Telecom-TV race underway

I find it hard to believe people will watch TV on their cellphones, but what do I know if these rich companies believe otherwise.

Another thing to worry about is standards and interoperability for usign the same hardware with different providers.

I can see watching TV over ADSL on a PC screen or a TV though...
 
Users pay R10 a day for as much television as they like, with a January 31 cut-off date for that discount price quietly slipping by.
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R10/day for 1 month (of 30 days) = R300/mo
That's a bit steep for a tiny little picture compared to a television set, considering DSTV's rental is also running around the same R300/mo figure.
 
the only place i could see myself using multichoices new streaming system is in a car. finally make use of that dvd screen?
 
I didn't read the whole article, but how's the network corverage going to be? Currently it stinks. One still has to redial several times to get better quality sound AND THIS COSTS MONEY!! The phone has to hunt constantly for a better signal, causing the battery life to shorten. And now comes this new gimmick! The cheapest thing is to buy a TV set and use your mobile to make calls/sms'. If I'm somewhere in the mountains hiking the last thing I want to do is finish my battery on some stupid soapy.
 
No TV licence fees for IPTV

No TV licence fees for IPTV

MyADSL founder Rudolph Muller maintains that viewers accessing TV using a tuner card should not have to pay a TV licence, and is polling his readers on the issue.

At the time of publication, 66% of MyADSL subscribers felt they should not have to pay for TV.
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Vice said:
I didn't read the whole article, but how's the network corverage going to be? Currently it stinks. One still has to redial several times to get better quality sound AND THIS COSTS MONEY!! The phone has to hunt constantly for a better signal, causing the battery life to shorten. And now comes this new gimmick! The cheapest thing is to buy a TV set and use your mobile to make calls/sms'. If I'm somewhere in the mountains hiking the last thing I want to do is finish my battery on some stupid soapy.
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LoL - good call. We need them mobile hardware developers to make us a portable solar recharge kit which can flap open so we can recharge them up in da mountains. :D
 
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Can you imagine watching cricket on a cell screen. You would have to spot the pixel that represents the ball. hopefully the grass is green enough.
 
Davidj81 said:
Can you imagine watching cricket on a cell screen. You would have to spot the pixel that represents the ball. hopefully the grass is green enough.
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LOL That's nothing! Imagine trying to read the bowling figures!

Or the score for that matter! :D
 
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