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Comcast keeps losing TV subscribers, but it has a new way to fight cord cutting.
As streaming video continues to chip away at cable TV subscriber numbers, Comcast is making some of its Internet speed increases available only to customers that pay for both Internet and video service.
Last week, Comcast announced speed increases for customers in Houston and the Oregon/SW Washington areas. The announcement headlines were "Comcast increases Internet speeds for some video customers."
Customers with 60Mbps Internet download speeds are being upped to 150Mbps; 150Mbps subscribers are going to 250Mbps; and 250Mbps subscribers are getting a raise to 400Mbps or 1Gbps.
Comcast says speed increases will kick in automatically without raising the customers' monthly bills—but only if they subscribe to certain bundles that include both Internet and TV service.
(Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Thursday May 03 2018, @02:48AM (2 children)
I expect M4A is a better codec than is MP3 but I wanted tracks with the widest portability.
There are some FLAC players for iOS but they all get really poor reviews at the App Store.
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(Score: 2) by Grishnakh on Thursday May 03 2018, @12:55PM (1 child)
I've had no trouble with portability with Oggs (Vorbis). They work just great on my computer (Linux), phone (Android), and car (Mazda - runs a Linux-based infotainment system).
If you care about portability and freedom of choice, then you don't use Apple iDevices. If you're going to use iDevices, then you need to do everything the way they want you to, which means buying stuff on the iTunes store exclusively, and only using a Mac.
(Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Friday May 04 2018, @03:15AM
I own a windows and a Linux box but use my Mac most of the time because using Linux or windows is like pounding nails with my fists
I have about 50 CDs that I ripped to FLAC. I play them with VLC Media Player for macOS
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