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[Video] Flash on the Droid!

mrcold said:
Oh, and I also think it's asinine for Verizon to say the unlimited data plan is unlimited, until you reach a certain limit. ummmm....what?
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We have been over this many times before. The unlimited data plan is just that...unlimited. There is no 5 gig limit. The only thing the data plan does not cover is tethering although many people are currently doing that with no problems.
 
mrcold said:
smcannon said:
I am in favor of a capped and tiered system. You pay for the level of service you want. Cable companies have been doing this for years.
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Apples and oranges, man. Your cable company won't send you a bill for $0.50 for every minute you watched TV beyond your 1000 minute TV plan.
While I agree that tiered systems should be considered, I think the unlimited plan should be available.

Oh, and I also think it's asinine for Verizon to say the unlimited data plan is unlimited, until you reach a certain limit. ummmm....what?
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The hell it is apples and oranges. Cable charges you for the services that you use. If I opt out of HD, DVR, and showtime, then do I still pay for it? Those that use more, pay more.

Furthermore, when Verizon says unlimited it's unlimited. If its 5gig, then they say its 5gig. My netbook has 5gig service, while my Droid has unlimited gig service.
 
smcannon said:
The hell it is apples and oranges. Cable charges you for the services that you use. If I opt out of HD, DVR, and showtime, then do I still pay for it? Those that use more, pay more.
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So if we both have identical cable contracts with HD, DVR, and Showtime...you watch for 4 hours a week while I watch for 8, you're telling me that my cable bill is going to be twice as much as yours (or whatever percentage you're saying I am charged per hour above your usage)?

I'm not arguing that there shouldn't be different levels of service, I think there should be. I'm just saying your comparison wasn't an accurate one.


LifeIsABeach: Thanks for the clarification, I had heard both claims...that there is a limit and there is not. I have a couple of friends who work for Verizon. When I ask them, I don't get a straight answer, I just get *****ed at for using their bandwidth and causing more work for them.
 
smcannon said:
mrcold said:
smcannon said:
I am in favor of a capped and tiered system. You pay for the level of service you want. Cable companies have been doing this for years.
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Apples and oranges, man. Your cable company won't send you a bill for $0.50 for every minute you watched TV beyond your 1000 minute TV plan.
While I agree that tiered systems should be considered, I think the unlimited plan should be available.

Oh, and I also think it's asinine for Verizon to say the unlimited data plan is unlimited, until you reach a certain limit. ummmm....what?
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The hell it is apples and oranges. Cable charges you for the services that you use. If I opt out of HD, DVR, and showtime, then do I still pay for it? Those that use more, pay more.

Furthermore, when Verizon says unlimited it's unlimited. If its 5gig, then they say its 5gig. My netbook has 5gig service, while my Droid has unlimited gig service.
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i'm not sure you can limit internet traffic to a tiered system similar to a cable provider. you'd have to route through proxies, users would find ways around them and there would be a whole slew of problems.

besides, restricting bandwidth (data flow and type) has caused lots of problems all over the world. your analogy of the situation isn't correct.
 
My thought s are we may be better off with H.265 instead , it is not supposed to be as heavy of a hauler in the background, that could be why there is a wait to get it working like they want.
Looks like Jobs wants H.265 for their phones
 
Adobe 10.x for Android

Having Flash on my Droid is possibly more of interest to me than anything else. Simply because Flash is found on many of favorite sites. Even beyond games sites such as kusports.com for example use Flash for the post game interviews.

I do think the noise around IPad and Apple's continuing position that html5 or something else is the better path works to our advantage for seeing Flash come to Android.

We'll see but I still think Flash makes it to the Android platform and when it does it will be a headline in the news for a while.

cderry said:
According to this link:
Adobe defends Flash, takes a jab at Apple - San Jose Mercury News

Adobe says that Flash "is ready for smartphones". I have a feeling Google and Verizon will use the new Apple vs. Adobe press to release Flash pretty soon.
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No news

No news I'm aware of.

The related news of late is Adobe responding to Apple about Jobs slamming Flash as the wrong answer for the future of video. This coming in a IPad interview where its capabilities were being discussed. And the absence of support for Flash.

It is a fact Adobe is going to continue to fight Quicktime and anything else that comes along. And they are going to want it on handhelds.

At one point the comment from Adobe was Flash 10.x first half of 2010. So perhaps in 90 days. That works for me as I'll be carrying the Droid for two years.
 
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