/3/2017 2:01:11 AM
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Re: "necessary" vs. "video service"
@mpouraryan for emergency I have few old CB radio's hidden away from my wife as I keep buying them from recycle store... in military I use CB radio, in security I use CB radio... I hope in civil life I do not have to use CB radio but better to be prepared...
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@mhh: One of my friends on LinkedIn has had a popular discussion going this week on this profile as he looks for a cheaper option for a landline. Circumstances make continuing to have a landline option highly preferred, but he and his family are looking to save money.
A lot of suggestions for VOIP services like Vonage, a lot of suggestions for Ooma (which I am largely unfamiliar with; can someone here shed some light?); a lot of suggestions for "artificial" numbers via services like Google Voice and Skype.
dcawrey
6/28/2017 10:55:52 PM
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Re: "necessary" vs. "video service"
I always thought Magic Jack was the cheapest solution?
That being said, it sure is ridiculous how much people have to pay for a landline. While I consider it non-essential, its one of the reasons cable providers started doing triple play deals for internet, cable and phone for a low price.
Re: "necessary" vs. "video service"
I remember considering Magic Jack at one point years ago, but deciding against it or some compelling reason or other that I can no longer remember.
In any case, yep, traditional landlines cost money -- but if you don't mind having a more limited plan, they can be very affordable. And even if you want something very flexible, they're on par with pricing for cell plans.
batye
7/3/2017 1:58:32 AM
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Re: "necessary" vs. "video service"
@Joe Stanganelli when I get cable internet I got Magicjack with hope to start using and get rid of land line... but after using Magicjack for few time I give up and put away... for me Magicjack too many problems if compare it to basic land line... but to each his own...
batye
7/3/2017 2:11:40 AM
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Re: "necessary" vs. "video service"
@dcawrey same with Canadian service providers where they offer TV/Home Phone/Internet/Cell phone as a packaged deal... with lower combined total price...
mpouraryan
6/22/2017 1:30:35 PM
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..this is as such providers have also moved on to a "APP-Demand driven" model. VIacome/CBS (as I believe they're one not withstanding the spin) has CBSN, has its' All Access program--so the Cable providers need to really think long and hard about their own viability--as I write this, I'm evaulating DirectTV Now..and the HD quality is beyond the pale.
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@Mike: There have been some articles this year in industry pubs like Variety and Hollywood Reporter on the tremendous clout that Netflix is wielding, completely disrupting the industry as well as the social levels on which it operates. Top studio execs can't get their phone calls returned anymore like they used to.
There is an interesting parallel between west coast and east coast here. There was a piece in Politico today about how the socialites of "Old Washington" are having the same difficulty in the Trump Administration.
batye
7/3/2017 2:07:58 AM
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@Mike Robuck I could not agree more and when I think about it I do see the same trend in Canada where everyone going with Netflix...
mpouraryan
6/22/2017 1:33:15 PM
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Re: "necessary" vs. "video service"
A Video component is necessary--at the startup I work for , the Daily Outsider, we have a "Broadcast Grid" for instance that features SKy News that vistors can click on demand--what is annoying, though, is the automatic start of the videos on CNN/'etc.
freehe
6/22/2017 5:54:11 PM
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Video Necessary
Some companies use video and it doesn't generate in sales. Companies have to weight the pros and cons of using video and develop a strategic plan for why they want to use video and what they hope to accomplish by using it.
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@freehe: Certainly, although I think that it is reasonable to consider network carriers and service providers "different" in this regard the lines increasingly blur between those who operate networks and deliver data and those who create the consumable data that travel on those networks.
Comcast comes to mind -- i.e., its acquisition of NBC Universal...
batye
7/3/2017 2:09:39 AM
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@freehe good point - this why some Co. this days use social media on facebook and adding this videos on they Co. FB page with hopes user will see it and click - like on it :)
dlr5288
7/31/2017 6:57:23 PM
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It's definitely a great way to advertise and grab the people's attention quickly.
batye
8/4/2017 9:44:49 AM
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@dlr5288 yes I would say it a right way to make money... could not agree more...
dlr5288
8/30/2017 11:52:04 AM
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And grabbing the attention of consumers and making money in the process is the reason for companies to keep going.
batye
9/3/2017 6:29:55 PM
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@dlr5288 the sad reality Co. this days only care about bottom line of today- now... keep forgeting about day after and customer will remember - good or bad...
dlr5288
9/28/2017 11:44:15 AM
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Re: Video Necessary
And that's where things go wrong with company/consumer relationships. Consumers will think they got tricked into something.
batye
10/2/2017 4:34:39 AM
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@dlr5288 I look at it as sad reality as no one want to think what if ???and about next week???...
dlr5288
10/30/2017 2:27:18 PM
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Exactly. No one wants to worry about what’s to come.
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