Recent content by jpn

I've had AT&T, PhonePower, and VoIPo .... it works with all of them. You might just have a lot of callers who block their outgoing caller-id.

What a joke! You're bitching about an average increase of less than $2/month, including taxes driven by the cable lobby. It's not like they're taking food off your plate. If you want to bitch at least pick a price increase that's dramatic or impacts lives. Groceries and medicines have increased...

10 years ago gas was less than $2/gallon. Prices for everything can and do increase over time. Singling-out your TV service, essentially entertainment, doesn't make a whole lot of sense IMO.

Do you really think football season is almost here, with no end in sight for the NFL lockout? I really don't expect camps to open before mid-August, and I'm probably being far too optimistic. Maybe ESPN should make that channel full-time NFL-Court-TV for a while.

Take good notes. This is exactly what would happen if Dish ever succeeds in merging/buying DirecTV.

No doubt that your comment re: HBO is on accurate, but there's no way I'd consider E! orBBCA "mainstream". I watch a lot of BBCA, and emailed D* more than a year ago asking about BBCA-HD... but less than 20% of the people I know even watch it rarely.

Now that the season is over, how'd it work out for you? I know it's early, but next year I might think about mlb.tv using my PS3 to stream to my tv.

I got a rock. :mad: The CSR insisted that existing customers only get 24 months, and only with auto-pay. That means they're going to show it as a credit on my bill. I told her no way, I'll call another csr tomorrow, and if that doesn't help I'll call time warner and cancel d*. I haven't had...

I just got off the phone with them. The CSR emphasized that it's a NEW customer feature. She would give me the Free service today, only for 24 months, and only if I enroll in auto-pay. Somehow "for life" got lost in the shuffle. I told her it might be time for me to call Time Warner Cable, or...

I've got the protection plan, but when I called to activate a replacement H20 (2 years ago) they tacked-on 2 years citing activation of the new device. They said the plan only covers the cost of the replacement equipment, activating still triggered a new commitment.

I'm not in the 'most people' category. I can't stand rehearsed-reality tv. Aside from news I don't care for most of what's on FOX/CBS/NBC/ABC. I'd rather watch a movie I've seen 5 times than edure network TV. In contrast my wife loves FOOD, HGTV, and DIY. We both like original series' on HBO...

You might do better connecting the 1st TV using component & TOSLINK, then run a 50' HDMI to the other one.

"Hello dear, I just pre-orderd $500 equipment. It doesn't inlude installation or monthly subscription. I don't know what programming is included, but it will not include the original shows you like on HBO, SHO, and STARZ, and won't have the NFL or MLB out-of-market package. We might be able to...

My latest eBill from D* arrived yestarday. (4) installments of $44.75 ($179). Today I got a newsletter from Time Warner (my cable broadband provider). They are advertising $169 for the season. D* owns the MLB EI contract and sells distribution rights to the cable ops. I realize it's only $10...

I've been doing it since the VOD debut. I use s Linksys WRT54G as a 4-port wireles bridge (usually costs less than a gaming adapter) with the HR20 and HDDVD player connected. Primary router is Linksys WRT150N, using WPA (not WEP). Bridge is on 1st floor, access point on 2nd floor, distance is...