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    Any value in the 508 receiver ?

    I've got 3 508's with outdated smart cards. Have not had them active for +/- 5 years. I've looked at ebay and there is a fair number for sale. I see that the 508's are being replaced by Dish. Wondering if I might just be better off junking them. Any suggestions ? Thanks !
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    Networks via All-American

    Can anyone that has their Distant net's provided by All-American tell me if the picture quality has improved. Two years ago it was bad - real bad. Wonder now if they have gotten their act together.
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    Directv $20 off for 12 months

    I see the discount is still be offered today even though yesterday was suppose to be the end of this. If I'm reading the fine print correctly, the offer has been extended to June 30th. Also the Visa $50.00 cash card is still be offered as well. Now if one can combine this with the upcoming...
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    CBS Plays Hardball with Cable

    I've been reading the Philip Swan daily news blasts (tvpredictions.com) and it appears that CBS is playing hardball with cable companies regarding HD retransmission agreements. CBS has been making the rounds at the FCC trying to persuade the regulators not to impose binding arbitration between...
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    Anyone Just Getting NPS Service ?

    Is anyone just subbing to NPS and not getting any programming whatsoever from Dish ? Thinking about doing just that but afraid when I call Dish to deactivate my 508's, the whole kit-n-kaboodle will go dark.
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    Question of Directv Distant Nets.

    Looking at the address broker for distant qualifications and I read this "Under the Satellite Home Viewers Extension and Reauthorization Act (SHVERA) DIRECTV is permitted to transmit up to two analog feeds or one digital (HD) feed of LA or NY TV station network signals “for private home viewing”...
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    Need Info on Distant Net's

    O.K., I just tried calling Direct to get an answer, but all the CSR wanted to do is order me recievers even though I explained three times I wanted information on programming and was not ready to order anything. Think I was just two questions shy of actually having a Direct installer standing...
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    Place Your Bets Ladies & Gentlemen

    Lets have a little fun: Can we get one of the sponsors here to donate a piece of equipment to the lucky man or woman member who most closely can predict the following: Which lawsuit get settled first; the DNS fiasco or the TIVO DVR disconnect judgment. And to make it the contest even more...
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    New local network feeds planned ??

    Anyone know if E* has any plans at all to add the remaining network feeds from locations not yet served ? I don't know how many DMA's are left but as one who is not yet served, it would be nice to be able to get our local channels some day.
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    Just Downgraded Programming

    I've been toying with the idea for a couple of months now and after really finally seriously looking at the stations we watch on our current AT120 and what we would give up be going down to AT60, I found that we were paying 10 bucks extra each month for three offerings that we would miss a...
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    Question on Dish minimum programming

    Can I downgrade to just Distant Network programming ? I have both east and west feeds and would consider keeping them, but I can't see E* just allowing a customer only having a $9.98 per month bill(which is what I am currently billed for this service).
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    Locals and Distant Net Choice

    At this point we do not have locals available, altoough the street scuttle is that they may be coming this fall. We have distant net feeds from both NY and LA. If and when locals are made available, can we still keep the distants ? Thanks.