Comment Re:Downloading web pages 1 MB at a time (Score 1) 218
Android already counts how much data each native app already uses. This quota system would apply to web apps, which the OS can't tell apart because they all run within the web browser.
Android already counts how much data each native app already uses. This quota system would apply to web apps, which the OS can't tell apart because they all run within the web browser.
Where are the new features that people actually need? Like for example being able to watch a live video stream in a browser without being a web guru and relying in complex server infrastructure.
Have you even looked at the "video" tag? It is exactly that simple.
W3C's description of the <video> element states:
The HTML5 specification does not specify a particular streaming method. It is expected that HTTP 1.1 progressive streaming is at least supported. Adaptive/live streaming may be supported as a UA extension.
A Google search for HTTP 1.1 progressive streaming led to this page, which equates it with seeking in a prerecorded stream using HTTP range requests. But CptLoRes was referring to live streams, not prerecorded streams. The same page also states that not all non-Apple browsers support Apple's HTTP Live Streaming spec.
Pop-up blocking features in web browsers killed user-resizable pop-up windows.
Share of users, share of traffic, and share of revenue differ.
Safari has a 4.28% market share on the desktop
Among people willing to buy products and services from Internet businesses, the market share is probably bigger than 4.28%.
and a 14% share on mobile.
Among people willing to buy products and services from Internet businesses, the market share is probably bigger than 14%. Tim Stenovec of Tech Insider summarized a report from IBM Commerce stating that iPhone and iPad users outspent Android users over 3 to 1 on Black Friday 2015. The average iOS user also spends over 9 times as much on paid apps and IAPs than the average Android user.
Assume for a moment that the average iOS user spends 20 times as much money online as the average Android user. If that's the case, then 14% of the users represent 14*20/(14*20+86)*100 = 77% of the money. I don't remember where I read this 20-to-1 figure, but it at least appears consistent with the IBM Commerce report.
Do they say "sustained speed" in the ads? No. They say "fast".
Satellite's off-peak is typically the wee hours of the morning like 1 to 5 AM local time, when your devices are supposed to be waking from sleep and downloading operating system and application update packages.
I am around WiFi most of the time and can download music to listen to while driving.
And you pay a lot of money for that car insurance. My cousin doesn't drive because when he shopped for car insurance, he got quotes that by themselves are more expensive than a monthly bus pass, even without counting fuel and maintenance.
Point is that a lot of people ride the bus, and they expect to use that time productively.
If you work from home, get fiber, cable, or DSL. If you work from a seat on the city bus, as I often do, then download the builds before you leave home, and schedule video conferences for when you are home. If you are trying to use cellular to work from home in a rural area where fiber, cable, and DSL are unavailable, move.
it's impossible for the average person to gauge data usage.
In a comment to a post on the BlockAdblock blog, I suggested how to fix this at the level of the user agent. A browser can establish a 1 MB quota for each page view, pause the page's connection once the quota runs out, and give the user "Add 1 MB" and "Add 10 MB" buttons to resume downloading.
How do you recommend that people "Get a real internet connection" that is useful while, say, riding public transit to and from work?
You can still do without cellular data altogether, instead relying on home Internet, Wi-Fi hotspots open to the public,* and application support for offline use. Then you can use a flip phone for calls, or (on GSM carriers) you can buy a voice-only SIM and activate it online before inserting it into your compatible smartphone.
* Availability varies by location and depends on applicable liability law *cough*Störerhaftung*cough*.
Saying someone isn't "using" airtime on a cell tower is like saying someone isn't "using" time in a hotel room.
Oh bugger off, my wireless plan costs as much as my broadband comnection. It has more latency and less utility. So no, I'm not paying more for less.
Of course it has more utility. You can use it away from home, such as in an establishment without public Wi-Fi or on public transit.
But, I will gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.
"There are some things money can't buy. For everything else there's WimpyCard."
It's amusing to see how going into short-term debt for fast food has become the norm since the Popeye era.
I never cheated an honest man, only rascals. They wanted something for nothing. I gave them nothing for something. -- Joseph "Yellow Kid" Weil
