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elizabethv
12/20/2017 9:04:52 AM
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Re: $25?!
@afwriter - In some ways that kind of thing is already available. Some restaurants have added those little black tablet like things on their tables, like Red Robin and Applebee's. Both of these restaurants have televisions that are viewable from the dining room. The little black tablets drive me nuts, it's absurdly easy to agree to the charges using one brings, and my 3 year old can click through it in a matter of seconds. Fortunately, I've also learned that most restaurants are pretty willing to take the charges off, if you ask, so long as you didn't use any of hte available content. If they get far enoough to play or watch on the tablet, your ship is sunk.
afwriter
12/20/2017 1:36:42 PM
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Re: $25?!
@Elizabethv I work weekends at the first restaurant chain that carried those and they are more troube than their worth. There are the problems that you already mentioned, plus sometimes the batteries don't work, there's connectivity issues, and every once in a while the entire network shuts down just for fun. I think they are a great example of why robots can't take over human jobs yet.
freehe
12/25/2017 11:35:44 AM
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Re: $25?!
@afwriter. Thanks for the insight. I got excited reading the article. Now I know there are some risks and it isn't as good as it sounds in the article. Sounds like they need to do more testing and R&D.
freehe
12/25/2017 11:37:20 AM
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Viewers
I did not know that Tricolor TV is one of the largest pay-TV providers in the world. Being able to service 12 million households or 40 million people is huge. It seems like Russia is doing great things.
freehe
12/25/2017 11:40:21 AM
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Re: $25?!
@afwriter. Those are good questions. It would be interesting to know those costs. Allowing customers to access videos services with Wi-Fi in small places like coffee shops, cafes, hotels or airports is great.
Venues paying for the service is even better. I wonder what the cost would be for U.S. companies to offer the for customers.
freehe
12/25/2017 11:43:21 AM
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Re: $25?!
@batye. I would love it too. Venues only paying $25 per month is great. SMARTBEAM helps reach underserved customers that do not have Wi-Fi in their homes or that cannot afford cable service. This allow customers that are mobile to still gain access to content.
freehe
12/25/2017 11:46:17 AM
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Problems
The article states that SMARTBEAM can reduce buffering which is a huge pain for customers and offload congestion would be great. Allowing it to provide service beyond networks is a plus. Being able to view high quality content anytime anywhere is awesome.
batye
12/26/2017 2:46:56 AM
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Re: $25?!
@freehe yes you are right I could not agree more I hope in Canada we gonna have something similar at this price range...
elizabethv
12/26/2017 8:11:01 AM
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Re: $25?!
@afwriter - I never even really considered how they were powered. Though being battery powered seems obvious now, since they don't have cords attached to them. I personally think I'd like them a lot more without the "kids" factor. Even just some kind of fail safe to keep kids from being able to order so easily would do a lot to change my opinion. But if I worked at a place that used them, I have no doubt I'd find them as troublesome as you do. Especially since I'm sure my middle son is hardly alone in the "quick, hurry and get the games before Mom sees me!" act.
elizabethv
12/26/2017 8:13:14 AM
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Re: Problems
@freehe - I completely agree! SMARTBEAM sounds like an amazing concept that will help a fair percentage of users. We are currently in the process of moving to a more rural location and I am extremely concerned about the connectivity we'll have. We cut the cord 4 years ago and I'm extremely reluctant to go back. But I have no idea how we would manage without streaming. As horrible as it sounds.
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