Comments on: iPlayer pushes unlimited usage to the limit http://www.broadband-finder.co.uk/blog/2008/03/10/iplayer-pushes-unlimited-usage-to-the-limit/ Informed opinions on the state of play in the UK Broadband market Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:21:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 By: now then now then http://www.broadband-finder.co.uk/blog/2008/03/10/iplayer-pushes-unlimited-usage-to-the-limit/comment-page-1/#comment-1436 now then now then Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:52:54 +0000 http://www.broadband-finder.co.uk/blog/2008/03/10/iplayer-pushes-unlimited-usage-to-the-limit/#comment-1436 The BBC fluffed it on this one big time. Even though 4oD is mentioend in this article, anyone wonder why there's been all this fuss about the iPlayer eating up bandwidth and there's been hardly a whisper about 4oD? Not only is the iPlayer months late, it's also buggy as hell, bandwitdh hungry, and not to mention a total waste of licence payer's money. I'm praying for the day when Thompson resigns, and the BBC gets a more competent director. Not that there's anything worth catching up on at the moment on the Beeb. All the good stuff is on Dave! The BBC fluffed it on this one big time. Even though 4oD is mentioend in this article, anyone wonder why there’s been all this fuss about the iPlayer eating up bandwidth and there’s been hardly a whisper about 4oD? Not only is the iPlayer months late, it’s also buggy as hell, bandwitdh hungry, and not to mention a total waste of licence payer’s money. I’m praying for the day when Thompson resigns, and the BBC gets a more competent director.

Not that there’s anything worth catching up on at the moment on the Beeb. All the good stuff is on Dave!

]]> By: fanta http://www.broadband-finder.co.uk/blog/2008/03/10/iplayer-pushes-unlimited-usage-to-the-limit/comment-page-1/#comment-1435 fanta Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:33:24 +0000 http://www.broadband-finder.co.uk/blog/2008/03/10/iplayer-pushes-unlimited-usage-to-the-limit/#comment-1435 This is one of the big arguments against net neutrality ... large ISPs are saying "hey, everyone's getting a free ride watching TV, and consumers and the BBC don't have to pay for it". When you consider how much people *are* paying their ISPs, and in turn how much the ISP is paying BT Wholesale, not to mention the bandwidth costs the BBC have to pay, there's only one company getting a free ride ... This is one of the big arguments against net neutrality … large ISPs are saying “hey, everyone’s getting a free ride watching TV, and consumers and the BBC don’t have to pay for it”. When you consider how much people *are* paying their ISPs, and in turn how much the ISP is paying BT Wholesale, not to mention the bandwidth costs the BBC have to pay, there’s only one company getting a free ride …

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