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    Sirius Xm to raise rates another $2

    I never got sat. radio. In the past month I have become addicted to Pandora (via internet on my Blackberry) You can customize music to be played anyway you want (fav. artists, genre etc.) It is "free" altho i assume there will be ads at some point. You can avoid ads by paying $36/yr. I...
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    Where can i find coverage maps for BEV & SC?

    Our old 6000 will be going dark next month. Before upgrading to a PVR, would like to know how coverage is supposed to be. We are in Ca(lifornia). ...mike
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    How to get BEV Channels in N. California

    Some comments. 1. Many channels are no longer obtainable in S.F. I think if you are in Redding or Eureka w. a large dish you might be able to pull in the missing channels. 2. I have had BEV for nearly 6 years. No problem paying automatically w. a U.S. credit card. No problem calling them...
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    Starz HD

    Starz HD is on our cable system (Comcast). Some movies on the HD channel are in SD. A few are OAR, but not most. (I assume virtually all movies are 1.85 or greater.) ...mike
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    Seattle HD Locals

    Not only that, but BEV includes the PBS local. Neither E* or D* are carrying any PBS HD. (BEV also carries Boston locals.) ...mike
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    HD Premium Movie Lite Pack?

    Like others here, I only watch movies if they are in HD. Only std. def. is news, some sports, and the Daily Show/Colbert Repor. The few network shows I watch, like W.W. and Boston Legal are, of course, HD. ...mike
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    Have you pre-ordered your HD DVD?

    Will not get a deck until it has recording capability as well. ...mike
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    HD LIL, but not all 4 networks?

    Why no PBS HD fm. either E* or D*? Don't know if this is the right place to ask - but can't PBS stations invoke the "must carry" provision to get the sat. providers to carry the local PBS HD stations? It appears NO PBS stations (HD) are carried anywhere! It is ironic that to get U.S...
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    Loss of BEV HD Channels

    You can order PPV online. Agree, tho, it made no sense to switch HD off the main 82 bird. Would have made more sense to switch channels that few "southerners" would be interested in. ...mike ( Another user who will have to give up BEV after 4 years (SF area).
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    Activating Dish in Canada

    Try posting on Craigslist. All you need is someone to take the mail addressed to you and throw it out - rather than return it to the sender. As you know, you can set up the account to be pd. automatically by credit card. Your only problem will be calling DISH when you need to unless they...
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    Thinking of going w. DISH for some HD

    It looks like we've permanently lost a few of BEV's HD channels when they switched some feeds to an alternate sat. That sat. is at the same position but its foot print doesn't reach to S.F. Some questions: 1. We have been using Comcast's HD DVR because BEV didn't have one until 6...
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    Suggestion for those needing Canadian address

    !. Why not post an "address wanted" request on a users group such as this. Even offer a few $, or, you may have better luck offering your address to the Canadians who want U.S. service in exchange for theirs. When you set up your account, which you can do yourself by calling BEV's 416...
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    My locals in HD when?

    Why not just use a friend's address a little further north so you can subscribe to the SF HD locals. Remember that neither system carries any PBS HD and neither carries FSN HD broadcasts. The latter is only on cable, I believe. ...mike
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    CBC on Dish?

    You can (sort of<G>) subscribe to the Canadian services. I am in the U.S. and have subscribed to BEV for 4+ years. They have more HD than D*! ...mike
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    Keep that DVR, DVD's won't last 5 years

    A couple years ago, when DVD recorders came out, burned a bunch of DVDs from old home video VHS tapes - some over 20 yrs. old!! Of course the quality of those tapes at the time (made w. a 6 lb. camera and a 13 lb. "portable" deck) - weren't much to begin with. Still looked pretty much the...
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    CES 2006 AVS Forum Party video

    It was a great party. Only complaint, as in past years, the organizers don't make people wear badges or name tags so you can easily spot people you have only met on the net. Several of us mentioned that on the AVS site - but to no avail. The food was great, as always. I was at CES last...
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    Scott Greczkowski Appreciation Thread

    As one of the few to actually take advantage of the announced "meet" with Scott on Friday at CES - I definitely thank him for his time AND patience. And Don Landis who was there as well. ...mike
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    Got some answers, FWIW, at DirecTV

    That's like when people said in the 40's that once everyone had TV in their home they wouldn't go to movies any more. Very few people will abandon TV, especially HD, to watch sports, movies etc. on a 2" screen. ...mike
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    Help with BEV in So Cal

    Go to a very active forum sponsored by www.kusat.com. You can access it directly at: http://www.canadian-tv.com/forums/. There are number of us "southern Canadians" there - altho the vast majority, of course are "Canucks". I am in the Bay area and use a 24" dish to get 82. Someone...
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    CES 2006 AVS Forum Party video

    There was no line at security Sat. 2PM either. LAS airport does have a fairly fast FREE wifi connection. AVS forum party was great - w. good entertainment. I still wish they would heed the suggestions many of us made and require everyone to wear name badges. I would have liked to see...
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    is it just me or was ces bad news for everyone?

    I've been renting a Comcast DVR for 9 months waiting to see what DISH and D* are going to offer in the way of HD. You are right - in this case no news was bad news. The D* reps said, flat out, no new HD - just a bunch of locals will be added wasting yet more bandwidth. The excuse is...
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    Satelite 82

    The 24" dish is round and can only see one sat. at a time. I use a 24" for 82 and an 18" for 91. (Am in Calif.) Use an SW21 switch to feed into the 6000 box. I don't know if you can get 82 in Fl. Go to http://www.canadian-tv.com/forums/ where there are other southern Canadians who would...
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    Need a Canadian Address?

    With BEV all you need is an address that will accept the mail. They can just throw it away. You don't need a broker to contact BEV for you, you can call them yourself. I went almost 3 years w.o. EVER seeing any mail from BEV. When they swapped cards about a year ago I had to tell my cousin...
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    Need a Canadian Address?

    I hope this doesn't violate any rules here. An idea for those who may need an out of area address: See if Craiglist "serves" the area where you want an address. If so, post under a suitable section (free) that you want to "rent" an address. I needed an out of state address to have...
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    BEV Questions

    I have a 6000 box. What is meant by the term "Nagravision 2"? What is meant by being "out of the stream"? Of course being in one of the extreme southern provinces I never have been hooked to a phone line in 4 years. ...mike
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