LIVEdigitally

There’s two downs and only one up to the FCC’s notion to allow theatres to ban mobile
phone signals in theatres.

I use AIM and Yahoo! Messenger almost everywhere I go: in a theatre, public bathroom, grandma’s house, even in the car (at stop lights only I swear). Missing out on that connectivity during my viewing of Harry Potter just may push me to the brink of a panic attack.

Reason number two on my list against this petition passing is the commercials. I look forward to the movie mockery commercials that are interrupted by the original Nokia beep-ring. They are just a comical way to notify those absent minded movie goers to mute or power down their mobile phones. I get a kick out of those commercials no matter how many times I see them. With signals blocked, nobody will need to watch a commercial like that, and I would start a theatre boycott.

The one good thing, is, of course, that annoying girl. The one who’s phone is on mega-super-loud, buried at the bottom of her purse, she has a megaphone voice, and of course she takes the call –for 3 mintues.

The largest power utility in Texas is planning on offering internet services delivered over their power lines. This will benefit them in two ways. Firstly, it gives them a way to monitor the status of their power lines. Secondly, this allos them to generate an additional way of producing revenue.

This is likely a good move for consumers, as it should keep the monopolisitic phone and cable companies (traditional offerers of broadband) to keep their pricing in check. In my opinion, if this works out in “the lone star state,” look for this to expand into other areas.

Anyone for a “quadruple play?”
1-electricity
2-telephone
3-television
4-internet

No word on pricing or plans yet.

More info here.