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I have no apology for the programming, but to hint that we are "bandwidth starved" when I see drivers blabbing on cellphones everyday is idiotic. Much of the non-TV uses for the bandwidth is just as stupid as the reality shows. It is a fact that most people get their severe weather info via TV. To me, the unreliability in severe weather is the big issue with DTV. I suspect that people will at some point be harmed due to the fact that they cannot now get reliable over-the-air weather information via TV. Having reliable weather information via TV is a much more valuable use of bandwidth than selling it to Verizon in my opinion.
Do not give me "Use the radio for weather info" excuse. Commercial radio is very poor at broadcasting severe weather info and the weather radios have issues(I have one). In any case the information carried via a picture is truly worth 1000 words in severe weather.
Now, if they truly get mobile DTV working reliably(even in severe weather), I could possibly change my mind.
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06-24-2009, 09:02 AM
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