Recent content by snidely

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

Will not get a deck until it has recording capability as well. ...mike

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...

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).

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...

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...

!. 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...

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

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

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...