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  1. vinnyv07

    Run new coax?

    Hello everyone. I am Getting Fios tv installed this Thursday. I already have Fios internet and phone. I was wondering about the following. I have the router installed in my basement and all of the tv's that have to be wored are one level up. I have coax running up to all the rooms that I am...
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    How much for phone/interne/tv in your area?

    Hello everyone. I reside in Staten Island, New York and I just received the info in the mail that Fios TV will be available in my area soon. I was just curious about how much it is costing people in other areas for all three services. I currently have phone and internet through fios for 80 bucks...
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    Question about Arcade Games

    Hello everyone. I wanted to ask a question about the games that are in the arcade. My kids have always loved playing the games here and I have as well. I have a website of my own and I would like to put some of the games that you guys have on my site. I was wondering how you guys get the games...
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    PS 3 Doing well? Yes or No?

    As a owner of just the XBOX 360 and loving every minute of all it has to offer as a game system. I just wanted to ask.....with all of the hype that the PS 3 came with around Christmas and the holidays, I notice that everywhere I go there are PS 3's available. Perhaps because there are no huge...
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    Happy Feet HD-DVD/DVD combo

    I rented out the Happy Feet HD-DVD/DVD combo DVD that just was released on Tuesday. I went to play it in my XBOX360 HD-DVD drive and it won't recognize the disk. It plays on the DVD side, but when I turn it over the movie won't play in my HD-DVD add on. Anyone have this problem with any other movie?
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    My 811 Receiver Worth?

    Hello guys. I just cancelled my HD service from Dish and I was going to put my 811 receiver up on ebay. I searched it on ebay and the 811 is still being sold for about $70-$120. Is Dishnet even activating these receivers anymore? What the heck are people buying it for? Also, I have a OTA antenna...
  7. vinnyv07

    Near Riot Shuts Down Nascar Hearing

    From Staten Island, NY....... On Thursday, April 27th a jammed forum at Petrides complex turned into mayhem when Councilman John Lanza took the mike and voiced his concerns over the proposal that would bring an 80,000 seat racetrack to Staten Island. Trust me ....this got ugly in a hurry. A...
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    OTA HD Via 811 ...Guide?

    This is a simple question....I have a 811 receiver hooked up to 110 and 61.5 and an OTA ant. The guide is fine for the Dish Ch's, but the guide for the locals says No Program Info. All the ch's are mapped correctly but I was wondering if any guide info would ever become present. I would like to...
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    Pixilation And Freezing..MonstersHD

    Anyone else having freezing problems and pixilation problems on MonstersHD? Im watching Is Invaders From Mars and it is very annoying.
  10. vinnyv07

    VOOM HD RECEIVER For SALE!!

    Hello everyone. I'm selling my VOOM receiver...that I love, but I just signed up for Dish and am using the 811 as my oTA receiver. But its not as good as the VOOM receiver. Im selling it for 50 bucks....I used it right up until Tuesday of this week. So you know it works well. I'm sure everybody...
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    Up and Running ...HD is Back

    Hello. I'm officially a Dish HD sub....all for 20 bucks a month. I called up Dish and the man on the phone said he couldn't add the VOOM pack without the promotion that they were running. After a couple of minutes, I mentioned that I did not have a access card.....I didn't know that the 811 was...
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    Preparing For DISH HD

    Well, I don't know how long I'll be able to use the 811 receiver but I made the plunge and bought one. I'm only looking for the HD ch's so I just wanted to make sure of what I need. I need the 110 sat and 61.5 sat for VOOM. I have an old style Directv dish that is already pointing towards 110...
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    Should I Buy A 811?

    Hello everyone. I am itching to get MonstersHD back ...plus TNTHD. I have the dish up pointing at 110 and the old VOOM dish pointing at 61.5. I called Dish and they want to charge me 150 bucks for install of a new dish when I really don't need one. All I have to do is get a SW-21 switch and...
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    November...Any HD NEws?

    Ok...we know that Directv is rolling out Mpeg 4 ...but where are the HD ch's? I haven't heard of any plans to begin carrying any HD ch's besides locals. Where is TNTHD? And where is their FOX HD ch package that they are supposed to be putting together? I'm really getting tired of waiting ....I...
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    Lease a 811 With Hd Pack?

    Hello everyone. I am currently a Directv customer that misses the good old days of Voom and HD. I am getting a big time itch to sub to Dish as a new sub just for the HD Pack and Voom Ch's. Only problem is ...right now I can not justify $200 bucks for a 811. Is there anyway Dish would let me...
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    Old Style Directv Dish For Dish HD?

    Hello...I have an old style Directv dish in my shed and I also have a dish up on my roof pointing at 61.5. My question is....can I put up my old direct dish and point it at 110 and 119 ( I'll replace the direct 110 lnb with a regular direct lnb) and connect the 61.5 dish to a switch ( not sure...
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    Direct HD PAck Question

    I am a Direct sub with the HD pack as an add on. I'm really growing tired of paying for the HD pack. I never watch the HD ch's. I mean never. I want to know if I cancel the HD pack....I still will be getting ABC, NBC, Fox and CBS in HD. Plus I'll still be receiving HBOHD and ShoHD. It just irks...
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    Dish HD Pack ONLY For Someone Without $$

    I recently started a new job in the morning that pays me alot less than the job I gave up. But wanting to start a career that Im happy with actually means alot to me. So I have alot less money to play with now and with three kids and a wife and bills to pay like everyone else....it becomes a...
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    Voom Dish And Directv Dish For Dish Hd?

    OK....I have a VOOM dish pointed at 61.5.....and I have a Directv Dish that is pointed at 101. If I moved the Directv Dish to 110 and connected the VOOM Dish at 61.5 and the DTV Dish at 110 to a switch and into my house , would I be able to hook the incoming line from both dishes to a Dish HD...
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    Voom To Dtvhd But Where Is Tnthd?

    I'm a Voomer that kept my Directv subscription active thinking and feeling that one day VOOM would close up shop. Now that day is coming closer. So I called Directv to activate the HD pack and Im happy with it ...except for one ch that is missing. TNTHD.....where is it? Its not like Directv...
  21. vinnyv07

    Exclusives Should Have HAd Commercials

    Not that I want to see commercials....but it would have helped pay the bills a bit. Especially since the sub number was low. It would have been a small amount of cash that they would have charged due to such low sub numbers but it would have helped prolong VOOM. I think that the 21 exclusive...
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    Lets Take Time To Thank Sean Mota

    Let me start by saying I consider this site to be my internet home and I just wanted to thank Sean for keeping us informed about all the VOOM news. Its been a great trip but now its going to end. Thanks to all the other mods that helped out with the VOOM forum. But it was Sean who made it a...
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    End OF The VOOM Forum?

    So....we all have read the news. I am very upset at the "pulling of the plug" on the VOOM service. I also have made a lot of buddies here at the forum and shutter at the fact that I will have to live with Directv's HD offerings in the near future. My questions are....What happens to the VOOM...
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    StarzHD---Return Of The King, 11/27 at 9pm ET

    Hello everyone. I was just looking ahead to this Sat night. Starz is showing Return of The King right after LOTR II. Is this the first time Return of The King is being shown on Starz? Im thinking of adding the Starz pack to my basic Voom pack. I would really like to watch it. 17 bucks a mth is...
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    What I would Do If I Were In Charge

    Hello everyone....these are just my suggestions on what to do to help VOOM attract more subs. I think we are all in agreement that VOOM needs to attract more subs to stay afloat. If they dont it will be our loss as well as the investors that have put their money into cablevision stock. There are...