>If Comcast starts sucking, 5G and other competitors are going to eat their lunch.
That's the thing: T-Mobile already have "unlimited" streaming at reduced resolution (480p) for the major streaming providers. As someone who has no TV much less an HD one and only watches streaming on mobile devices anyway this could easily be a tipping point for me to ditch Comcast, switch back off of Project Fi for T-Mobile and call it a day.
All I see is $100+/mo savings between cancellation of Comcast and YouTube TV which is a bust anyway. OMG. So many commercials, so little interesting content. I remember why I cancelled cable TV in the first place: it's garbage.
Making the net non-neutral is going to similarly be revenue non-neutral but maybe not in the way these ISPs hope.
Actually you'd think Google, Amazon, et al would have skin in the game this time around too: I'm already reconsidering my purchase of Nest cameras my wife wants and frankly I'll be giving away the free Google minis as well if/when I cancel Comcast / Xfinity. There is zero reason to invest in IOT devices if you cancel the I.
There's just too much potential downside to the rent-seeking behavior of these ISPs to invest in IOT if I can't rely on an unfiltered, unmolested, unthrottled experience.
That's the thing: T-Mobile already have "unlimited" streaming at reduced resolution (480p) for the major streaming providers. As someone who has no TV much less an HD one and only watches streaming on mobile devices anyway this could easily be a tipping point for me to ditch Comcast, switch back off of Project Fi for T-Mobile and call it a day.
All I see is $100+/mo savings between cancellation of Comcast and YouTube TV which is a bust anyway. OMG. So many commercials, so little interesting content. I remember why I cancelled cable TV in the first place: it's garbage.
Making the net non-neutral is going to similarly be revenue non-neutral but maybe not in the way these ISPs hope.
https://www.t-mobile.com/offer/binge-on-streaming-video.html
Actually you'd think Google, Amazon, et al would have skin in the game this time around too: I'm already reconsidering my purchase of Nest cameras my wife wants and frankly I'll be giving away the free Google minis as well if/when I cancel Comcast / Xfinity. There is zero reason to invest in IOT devices if you cancel the I.
There's just too much potential downside to the rent-seeking behavior of these ISPs to invest in IOT if I can't rely on an unfiltered, unmolested, unthrottled experience.