And the free service has restrictions. For example…our Pre K -2 building does not have it because the pole where the cable sits is pretty far from the building (our Pre K parking lot is quite large) and they will only trench so far for the free service. If the district puts up the money to do the rest of the trenching (which we will not do) then they will provide it.
Bob From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of Steele, Thomas C Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 9:35 AM To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] Proxy the President's Address I don’t think that is a law, but rather something that was worked in to local franchise agreements and eventually made policy by most of the larger cable companies. Comcast gave us three free digital converters per school to cover their switch to digital. Thomas C. Steele Technology Director Manteno CUSD #5 From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of McKay, Curtis Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 9:28 AM To: 'Tech-Geeks Mailing List' Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] Proxy the President's Address Aren’t cable companies required by law to offer school’s free service? Curtis McKay Network Administrator Belleville Township High School District 201 cmc...@bths201.org From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of Bob Schmidt Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 9:26 AM To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] Proxy the President's Address We unfortunately lost most of our cable channels when they went digital earlier this year. >>> "Steele, Thomas C" <tste...@manteno5.org> 9/14/2010 9:11 AM >>> CNN is carrying it. That is how we are recommending it be viewed here. Thomas C. Steele Technology Director Manteno CUSD #5 From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of McKay, Curtis Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 9:05 AM To: 'Tech-Geeks Mailing List' Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] Proxy the President's Address As far as Windows Media Services goes, if it’s a major thing going on live, it’s usually on television as well. We’ve hooked a VCR up to an encoder box and “streamed” television channels to the classrooms before. Curtis McKay Network Administrator Belleville Township High School District 201 cmc...@bths201.org From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of Bob Schmidt Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 8:49 AM To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List Subject: [tech-geeks] Proxy the President's Address What do you use, if anything, to host/proxy an external video stream internally so that bandwidth isn't saturated when every classroom tries to watch it at the same time? I know Windows Media Services can do this, but it doesn't work for flash/mp4 streams. Ideas? Bob
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