SKY+, Last FM, IPTV on a home console. It's the future, are you ready plusnet?
I just sent this to the peeps at Plus net and await their response:
"Ok so Microsoft just announced that I'll be able to stream Sky tv through my xbox as well as Last.FM and the like. My problem is that this is basically IPTV with the advent of this and services like it are you going to make more realistic packages for heavy media users.
I can kind of guess that people with this are going to be hitting the pre determined limits left right and centre. It's going to be mad. The 21cn network should be able to support it (even the old network isn't under strain as much anymore) With American ISP (which all have next to NO competition) giving customers basic limits of 200 to 300GB per month (and their inferstucture is 3 years behind ours in the UK).
It seems almost a joke to be getting limits like 15gb. Even if I can buy more gb or download at night, streaming is right now, whenever I can.
Don't tell me your not going to innovate or evolve with the times, if I get my connection throttled in the middle of Lost...heads will roll..
If you can't answer or comment on all of this in a informed way PLEASE pass it on to someone who can, I'm looking to see if I should move on from Plusnet (after almost 5 years of devotion) all because I see a not to distant future where 150-200gb a month being a norm.
IPtv is coming to the Xbox360 soon. You need to be ready and I want you to be. If your not I'll probably move on..."
As I think we all want to know, I'll keep you posted on replies etc. Feel free to comment.
"Ok so Microsoft just announced that I'll be able to stream Sky tv through my xbox as well as Last.FM and the like. My problem is that this is basically IPTV with the advent of this and services like it are you going to make more realistic packages for heavy media users.
I can kind of guess that people with this are going to be hitting the pre determined limits left right and centre. It's going to be mad. The 21cn network should be able to support it (even the old network isn't under strain as much anymore) With American ISP (which all have next to NO competition) giving customers basic limits of 200 to 300GB per month (and their inferstucture is 3 years behind ours in the UK).
It seems almost a joke to be getting limits like 15gb. Even if I can buy more gb or download at night, streaming is right now, whenever I can.
Don't tell me your not going to innovate or evolve with the times, if I get my connection throttled in the middle of Lost...heads will roll..
If you can't answer or comment on all of this in a informed way PLEASE pass it on to someone who can, I'm looking to see if I should move on from Plusnet (after almost 5 years of devotion) all because I see a not to distant future where 150-200gb a month being a norm.
IPtv is coming to the Xbox360 soon. You need to be ready and I want you to be. If your not I'll probably move on..."
As I think we all want to know, I'll keep you posted on replies etc. Feel free to comment.
would the unlimited package now on offer from plusnet with no FUP as well suit you? 
i can asure you that the streaming vids on XBL are given line speed.
i should know i begged PN and wiresharked the xbox dashboard to death
did you not notice that when NXE was first released the streaming vids took donkeys to buffer and paused a hell of alot at peak times
the start of the long battle to help PN get the right sig for streaming vids on xbl started here http://community.plus.net/forum/index.php/topic,73332.msg596217.html#msg596217
FUP fair usage policy.
they get away with out using a fair usage policy due to the traffic mangment but as streaming is given line speed
so no fup (true unlimited usage) and traffic mangment would give the sky player line speed on xbox when its relesed and PN get a sig for the traffic live
so dont worry your cotton socks all you have to decide is unlimited package o.k for you in terms of the slightly diffrent p2p caps ect and a new 12 month contract for existing customers.
personaly i wouldnt give ruppert bear any of my money so i wiil not be using the sky player when its out in the autumn and my wireshark will be on his hols when its relesed ( boy does that shark need a holiday
)
if youre wondering what all the shark talk is about then the PN comms team will fill you in
http://teh-r0x0rz.co.uk/?p=134
i should know i begged PN and wiresharked the xbox dashboard to death
did you not notice that when NXE was first released the streaming vids took donkeys to buffer and paused a hell of alot at peak times
the start of the long battle to help PN get the right sig for streaming vids on xbl started here http://community.plus.net/forum/index.php/topic,73332.msg596217.html#msg596217
FUP fair usage policy.
they get away with out using a fair usage policy due to the traffic mangment but as streaming is given line speed
so no fup (true unlimited usage) and traffic mangment would give the sky player line speed on xbox when its relesed and PN get a sig for the traffic live
so dont worry your cotton socks all you have to decide is unlimited package o.k for you in terms of the slightly diffrent p2p caps ect and a new 12 month contract for existing customers.
personaly i wouldnt give ruppert bear any of my money so i wiil not be using the sky player when its out in the autumn and my wireshark will be on his hols when its relesed ( boy does that shark need a holiday
) if youre wondering what all the shark talk is about then the PN comms team will fill you in
http://teh-r0x0rz.co.uk/?p=134
If Be there can provide a 20Meg+ connection with no traffic shaping and no download limits for just less than my 8mb package, without it causing any apparent problems then how come PlusNet cannot do the same (Or other ISP's for that matter).
I know about the argument for the old phone network been overloaded but with the advent of faster speeds, Net TV and an increasing amount of internet content then I think the download limits and traffic shaping are going to cause customers to goto the ISPs that don't have limits, Ok this MAY eventually overload their networks with so many people migrating to them but until that happens people are still going to switch ISPs as they can always switch again if they do have problems.
Just my two penneth worth
I know about the argument for the old phone network been overloaded but with the advent of faster speeds, Net TV and an increasing amount of internet content then I think the download limits and traffic shaping are going to cause customers to goto the ISPs that don't have limits, Ok this MAY eventually overload their networks with so many people migrating to them but until that happens people are still going to switch ISPs as they can always switch again if they do have problems.
Just my two penneth worth
