NNSquad - Network Neutrality Squad
[ NNSquad ] More on Uploaded Video
As one of those who was reluctant to turn on the "show me" portion of video at the 1964(!) World's Fair, I have noted the drawbacks to "video phone calls" for a long, long time. But I suggest the use of uploaded video will come in other areas: 1. surveillance -- not just "crimestoppers" (where data suggests it is not as effective as hoped), but seeing kids at play, checking on pets, watching for wildlife, et al. 2. remote diagnostics -- show your sick plant or misbehaving appliance to the expert without you or the expert having to travel -- high resolution photographs may also be involved, which also have upload implications. 3. remote instruction -- music, art, athletics, exercise/training, language, public speaking, and perhaps other subjects can all benefit from situations in which the teacher and the student can see and hear each other, in enough detail for such things as intonation in music, exact colors in painting, mouth shape and accent in language and public speaking, exact movement and placement of body parts in exercise/training, etc. 4. online gaming -- although not "live video," performing at top speed requires equivalent amounts of data to be uploaded. So even though many of us are reluctant to do "video phone," we may have many other reasons to be uploading high resolution photos and video and sound. Rollie Cole -- Rollie Cole 5315 Washington Blvd Indianapolis, IN 46220-3062 317-727-8940