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Personally I would have liked to see a more push to send video oriented service than television options but thats just me. I realize that mms does some of this but it does not encourage it in the same way that push to talk technologies do.


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My problem with live television is that I'm hard pressed to find desirable content at all times of the day... and usually the shows that i do watch are prime time shows that I will watch in front of my real television.

Bottom line for me is that I feel most TV shows suck, so why the heck would I want to watch inferior live TV content on an inferior cell phone display?

I predict that most Americans feel the same way. The whole switch to HD is a big enough pain in the ass... you're only going to muddy the water by introducing concepts like DVB-H.]]>Mar 4th 2006 1:57PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/03/04/consumers-are-arent-hot-for-mobile-tv-part-ii/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/03/04/consumers-are-arent-hot-for-mobile-tv-part-ii/
For instance, if I want news, I want it now -- so waiting for a broadcast to finally touch on the subject is kinda stupid considering I could just visit a mobile news site. If I want entertainment, why not have an interactive form with games?

Besides, the TV shows that I religiously watch (including Lost, 24) require a lot more detail. Maybe Southpark could work, but that's about it.

I just don't understand what TV provides on cellphones that you can't find with some other technology.]]>Mar 5th 2006 4:09AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/03/04/consumers-are-arent-hot-for-mobile-tv-part-ii/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/03/04/consumers-are-arent-hot-for-mobile-tv-part-ii/
Mobile Web is being KILLED right now by the carriers because they are making it too expensive for everyday use. Verizon has their super-duper 3G, but all they use it for is to get their unwitting customers to download the latest overpriced hit ringtone 2 seconds faster. All the carriers are the same, they want you to pay for the bandwidth and the content, but don't offer useful things - either make it free or make it indispensible.]]>Mar 5th 2006 4:23AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/03/04/consumers-are-arent-hot-for-mobile-tv-part-ii/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/03/04/consumers-are-arent-hot-for-mobile-tv-part-ii/Mar 5th 2006 6:58AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/03/04/consumers-are-arent-hot-for-mobile-tv-part-ii/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/03/04/consumers-are-arent-hot-for-mobile-tv-part-ii/
I want access to the news and other basic programming when I'm on the go. Certainly, those who do want it would want choice (not just local channels, but extended channels like we have with cable or satellite), and on demand streaming would also be an eventual necessity, I believe, in a service like this for it to really catch on.

And although some of this is going to also necessitate VGA screen resolutions as standard for optimum viewing on small screens, screens ARE getting better and better in mobile devices.

DMB, DVB-H, etc. for instance is a different technology than what a lot of the cellular providers currently offer, and DMB and DVB-H don't operate over 3G networks or existing cellular networks - they have their separate networks (that's why devices need to be specially equipped to receive the broadcasts), so the concern of it clogging cellular networks isn't an issue.

I don't think mobile TV is a solution looking for a problem, I just think it's simply another form of entertainment for consumers. It's the way things are headed and people will end up with it eventually whether they want it or not, whether they think it's smart or not.

Cellular providers need to work on other services as well, and I believe these things will be solved in time, but I think it's important not to resist the change that DOES come (like mobile entertainment), even if it's not in the order we want it.

People often resist change, but once they finally embrace it, they don't know how they did without it.

And now in the States, where VOIP is really taking off, where people are indeed concerned about the cost of landlines more than ever, where traditional phone companies are scrambling to offer VOIP solutions for fear of becoming obsolete, and where Americans are scrapping their landlines altogether in favor of mobile lines only (of which I and my significant other are two), I think mobiles in the States are very quickly becoming increasingly significant for people everyday. So the gap between how Americans and Europeans are viewing mobiles is absolutely narrowing. We're beginning to see things the same way.

And in regard to mobile TV, forget the crap that Verizon and Sprint (and soon Cingular) are currently offering. DMB and DVB-H is where it'll be at, and this new technology will make mobile TV much better than the crud the networks offer now.

And Kunal, just so you know, texting is not more expensive in the States than cellular voice. You can get unlimited text messaging for $10/mo. on T-Mo, for instance. Right now, with T-Mo, I have 500 messages/mo. for $3, and unlimited Internet access (including email and everything else) for $20/mo.
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When I can plug my video iPod into my wet-wired brain and watch at whatever size I want, that will be good. My eyes won't last that long.]]>Apr 18th 2007 4:36AM