9 thoughts on “The Integration Ban: A Rule Past its Prime”
Looks like a blank article. Checked with my iPhone on both the mobile and desktop sites. Previous article is the same. Article 2 previous displays ok.
It’s a “link style” post and not entirely clear, I guess… click the headline and it should take you to NCTA’s site. Mobile site should not display link style by default, though you can manually navigate to it.
Ah, the same old repetitive NTCA propaganda.
Tirelessly working against the consumer interest.
I see on the list of providers that are and are not subject to the present rule a large disparity. Where are the alternatives to the clunky, junk provider boxes for the satellite networks, AT&T Uverse, etc?
Has anyone who thinks the cable, satellite, or “IP” company boxes are even remotely acceptable ever used something else? The boxes provided by my provider (Comcast) are such complete and utter JUNK that how anyone on their system is actually able to watch TV is beyond me. Were I forced to use that crap (as the newly proposed “rule” will inevitably require) then I would be left with 2 options. 1) get a huge box and return all of their equipment and cancel the service or 2) get a large sledgehammer and ……….
I have a Home Theater PC that I use to record my Comcast service. I have 2 Hauppauge HDPVR’s each paired with a Comcast set top box (so i NEVER have to experience that horrific UI) as well as 2 Silicon Dust HDHR Primes. Thanks to Comcast in my area encrypting the clear QAM of local broadcasts I now am in the painful process of installing Cable Cards in the HDHR Primes. One I have working, after one DOA cable card and the other one is somewhere in limbo with it recognizing it being paired to the HDHR Prime but still not recognizing “activation”.
I also have 2 older model HDHR’s that will not work with Cable Card, so those are now just paperweights since where I live there is no such thing as “Over the Air”. I can only get 1 network (3 channels) reliably with another network sometimes and flakey even then.
I have 3 televisions with HD tuners that are now useless thanks to the encryption of the locals. Comcast’s answer? “try this little DTA” VOMIT, I’ve had them in the past prior to getting the TV’s with HD tuners. HORRRRIBBBBBLLLLLEEEEEE!!!!!!
BLEH, a pox on all of you trying to restrict and ruin television! I’m paying over $100 a month to Comcast for the pleasure of poking a stick in my eye every time I want to watch television.
There’s no way to click the link from mobile or rss. Maybe a short stub article could do the trick.
The integration ban never succeeded at its intent. At the same time, the members of the NCTA created the standard, let them use it. How about this? Don’t like it, create a new one that will benefit everyone.
Yeah, I’ll be penning another letter to the FCC this summer in regards to the newly reopened issue. Waiting to see what some of the other players submit before responding myself…
Martin, Mike, Will need to research further. In theory, the link posts shouldn’t show in the default mobile view – which I need to verify. As far as RSS, I think the behavior changed with a recent theme update a few weeks back. Will research if I can put it back the way it was manually. Regardless, perhaps this is too confusing an approach and Twitter may be the place to continue/resume sharing links. Hmm..
Yea, I get to the links via feedly android app. Is it hard to repost the link in the body of the story?
Martin, I added a linked image to the latest Link-type post. Please let me know if you think that helps.
Looks like a blank article. Checked with my iPhone on both the mobile and desktop sites. Previous article is the same. Article 2 previous displays ok.
It’s a “link style” post and not entirely clear, I guess… click the headline and it should take you to NCTA’s site. Mobile site should not display link style by default, though you can manually navigate to it.
Ah, the same old repetitive NTCA propaganda.
Tirelessly working against the consumer interest.
I see on the list of providers that are and are not subject to the present rule a large disparity. Where are the alternatives to the clunky, junk provider boxes for the satellite networks, AT&T Uverse, etc?
Has anyone who thinks the cable, satellite, or “IP” company boxes are even remotely acceptable ever used something else? The boxes provided by my provider (Comcast) are such complete and utter JUNK that how anyone on their system is actually able to watch TV is beyond me. Were I forced to use that crap (as the newly proposed “rule” will inevitably require) then I would be left with 2 options. 1) get a huge box and return all of their equipment and cancel the service or 2) get a large sledgehammer and ……….
I have a Home Theater PC that I use to record my Comcast service. I have 2 Hauppauge HDPVR’s each paired with a Comcast set top box (so i NEVER have to experience that horrific UI) as well as 2 Silicon Dust HDHR Primes. Thanks to Comcast in my area encrypting the clear QAM of local broadcasts I now am in the painful process of installing Cable Cards in the HDHR Primes. One I have working, after one DOA cable card and the other one is somewhere in limbo with it recognizing it being paired to the HDHR Prime but still not recognizing “activation”.
I also have 2 older model HDHR’s that will not work with Cable Card, so those are now just paperweights since where I live there is no such thing as “Over the Air”. I can only get 1 network (3 channels) reliably with another network sometimes and flakey even then.
I have 3 televisions with HD tuners that are now useless thanks to the encryption of the locals. Comcast’s answer? “try this little DTA” VOMIT, I’ve had them in the past prior to getting the TV’s with HD tuners. HORRRRIBBBBBLLLLLEEEEEE!!!!!!
BLEH, a pox on all of you trying to restrict and ruin television! I’m paying over $100 a month to Comcast for the pleasure of poking a stick in my eye every time I want to watch television.
There’s no way to click the link from mobile or rss. Maybe a short stub article could do the trick.
The integration ban never succeeded at its intent. At the same time, the members of the NCTA created the standard, let them use it. How about this? Don’t like it, create a new one that will benefit everyone.
Yeah, I’ll be penning another letter to the FCC this summer in regards to the newly reopened issue. Waiting to see what some of the other players submit before responding myself…
Martin, Mike, Will need to research further. In theory, the link posts shouldn’t show in the default mobile view – which I need to verify. As far as RSS, I think the behavior changed with a recent theme update a few weeks back. Will research if I can put it back the way it was manually. Regardless, perhaps this is too confusing an approach and Twitter may be the place to continue/resume sharing links. Hmm..
Yea, I get to the links via feedly android app. Is it hard to repost the link in the body of the story?
Martin, I added a linked image to the latest Link-type post. Please let me know if you think that helps.