If you could only keep one: Internet, Television or Smartphone - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums

hugh · 2011-01-26, 03:58 PM

So if you could only keep one, what would it be:

Internet,
Television, or
Wireless Phone.

By television, I mean goodbye tv so no DVD, Blu-ray, Cable or OTA.

chillonhill · 2011-01-26, 04:11 PM

Well of course internet, could still watch programs on it, and even movies with netflix, and also comunicate with email and even skype.
although a phone is handy for an emergency but I could run to my neighbour or even leave a wakie talkie there and tell them to hurry phone 911.
Internet is the most important for me Id be out of business without email.

TorontoColin · 2011-01-26, 04:56 PM

Can I keep the internet on my smartphone? Without the internet access my smartphone is basically useless...

hugh · 2011-01-26, 05:03 PM

TorontoColin, yes of course you can but it has to be a smartphone.

I really thought some people would select smartphone

57 · 2011-01-26, 05:05 PM

Well, if I had to choose only one, it'd be internet, but my computer would then have a very large monitor connected to it - basically what most people would call a "TV", so I'd be getting my content from the internet instead of a service provider, OTA or DVD/BD.

scottyb123 · 2011-01-26, 05:37 PM

So not keeping television means not only loosing the physical television, but also all signals and mediums which are traditionally viewed on a television: DVD, Blueray and OTA television included (all of which can be viewed on a computer too) What about my XBOX 360, if I don't vote for television can I keep that? If this is the case I would certainly vote for television, I'd be giving up so much way too much otherwise. I could get by with a land line phone no problem. And I really only use the internet for email and general browsing. I could do that at work. Much of the time I spend at home is watching tv, movies and playing console video games. I watch a lot of sports in which Netflix and iTunes Store are not viable replacements to Cable and OTA.

Note that if the question was rephrased as "if you could only subscribe to one telecommunication service (cable/satellite, internet or wireless phone) what would it be" then I would most likely choose Internet.

CrazyInSane · 2011-01-30, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hugh

TorontoColin, yes of course you can but it has to be a smartphone.

I really thought some people would select smartphone

I might have had you indicated that the Internet would be available on it, but the selection is between a smartphone and the Internet, so how were we to assume that the smartphone would be allowed a connection to the 'net?

Either way, I think I'd still pick Internet (laptops, desktops) because of the larger screen and physical keyboard/mouse. Never in a million years would I pick TV.

NB Josh · 2011-01-31, 01:42 AM

I'd pick TV because of the lack of good quality sports streaming available online (both legal and illegal). I'd be lost without sports, especially NHL, NFL, MLB and EPL.

View Poll Results: If you could only keep one, what would it be?
Internet	61	78.21%
Television includes Blu-ray, Cable and so on	10	12.82%
Smart or Wireless Phone	7	8.97%
Voters: 78. You may not vote on this poll

2011-01-26, 03:58 PM	#1
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hugh Member #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto Posts: 47,492	TorontoColin, yes of course you can but it has to be a smartphone. I really thought some people would select smartphone __________________ As of January 2012, I am no longer the owner of the Digital Home website. If you have questions about the operation of the site, please contact VSAdmin. For personal inquiries contact me at the Hugh Thompson website.

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2011-01-26, 04:11 PM	#2
chillonhill Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 305	Well of course internet, could still watch programs on it, and even movies with netflix, and also comunicate with email and even skype. although a phone is handy for an emergency but I could run to my neighbour or even leave a wakie talkie there and tell them to hurry phone 911. Internet is the most important for me Id be out of business without email.

2011-01-26, 04:56 PM	#3
TorontoColin Moderator Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Toronto, Wind Mobile, Rogers Cable, Teksavvy Extreme Cable Posts: 3,230	Can I keep the internet on my smartphone? Without the internet access my smartphone is basically useless...

2011-01-26, 05:37 PM	#6
scottyb123 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Toronto, ON Rogers/OTA Posts: 135	So not keeping television means not only loosing the physical television, but also all signals and mediums which are traditionally viewed on a television: DVD, Blueray and OTA television included (all of which can be viewed on a computer too) What about my XBOX 360, if I don't vote for television can I keep that? If this is the case I would certainly vote for television, I'd be giving up so much way too much otherwise. I could get by with a land line phone no problem. And I really only use the internet for email and general browsing. I could do that at work. Much of the time I spend at home is watching tv, movies and playing console video games. I watch a lot of sports in which Netflix and iTunes Store are not viable replacements to Cable and OTA. Note that if the question was rephrased as "if you could only subscribe to one telecommunication service (cable/satellite, internet or wireless phone) what would it be" then I would most likely choose Internet.

2011-01-31, 01:42 AM	#8
NB Josh Veteran Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: New Brunswick - Shaw Direct Posts: 3,150	I'd pick TV because of the lack of good quality sports streaming available online (both legal and illegal). I'd be lost without sports, especially NHL, NFL, MLB and EPL.