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08-22-2012 08:46 AM #1
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I Was This Close To Jumping Ship...
I've been antsy lately and came close to going back to Time Warner this week. After more than a year of knocking little bits from my programming (cutting out HBO and Showtime, tiering down to Dish America and one HD receiver, Blockbuster At Home) I'm at a price point I'm comfortable with. I bundle with Windstream for Dish, internet and phone and am topping out around $155 a month. Time Warner seemed to offer a similar bundle for less. They have more of the basic channels I gave up by going with Dish America.
We've been supplementing with Netflix streaming and the BB one dvd at home. We have a Roku for the bedroom television.
Last night I logged in to Dish and found I could get HBO for half price for six months. I watch a lot of their shows and after some thought, knuckled down and went for the offer. To offset the cost, we dropped the Blockbuster At Home. I figure if we really want DVD's quicker Redbox and Family Video will do the trick.
So...I'm sticking with Dish, at least through the winter. Once the HBO is out again I should have caught up with my shows. I can always go back to BB@home if need be.
The one downside to the change last night was that the programming change occurred when my wife was watching a Hallmark Movie Channel film. Now I'm going to catch some hell..
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08-22-2012 08:50 AM #2
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Just in case you weren't aware of it, HBO subscribers can access nearly all of HBO's catalog on demand through the receiver (or online via Roku or HBO Go's website).
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08-22-2012 08:54 AM #3
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Oh yeah! I knew about it through the DVR (already booking viewings of True Blood, Game Of Thrones and Eastbound And Down). Didn't even think about Roku! Very cool...
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08-22-2012 09:17 AM #4
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I just dug a little deeper and found I could add Heartland package for $5/mo. So, all in all, I lost BB@Home and the extra channels. Gained HBO and the On-demand for HBO and made my wife happy. I'm paying $3 more a month. Small price.
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08-22-2012 09:19 AM #5
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Pennies a day..
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08-22-2012 11:53 AM #6
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ADVERTISING BOX
That's how they getcha.
Originally Posted by Galoot
FYI:
-It's "couldn't care less", not "could care less".
-It's "would've", "should've", and "could've", not "would of", "should of", and "could of".
-It's "voila!", not "walla!" (That's right. You've been speaking French all this time.)
-The first word in each sentence should be capitalized.
-A period goes at the end of each sentence.
-Commas are also a good idea, on occasion.
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