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    Dish a la carte

    I m having trouble searching for the rules and fees for a la carte on Dish If I want to get one channel like Bloomberg what are the fees associated with it besides the channel cost of $1.50? Is there a receiver fee? etc This is for a second home and I already have an old 301 and an...
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    OnSat out of business

    According to ditkomaniac over at satforums, OnSat published its last issue and will go out of business. Sad to see this because it really shows how low C-Band subs have really dropped.
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    How do I Perform a Factory Reset on a 508?

    How do I perform a factory reset on a 508?
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    HBO to go all-digital, all MPEG-4 in 2008

    HBO to go all-digital, all MPEG-4 in 2008 By Brian Santo June 20, 2007 HBO executive vice president of technology Robert M. Zitter dropped a minor bombshell this morning, saying that HBO is going to transmit content entirely in HD, encoded in MPEG-4, starting next year. The announcement came...
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    Cablevision Agrees to Be Taken Private

    Cablevision Agrees to Be Taken Private Wednesday May 2, 9:50 am ET Dolan Family Reaches Deal to Take Cablevision Private for About $10 Billion NEW YORK (AP) -- Cablevision Systems Corp., a New York-area cable TV provider that also owns Madison Square Garden, said Wednesday it has reached a...
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    Will Cable Beat DIRECTV In 'Extra Innings'?

    Will Cable Beat DIRECTV In 'Extra Innings'? Dozens of weekly High-Definition games could be at stake. By Phillip Swann Washington, D.C. (February 19, 2007) -- DIRECTV still appears to be close to landing Major League Baseball's ''Extra Innings' package. However, cable TV operators are...
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    508 & Xbox 360 Interference

    Has any one noticed that using a XBOX 360 controller around a Dish 508 will cause it to go on and off and act funny? I believe the RF signals are crossing but would like to know if any one else had a similar experience?
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    Creative Labs Zen Portable Media Center = $200AR + Free Shipping

    Creative Labs Zen Portable Media Center = $200AR + Free Shipping MIR Required. Creative Labs Zen Portable Media Center 20GB = $400 - $200MIR (PDF) = $200 + Free Shipping. * Watch up to 85hrs of Movies, recorded TV or Home Videos * Store and listen to over 9,000 songs * Carry...
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    Disney Buys Pixar for US$7 Billion

    Disney Buys Pixar for US$7 Billion Jan 22, 2006 - 06:58 AM Steve Jobs Becomes Largest Shareholder Pixar Animation Studios, whose films have garnered critical acclaim with both domestic and overseas audiences, is being bought tomorrow by Disney for $7 billion. Steve Jobs, as the CEO of...
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    Is Dish making a mistake by naming its programming packages after precious metals?

    The latest Charlie Chat unveiled the fact that Dish will start to name its programming after precious metals. For example: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum. I know Cablevision and Comcast use this type of classification. Is this a mistake and making Dish too much like a cable company?
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    Experience of Buying a Dell (or a new Computer)

    I am buying a new desktop and have to say that the process has turned into the most frustrating thing imaginable. My new computer will handle mostly business apps but also want it to be powerful enough to multitask and I will not be gaming on it. I believe that shopping for a new computer has...
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    ReplayTV to exit hardware business and launch TV recording software for PCs

    ReplayTV to launch TV recording software for PCs Sun Dec 18, 2005 9:35 AM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Digital video recording pioneer ReplayTV plans to announce on Monday it will start selling software to allow personal computers to tune in and record live television next year in a deal...
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    ReplayTV to exit hardware business and launch TV recording software for PCs

    ReplayTV to launch TV recording software for PCs Sun Dec 18, 2005 9:35 AM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Digital video recording pioneer ReplayTV plans to announce on Monday it will start selling software to allow personal computers to tune in and record live television next year in a deal...
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    New Show-Very Funny "The Colbert Report"

    I just watched the Colbert Report and got to say it is hysterical. Steve Colbert is way over the top. If you watch any cable news you got to see this show. Its on Comedy Central.
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    DirecTV introducing new DVR tomorrow 10/9

    DirecTV introducing new DVR tomorrow Posted Oct 9, 2005, 2:42 PM ET by Peter Rojas It’s the day TiVo hoped would never come: tomorrow DirecTV is launching a $30 million advertising campaign to introduce its new in-house digital video recorder, the R15 DirecTV Plus DVR. The DVR, which...
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    New Verizon Fiber Commercial

    New Verizon Fiber Commercial Saw this on TV yesterday. Enjoy http://mfile.akamai.com/14178/wmv/verizon.download.akamai.com/14178/Our_People_Revised.asx
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    What is the link for Microsofts version of maps.google.com?

    What is the link for Microsofts version of maps.google.com? I could use te help because I forgot it
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    Skin from executed Chinese prisoners used to make beauty products

    Skin from executed Chinese prisoners used to make beauty products The beauty products from the skin of executed Chinese prisoners · Cosmetics firm targets UK market · Lack of regulation puts users at risk Ian Cobain and Adam Luck Tuesday September 13, 2005 The Guardian A Chinese...
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    Fios official TV Brochure & TV Line-up

    Fios official TV Brochure Here is the official brochure and channel line-up for Verizon TV Fios:
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    DirecTV Delivers to Katrina Shelters - Launches 24-hour information channel

    DirecTV Delivers to Katrina Shelters - Launches 24-hour information channel DirecTV has launched a dedicated 24/7 “Hurricane Katrina Information” center on channel 100. This channel provides information on hurricane relief and recovery efforts for evacuees in shelters, as well as for DirecTV...
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    Premium Channel & exclusive Studio Deals

    Premium Channel & Exclusive Studio Deals List I am trying to put together a list of what premium channels get specific studio content. I would like to get some assistance from people here compiling accurate results. Over the years things have changed since this has last been examined...
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    Verizon denies FiOS TV launch in NY

    Verizon denies FiOS TV launch in NY By Carol Wilson Aug 23, 2005 3:41 PM Verizon is denying a Web-based report that it will launch its FiOS TV service in Long Island, NY on Sept. 1. The reports have been posted on the Web-based BroadbandReports.com site, from an individual who claimed to...
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    Fox News in Ratings Free Fall

    Fox News in Ratings Free Fall Here's something you won't hear on Fox News -- ratings for the cable news channel have been plummeting since before the November election. According to TV Newser, the number of people watching Fox during prime time in the 25 to 54 age bracket dropped in April...
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    DirecTV plans to stop marketing TIVO

    Tivo Shares Hit by DirecTV Plans NEW YORK (Reuters) - TiVo Inc. <TIVO.O> shares fell as much as 8.5 percent in heavy trading on Thursday, a day after DirecTV Group Inc. <DTV.N> said it plans to stop marketing TiVo's digital video recorders later this year. DirecTV said it was part of a...
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    SBC looks to renegotiate EchoStar deal

    SBC looks to renegotiate EchoStar deal By Paul Taylor in New York Published: July 21 2005 17:46 | Last updated: July 21 2005 18:18 sbc communications inc logoSBC Communications is seeking to renegotiate its agreement with EchoStar Communications under which the Texas-based telecoms group...