[mythtv-users] DVB - W5 (4DTV) & KU/C-Band Question

[Brian Wood]

On Wednesday, October 20, 2010 09:08:25 am mike at grounded.net wrote:
> > I don't know about your neck of the woods, but here in the US the
> >available satellite internet "solutions" are pretty much
> > useless for IPTV. Severe bandwidth caps, limited speeds and high prices
> > mean it's only a viable option for people with no
> > other option.
> 
> I'm in MN. I'm also involved in satellite sales in that it's a small
> sideline that my company has, reselling satellite based Internet access.
> 
> I agree with you but I also believe that this will have to change if they
> want to stay competitive. We get to meet and talk with fairly high level
> people in the industry so get some insight on the challenges. One big
> problem is how many users are put on transponders in order to make
> profits. There is always bandwidth and low latency available but it comes
> at a price.
> 
> As everything goes IP, providers will have no choice but to up the levels
> to consumers or no one will buy or will get out of it the minute they
> realize it's useless. We get a lot of complaints from people who use up
> their bandwidth too quickly and can't use the net. That's very
> frustrating. 
> It's all about consumers demanding services that are fairly priced and that
> aren't stifled by their own providers right.


In other words the service sucks because the providers are greedy, and of course they realize they have a virtual 
monopoly.

Gee, where have I heard of this before?

Seems like an overly-complicated way to ask for government regulation.