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    Is Verizon Losing Money on FIOS?

    There was a lengthy article on page C14 of yesterday's (1/26/2010) Wall Street Journal in which an analyst from a respected Wall Street investment firm stated that Verizon was losing $800.00 on each new FIOS customer they hook up. This begs the question: If this is true, how long can Verizon...
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    Dish Network and Legal Disputes

    There's a new post today about the FTC suing Dish over the "no call rule." Is it just my imagination or does Dish (Charlie Ergen) seem to almost revel in getting involved in legal disputes of one kind or another with various governmental agencies and/or program providers? You don't seem to...
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    Survivor in HD this Fall

    For the first time in the series' history, Survivor will be shown in HD this fall. There should be some spectacular shots of scenery.
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    Slimline Mount on Brick Chimney

    Has anyone had any luck getting the installers to mount the slimline dishes directly to a brick chimney? I currently have a 3 LNB oval dish mounted to my brick chimney with masonry lag bolts and I'd like to upgrade it to one of the new slimline dishes, but I don't want the dish mounted to my...
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    Phillips DSR-708 for Sale

    If you're interested, I have a gently used Phillips DSR-708 for sale. It's a Tivo based, dual tuner, 70 hour, SD DVR. In like-new condition and guaranteed to work perfectly or your $$ back. E-mail me at: dan4182@aol.com.
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    Question About DTV's Website

    I went to DTV's website to drop a premium channel. When I tried to drop the channel, I got a "red letter" warning to call DTV and talk to a customer service representative. I haven't been to the website for quite a while but I recall that you could drop premiums in the past as easily as you...
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    How Much Local Programming is in HD?

    If this has been covered before I apologize in advance. My question is this, how many local stations are broadcasting their programming (not the network feeds during prime time) in HD? I would think the bigger market local stations such as NY or LA may already be doing this, but I wonder...
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    New DirecTV HD Tivo May Be Near

    In the Tivo Community Forum there is a picture of the new HD Tivo and news that it won an award at the CES. A press conference is scheduled for Jan. 8. May be good news! Pic is attached.