Recent content by minkbarn

AcornTV is great.

That's good suggestion. We're in a funny situation in that we can't get OTA. It's a hilly rural area too far from any cities. But the new house is close to a village, so cable internet is available, and that will be a step up from our current DSL. I will visit the streaming board and take a...

They sure did. They turned themselves inside out trying to get me to stay. But it's not even a choice. The new house has big trees to the south. I highly doubt I could get Dish even if I wanted it. Even after I explained this them, they still wouldn't stop trying to get me to stay. We...

I just cancelled my Dish service as of one week from now. (We're downsizing and moving very soon.) I've been thinking about cutting the cord for a long time, and this seemed like the right time to give that a try. I've been with Dish for many years. It's been a good service, but I watch less...

Thanks for the responses. I'd probably go with DirecTV if I get another small dish, since they have TCM, MHZWorldview, and CSNNE-- three of the channels I most watch. But I don't know where I'll be living. All I know is I'm very lucky to have sold the house so fast, so these problems are good...

I'm selling my house. The closing is Dec. 1. How much time does Dish need to pull the dish out, and for me to send back the 722k? I'd like to keep the TV going as long as possible before leaving. I can't commit to having Dish at my next place, since I don't know where that's going to be...

Imho, all 3 major cable news services are inflammatory rather than informative, and do much more harm to us than good. I do watch TCM though. I'm glad Dish is trying to hold down costs, but it's a fine line they're walking. At a certain point, there isn't enough quality programming to...

I could have written the same words. We have Dish now, but cord cutting is becoming more likely as time goes by. Sat/cable sells nothing but "broken" products.

When I read the title to this thread, I was sure it was a joke. I'm naive.

I'm sure you're right as a general statement. I bet though, that the channels I'd keep would be closer to $2 than $10. I'd get my money's worth and pay a lot less. The $10 channels would be things like ESPN, Disney, and maybe cable news channels, all of which I could easily and happily do...

I use maybe 10 channels on a regular basis. A la carte pricing is needed. With ever increasing options online, it seems like it's just a matter of time before the present cable/sat system collapses. As online options continue to flourish, the pace of change will speed up. And I can afford...

"Canadian gov't to push cable providers to unbundle channels TORONTO | Sun Oct 13, 2013 4:25pm EDT Oct 13 (Reuters) - The Canadian government will soon require cable and satellite television providers to make it easier for customers to buy only the channels they want rather than pay...

I have a question: If they are continuing disc mailing in a different form, why did they just tell everyone to keep their last disc?

That's the interesting thing about this channel Scott- They're so deep pocketed, they might not need to change programming for ratings reasons. And the weird thing about that is, if they do it right, it might cost them viewers over the short term, but add them over the long term. I'm happy...

Here's another very good article on AJA, this time from the New York Times. A few highlights: Fourteen hours of straight news every day. Hard-hitting documentaries. Correspondents in oft-overlooked corners of the country. And fewer commercials than any other news channel. “Viewers...