An ongoing issue of (1) press not having much clue as to the
differentiation between the generic term "network" and what specific
network they are referring to. (2) The general public being clueless as
to where what comes from (ask someone using a smart phone which network
content is coming from, be it WiFi, macro Cell, or femtocell, or (name
something else))
I routinely ask customers where something on their TV is coming from.
They rarely know.
Being a pilot, I have witnessed similar issues with regard to aircraft
and aircraft incidents.
Any sufficiently complicated technology is indistinguishable from magic.
bp
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On 3/6/2015 9:32 AM, Mathew Howard wrote:
Right, but I'm assuming they have some actual reason for that, since
there's no logical reason why they should care what device you're
using... which could very well be that Sony just hasn't put much
effort into getting access to it.
Whatever the reason is, Ken is right, it has nothing to do with the
internet side. I'm guessing if you have access to HBO Go through some
other TV provider, it will work perfectly fine over a Comcast internet
connection.
I hope the FCC enjoys dealing with thousands of irrelevant complaints
like this.
On Fri, Mar 6, 2015 at 10:59 AM, Mike Hammett <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
It's a Comcast thing. For whatever reason, they haven't provided
Sony with access to their authentication servers that they've
provided to others.
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*From: *"Mathew Howard" <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>>
*To: *"af" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
*Sent: *Friday, March 6, 2015 9:43:58 AM
*Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] Comcast vs. HBO Go on PS4?
I may be wrong, but it seems to me this is actually a case of
Sony's app not supporting Comcast (yes, it may be because of some
crazy restrictions Comcast has), not the other way around. That's
kind of like saying that the fact I can't connect to xbox live
with a playstation is a net neutrality violation.
On Fri, Mar 6, 2015 at 8:44 AM, Darren Shea <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
The only thing in the article which undermines that reading of
the facts is this line: “Roku eventually got approval last
December, but Sony devices are still locked out.”
That implies that Comcast customers are allowed to use the
HBOGo service, but only with certain, pre-approved by Comcast,
clients. That might run afoul of the new Net Neutrality rules,
especially if the protocols, ports and bitrates are identical,
regardless of of the client used.
It’s one thing for a cable provider (like Time Warner) to
refuse to participate in an unrelated network’s non-broadcast
offerings (like the Disney Channel app), it may be another for
the provider to say people running the app on an iPhone can
use it, but people using the Windows Phone version cannot.
We’re in uncharted territory here!
nDarren
*From:*Af [mailto:[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Ken Hohhof
*Sent:* Thursday, March 05, 2015 7:22 PM
*To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Comcast vs. HBO Go on PS4?
Based just on a quick Google search (so I could be mistaken),
this appears to be total bullshit. This is how HBO Go
describes itself on their website:
“Get unlimited access to all your favorite HBO® shows, hit
movies, sports, comedy and more, plus bonus features and
behind-the-scenes extras. It’s all free with your HBO
subscription through participating television providers and
available on your favorite devices.”
In other words, it’s exactly the same as complaining that a
WISP doesn’t “give” its customers ESPN3.
HBO Go appears not to be an OTT service with individual
subscriptions. It appears to be an extra, Internet based
service that comes only with HBO from a cable provider. So
the complaint appears to be that Comcast has not offered HBO
Go to its cable customers who have HBO. It seems to me that
is different from “blocking” HBO Go to your Internet
customers, as the article claims.
*From:*Mike Hammett <mailto:[email protected]>
*Sent:*Thursday, March 05, 2015 7:08 PM
*To:*Animal Farm <mailto:[email protected]>
*Subject:*[AFMUG] Comcast vs. HBO Go on PS4?
http://www.extremetech.com/computing/200479-this-is-why-we-need-internet-regulation-comcast-blocks-hbo-go-app-from-working-on-ps4
Do we know anything about this? The article above runs over
Comcast with a bus, but does little to technically explain
why\how Comcast is blocking them.
