Probably would not be profitable for us, either, in all actuality. We'd like to just offer some basic channels. Maybe 30 or 40. For those people who really just want "basic TV" Networks, Disney, ESPN, etc. But I think the programmers would force you to carry all their other stupid channels.
*shrug* On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 11:25 AM, Josh Luthman <[email protected]>wrote: > To this day I've heard of countless people that do it to compete (the > triple > bundle) but none that make any money. > > 6mbps multicast...per active channel. > > Usually it happens in such a way that if someone starts watching a channels > 20-25 the channel will multicast through the network up until no one is > watching it for ~5 minutes. > > Super bandwidth hog. > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue > that counts.” > --- Winston Churchill > > > On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 1:22 PM, Jayson Baker <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > So what's the latest with this? > > > > We essentially have an IPTV headend running in the shop. It's nice being > > able to sit in my office and "work" on the computer, while watching TV > > streamed over the LAN. > > > > But that doesn't make much money. > > > > At the UBNT AirMax conference they said they're doing IPTV over the new M > > stuff. But... I still run into that little issue of 6Mbps multicast > rates. > > > > On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 9:56 PM, [email protected] < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Jayson Baker wrote: > > > >> I will need to test that. The setting lets you use any valid > > modulation > > > for > > > >> the > > > >> RF mode your in. I will also test with my B5M's. > > > >> > > > > > > > > What exactly are you referring to? On the older 802.11a/b/g devices > I > > > see > > > > Multicast Rate. > > > > But on the Rocket/Bullet/Nano N-series (M series) I don't see > Multicast > > > > Rate, just "Allow all" > > > > > > Yup the M's I have do not allow you to set a fixed rate. I should have > > been > > > clearer in that I meant that the AirMax stuff was different then the > > AirOS > > > stuff. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 11:20 PM, [email protected] < > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > >> I will need to test that. The setting lets you use any valid > > modulation > > > for > > > >> the > > > >> RF mode your in. I will also test with my B5M's. > > > >> > > > >> Jayson Baker wrote: > > > >>> IIRc, multicast is limited at the 6Mbps modulation on "WiFi" > > > >>> > > > >>> Tell me I'm wrong, please. But I've read it a couple > > times--compeltely > > > >>> forgot until we started doing this. > > > >>> > > > >>> Before, when we were watching IPTV off our fiber headend, we were > > doing > > > >> it > > > >>> over EoIP. > > > >>> > > > >>> On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 9:19 PM, [email protected] < > > > >>> [email protected]> wrote: > > > >>> > > > >>>> You can change the multicast rate on the non airmax units. Mine > are > > > >> enroute > > > >>>> so > > > >>>> have not tried with the airmax gear. > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>> I have not heard back about the units. > > > >>>> > > > >>>> At 130 ea, a Roku with the same features as the low end unit, will > > be > > > >> more > > > >>>> cost > > > >>>> effective. I am still researching about the licensing requirements > > of > > > >>>> securing > > > >>>> the data stream for non OTA channels. > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>> Jayson Baker wrote: > > > >>>>> I seem to remember the low-end ones were around $130/ea. Not > sure > > > >> about > > > >>>> the > > > >>>>> others. Price will vary based on where you buy and in what > > quantity > > > I > > > >>>>> assume. > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> Remembered that standard 802.11 will only multicast at around > > 1Mbps. > > > >> So > > > >>>>> that's why we were having the problem with the multicast over > > AirMax > > > >>>>> equipment. > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 11:59 AM, richard sterne < > > > >>>> [email protected]>wrote: > > > >>>>>> Did you get any pricing for the Amino STB's? > > > >>>>>> I would like to know more about your setup. > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> Richard > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> > > > >> > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >>>>>> WISPA Wants You! 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