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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
Sorry, jfman, but try as I may not to disagree with you, I have to say that you are approaching this from a very extreme and negative angle.
As I would see it, Sky would verify the type of broadband that the customer had prior to installation. The customer would be told about the minimum speeds necessary to support UHD. If problems materialised down the line, and the issue was the internet speeds then the customer would be advised to get a different broadband package, if available.
If, for reasons of cost or availability in the area, nothing could be done about the broadband speed, the customer would be advised that the UHD facility would be cut off, it would now be HD only and a lower price would be charged.
Hence, the customer is helped to make the right decision, a lower price is paid and the system works satisfactorily.
You are very good at identifying problems, jfman, I'll give you that. You need to work a bit on how to solve those problems, though.
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I don't need to work out how to solve the problems - Sky and broadband providers evidently do.
There's no rational reason for Sky not to offer the service if it was as easy as you say. They'd immediately throw the gauntlet down to every DTT, IPTV and cable operator out there, gaining inroads where users don't have line of sight or for some other reason aren't allowed a satellite dish.
Sky aren't putting these things on walls because they make a huge profit margin on the physical dish itself. A customer is a customer whatever the delivery method. That leaves us with one conclusion... And one only.
UHD streams are 25MB/sec on the Eutelsat 13 position. It only takes two of those to choke up your average FTTC connection.
It is neither extreme nor negative to point out observable reality. Sky, with an obligation to their shareholders, should be doing everything in their power to realistically increase their footprint. And rightly so. Yet, there's a stumbling block.
If, and when, FTTP becomes more prevalent then it's the natural next step. However we are some years off in the UK although I can't speak for Italy
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Originally Posted by oliver1948uk
And how many paid man/woman hours is that lot going to take to sort out?
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To come to the obvious conclusion: give them the satellite version.