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  1. hawaii
    April 5, 2012 @ 5:53 am

    I wish HBO allowed ala-carte subscriptions to people who want the content but not the cable service. But that tight relationship is still HBO’s bread and butter. “Game of Thrones” is a pretty good series!

    The idea of reversing the up/down ratio (to get 30Mbps up) is a heck of a technology shift, and great for content creators. Upstream limits have been my primary complaint for years, not download speeds.

    You “went for it at a reduced cost”? That’s between $10 and $17 a month for a $36/month service (going by your previous link)? Is that the benefit of ocHui membership? 

    • Gee Why
      April 5, 2012 @ 10:01 am

      I weighed the cost of the HBO lineup and thought it was reasonable for the amount of channels I got along with HBOGo access. In the meantime, I suspended my Netflix account to save on costs.  All of this for the Game of Thrones!

      I haven’t looked into the DOCSIS 3 spec to see if this is possible. Since this standard does allow the bonding of channels for higher throughput and since Oceanic can configure the upload to download ration, I’m hoping this is doable.  Especially since traffic patterns are changing with more and more content creators out there.

      Ha, regarding the reduced cost.  No, it’s not a benefit of ocHui per se, but I had found out about RR Extreme from @worldwideed:twitter . I called Oceanic and depending on your current discounts, services ordered, and equipment (like having a Tivo), your cost could vary.  I would call and see what they quote you.  You might be pleasantly surprised.  A reduced rate was mentioned as a perk of ocHui but not sure if that’ll materialize.

    • Jared Kuroiwa
      April 5, 2012 @ 2:43 pm

      Well… you know who owns HBO, right?

  2. Damon Tucker
    April 5, 2012 @ 5:02 pm

    Great thoughts on yesterday’s meeting.  I’ll be posting my thoughts on the meeting pretty soon.  Wish I would have caught the first few minutes of it though.

  3. A Google Hangout With the Oceanic Time Warner Social Media Hui « Hawaii News and Island Information
    April 5, 2012 @ 6:57 pm

    […] Greg Yamane over at Pulp Connection writes: … At the core of this is home security. That’s what really matters. If something’s going down in my home, I don’t necessarily want the ability to watch it in real time. I want someone to react in real time and act on the potential incident/intrusion. If I’m going to dish out monthly for this service, I want to rest assured that safety and security are paramount. The whiz bang tech is secondary… More here “Random ocHui Thoughts“ […]