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Homechoice and UK Online
I wonder if Easynet could help Homechoice with their national expansion, or will it just be a competitor.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4016031.stm http://www.ukonline.net/8000/ UK Online are part of Easynet, so I assume the coverage will be the same http://www.samknows.com/broadband/ot...ue.php?type=en |
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Well, I think this is the only way forward for HomeChoice - the infrastructure is now there, all HC need to do is find a way of using it.
I don't think HC would ever be able to LLU nationally itself. |
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The infrastructure isn't there though - Easynet's infrastructure is there.
You need to get enough bandwidth from HomeChoice into each exchange - after all if you have 50 different channels being watched that's 125Mbps minimum into a single exchange that has to be maintained consistently. The more subscribers the more the network needs to ramp up - and all this has to be provided from HomeChoice's own servers which need to scale with the service. They're doing the right thing growing their own network - it's much more complicated than a relatively simple internet connectivity offering. |
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You are right. I hear that they are now expanding their network to double the size in London over the next 3 or 4 months.
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Originally Posted by M_at
The infrastructure isn't there though - Easynet's infrastructure is there.
You need to get enough bandwidth from HomeChoice into each exchange - after all if you have 50 different channels being watched that's 125Mbps minimum into a single exchange that has to be maintained consistently. The more subscribers the more the network needs to ramp up - and all this has to be provided from HomeChoice's own servers which need to scale with the service. They're doing the right thing growing their own network - it's much more complicated than a relatively simple internet connectivity offering. My problem is that if in a year or so You could pick up a cheap Windows Media Center with twin freeview recorder or maybe an anologue version for satellite giving you access to 30 plus TV channels. Nearly everyone in the UK will have the option of a superfast broadband connection at 8 Mb/sec at a lower than they are now. And with Media Centers Online Spotlight You could access 1000+ movies on demand, Music Videos (as with Music Bigrade's 6000 strong library @ 1000 Kb/sec), access to 1 million records with Napster, and probably loads more services. Hey Presto, You have Homechoice. |
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Originally Posted by BroadbandRules
Nearly everyone in the UK will have the option of a superfast broadband connection at 8 Mb/sec at a lower than they are now.
Look at how long it took BT to get most of the country wired for just 512Kbps. There comes a point at which it doesn't make economic sense to put kit into an exchange that serves only a small population, as you will not recoup your investment. Because of this, I suspect we'll only see the likes of UK Online offered only in more densely-populated areas for some time to come. |
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Originally Posted by BroadbandRules
You seem to be the man in the know M_at.
**snippety** Hey Presto, You have Homechoice. I still believe that there will always be a market for standalone TV offerings as I really don't want a bulk PC in my TV. |
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You only havce to look at all the Media Centers at PC World and theirs a great looking one being developed by Tranquil PC and other great designs by Alienware & Hush Technologies.
With Online Spotlight they have an easy to use interface to access all Your online Media via Your Remote Control. A list of services available are Napster Music Brigade AOL Music on Demand MSN Music Club CinemaNow MovieLink (US Only) Wild Games ESPN Motion Live 365 MusicMatch MSN TV Today Reuters News and here's a Video showing it all at work http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/w...ceMix_300k.asx |
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Originally Posted by BroadbandRules
Napster
Music Brigade AOL Music on Demand MSN Music Club CinemaNow MovieLink (US Only) Wild Games ESPN Motion Live 365 MusicMatch MSN TV Today Reuters News I have a Media Center (2005) PC connected to my television and it's great for what I use it for, but the online offerings right now (especially in the UK) are a waste of time. Don't buy one for that. It also doesn't work particularly well with HomeChoice. This is HomeChoice's fault (the STB doesn't play very nicely) and not MCE's, but it was still enough for me to switch the PC back to Freeview. |
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Originally Posted by Denuvo
All, with the possible exception of Napster, crap.
I have a Media Center (2005) PC connected to my television and it's great for what I use it for, but the online offerings right now (especially in the UK) are a waste of time. Don't buy one for that. It also doesn't work particularly well with HomeChoice. This is HomeChoice's fault (the STB doesn't play very nicely) and not MCE's, but it was still enough for me to switch the PC back to Freeview. Music Brigade is Superb though. 6000 Videos streaming @ 1000 Kb/sec. Although about 1000 of those Videos are by Swedish Artists. You can access online content with Internet Explorer or Real Player. For Example: Sky Sports Broadband (I got for £20 for the year) UEFA Action Pass (Which is good value) Discovery Broadband Channel 4 Broadband Vidzone Video TV MTV Live (NTL Broadband Plus only) High TV (free) Revs TV (free) |
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