Lack Of Choppyness Is Mobile Videos Selling Point?

from the phew! dept

While it was announced weeks ago, Verizon Wireless has finally launched their VCAST 3G streaming video content. It's still not at all clear that there's any real demand for streaming mobile broadcast style video. While it's probably a "nice to have," it's hardly a strong motivator. People still buy mobile phones to communicate -- not to consumer broadcast style video. Especially when they're on the go. While it does have a nice novelty factor, that's not the same as a sustainable business. On top of this, it looks like Verizon Wireless is already selling this based on the fact that, you know, it doesn't actually suck, rather than what it's useful for. As pointed out by Broadband Reports, the first thing a Verizon Wireless product manager said when asked about the offering is: "it's not choppy." Well, there's a strong selling point.

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    Suitable for mobile porn?

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    Oliver Wendell Jones, Feb 1st, 2005 @ 10:45am

    Other than porn, I can only see two other markets - music videos or live news broadcasts.

    Am I missing any?

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    Re: Suitable for mobile porn?

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    Mike (profile), Feb 1st, 2005 @ 10:48am

    Even mobile porn seems like a questionable market to me. First, you have the tiny screen issue... but more importantly, most people using mobile phones to view video will do so when they're out in the public, where mobile porn won't be particularly acceptable. You don't see too many people riding the train/bus to work while reading porn magazines, do you?

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    Re: Suitable for mobile porn?

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    Darren, Feb 1st, 2005 @ 11:27am

    i guess its similar to news broadcasts - but maybe sports highlights.

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    Re: Suitable for mobile porn?

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    thecaptain, Feb 1st, 2005 @ 11:41am

    People get fired daily for watching porn from the net at work...we hear more and more often of people watching porn IN THEIR CARS in traffic and you have ask this?

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    Re: Suitable for mobile porn?

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    Anonymous Coward, Feb 2nd, 2005 @ 4:07pm

    In Japan you do......

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