"Bob Campbell" wrote ...
"David Eduardo" wrote:
That's the first piece of clear logic I have seen in this whole thread...
my
own posts included. It's about the challenge.

But that's also the problem. People today aren't expecting a
"challenge" when they turn on the TV/radio/ipod/whatever.
They expect crystal clear digital video/audio.

Internet streaming gives them that, not noise, static and fading.

And people who *rely* on the internet are in for a rude
awakening. I think it is foolish to rely on the internet for
your primary telephone service, for example.

The internet is fine as long as everything is running
properly, just as cell phones are great in a personal
emergency. But in the case of a large-scale disaster
(hurricane, flood, earthquake, etc.), neither cell phone
service nor the internet will be of much use to anyone.
That's why there is still terrestrial broadcasting and
Amateur Radio communications, etc.

We're already seeing people give up VOIP as unreliable
whenever the internet hiccups.