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    Interesting Commercial in West Michigan this Evening...

    Lin has the same trouble with DirecTV over their HD channel carriage. The common denominator here is Lin. Keep your carrier and tell the LiN station you'll watch other channels.
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    SatGuys Exclusive: Dish Network answers some VOOM questions

    What info came out of this "Exclusive Interview"? Don't get me wrong, I applaud the effort, but I would not tout this as some big "exclusive".
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    SatGuys Exclusive: Dish Network answers some VOOM questions

    OK, I have no expertise in this, but could somebody please tell me why they think Cablevision will keep broadcasting for any significant length of time? The only reason they have done it to date is holding out hope for this service to be able to turn around. Unfortunately, they failed...
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    International programming?

    So with the rental plan with one dual receiver, the whole bill for two TVs is $0 up front and $29.99 plus tax, fees, etc/month?
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    International programming?

    I'm confused, sorry. Is there any advantage to having two separate receivers vs. the "shared" dual tuner receiver? How does the signal get from the receiver in one room to the TV in another? Coax? Are features the same? So with the purchase plan for two receivers you pay $150 up front and...
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    International programming?

    What's the difference between E*'s Home Advantage and regular plan? It looks like the Home Advantage is a rental plan with no commitment and the regular, you buy the equipment and have a one year commitment? So isn't there a rental fee for the equipement with the Home Advantage plan? I didn't...
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    Dish says GIVE HDTV for the Holidays

    "Monitor Must be connected to Dish Network HD receiver to receive HD programming." Does this mean that if you cancelled with Dish after the year is up that it could only be used for SD programming with another provider?
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    International programming?

    So, if I'm reading that correctly, the first Portuguese channel is $20 per month, the second $10 per month, and the third $4 per month? If so, I link that makes the whole thing moot. I don't think he wants them at those prices! One other question, with Dishnetwork, is there a $5/month charge...
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    International programming?

    My neighbor just dumped the cable company because his bill for analog cable went up to $60. He needs a two room install. He needs to choose between D* and E*. His main decision criteria are: 1) Cost. He would prefer a low cost package with not a million channels 2) Portugese programming. He...