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Just an FYI for all of us out there with a dtv sub through a broker, i was told today by mine that they were raided by dave on june 25th. Their well known so this will affect some of us. If were allowed to talk about it, could someone suggest some other brokers. I have a feeling my sub wont last now..
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exactly. I guess some of the "goody goodies" who think what a Canadian subscribes to is wrong also thinks that they dont lie at all or have done anything wrong
I have "moved" numerous times. In the 7 years I have had Dish I had my legit address for maybe 6 months. First I lived somewhere where Dish didnt have locals on sat but did the neighboring DMA...so I "moved"...then I moved to that area (back to Minneapolis) and I "moved" to my cabin to get distants. Then when the distants went kablooey I "moved" to the neighboring DMA.
I also have had a Canadian TV subscription for 5 years now. Need my hockey fix
no problems here. Folks know we do it and love it. Check the Canadian DTH area and at least 75% of the posts there are from "southern subs".
I guess its wrong for the Canadian folks to get the LEGIT channels and not some basterdized version. A fair amount of the channels that are in Canada are cheap ripoff versions of the actual one...complete with Canadian content. I guess someone going to a restaurant in Vancouver classifies as Canadian content for Food Network Canada (as an example).
sorry for the rant but it never fails. When someone posts how to move or asks about subbing to US TV in Canada some folks always feel their .02 is worth more
exactly. I guess some of the "goody goodies" who think what a Canadian subscribes to is wrong also thinks that they dont lie at all or have done anything wrong
I have "moved" numerous times. In the 7 years I have had Dish I had my legit address for maybe 6 months. First I lived somewhere where Dish didnt have locals on sat but did the neighboring DMA...so I "moved"...then I moved to that area (back to Minneapolis) and I "moved" to my cabin to get distants. Then when the distants went kablooey I "moved" to the neighboring DMA.
I also have had a Canadian TV subscription for 5 years now. Need my hockey fix
no problems here. Folks know we do it and love it. Check the Canadian DTH area and at least 75% of the posts there are from "southern subs".
I guess its wrong for the Canadian folks to get the LEGIT channels and not some basterdized version. A fair amount of the channels that are in Canada are cheap ripoff versions of the actual one...complete with Canadian content. I guess someone going to a restaurant in Vancouver classifies as Canadian content for Food Network Canada (as an example).
sorry for the rant but it never fails. When someone posts how to move or asks about subbing to US TV in Canada some folks always feel their .02 is worth more
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Hate to resurrect old threads but here I go anyways
I'm in Ontario and my broker has indicated that they were also raided in August. I've been told that my service will eventually expire so my questions are for those that have gone through similar situations:
1. When the service was cut, did you call your credit card company to ensure that the payments stopped, or did they just essentially stop?
2. Have you been able to continue your service with any other broker (or other means)? If so, have you been able to re-use your existing receivers and credit card?
3. Any other bits of information that I should know about, or anything that I'm missing? If this open thread isn't the place for answers and you'd rather send me a PM, I'd be most appreciative.
Thanks in advance.
I'm in Ontario and my broker has indicated that they were also raided in August. I've been told that my service will eventually expire so my questions are for those that have gone through similar situations:
1. When the service was cut, did you call your credit card company to ensure that the payments stopped, or did they just essentially stop?
2. Have you been able to continue your service with any other broker (or other means)? If so, have you been able to re-use your existing receivers and credit card?
3. Any other bits of information that I should know about, or anything that I'm missing? If this open thread isn't the place for answers and you'd rather send me a PM, I'd be most appreciative.
Thanks in advance.
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I think it would be interesting to get Canadian programming. How would I go about it living in the US East Coast? Thanks.I also have had a Canadian TV subscription for 5 years now. Need my hockey fix
M
thank you or do I say Merci?
so true. I and others already do
because the companies are much larger. Believe me, DirecTv & Dish would love to sell in Canada. Just that Bell & Starchoice say no.
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Anyone out there with any helpful tips?
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Hate to resurrect old threads but here I go anyways
I'm in Ontario and my broker has indicated that they were also raided in August. I've been told that my service will eventually expire so my questions are for those that have gone through similar situations:
1. When the service was cut, did you call your credit card company to ensure that the payments stopped, or did they just essentially stop?
2. Have you been able to continue your service with any other broker (or other means)? If so, have you been able to re-use your existing receivers and credit card?
3. Any other bits of information that I should know about, or anything that I'm missing? If this open thread isn't the place for answers and you'd rather send me a PM, I'd be most appreciative.
Thanks in advance.
Anyone out there with any helpful tips?
:tux:
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So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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$250 Million just for the rights to make something
The LOTR original series, a prequel to Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring, will be produced by Amazon Studios in cooperation with the Tolkien Estate and Trust; HarperCollins; and New Line Cinema, a division of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which produced the hugely successful LOTR movie franchise.
Set in Middle Earth, the television adaptation will explore new storylines preceding Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring.
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For some reason, the satelliteguys.us site is loading a lot slower than usual on both Chrome on my Asus laptop and Safari on my iPhone.
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I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
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But all patched now.
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For quite a while now, people with a VIP211k have been losing their recordings on their activated external HDDs... even when there's nothing physically wrong with HDD. I believe this is an intentional and underhanded tactic that Dish is pulling in an attempt to force users away from the VIP211k.
They are obviously regretting that they ever let users have a "non-dvr" dvr in the first place. You would think they would be happy charging you a $40 one time fee... and then be happy letting the customer be the one responsible for HDD failures.
Dish clearly hates the 211k bitter-clingers. This recording deletion problem is intentional (IMO), and I think it is just one more tool that they are using. Hopper and a 2-year agreement... that's what they want you to have. Think about that... a 2-year agreement... with a company $30 Billion in debt (that's with a B). What happens when all that debt causes them to drop the channel that may have been your whole reason for having Dish in the first place? Guess who's stuck with a service that no longer suits their needs... for the remainder of the 2-year agreement.
On top of that, they don't want you to install it yourself. I purchased and installed all my equipment myself. That used to be common. Now, they lie to me and tell me that my dish must be updated to use a Hopper. Funny thing is... they don't even know what dish I have because they didn't install it, and I didn't tell them. If you ask what type of dish/LNBs the hopper needs... good luck getting an answer. All they know is that whatever you have needs to be upgraded by an installer.
It is quite apparent to me that they care much more about staying in their box, than they do working with the customer. That's too bad, because it hasn't always been that way. It's like they are totally unaware of the current business environment that they are trying to compete in.
I have been a customer since 2010. I will be cancelling my service before the next period. Yeah, I know, my $1,200 a year won't make a difference to them. It just seems like they have forgotten who needs who, especially when you consider the competition in today's streaming world. But hey, they will have succeed in forcing me off the 211k.
They are obviously regretting that they ever let users have a "non-dvr" dvr in the first place. You would think they would be happy charging you a $40 one time fee... and then be happy letting the customer be the one responsible for HDD failures.
Dish clearly hates the 211k bitter-clingers. This recording deletion problem is intentional (IMO), and I think it is just one more tool that they are using. Hopper and a 2-year agreement... that's what they want you to have. Think about that... a 2-year agreement... with a company $30 Billion in debt (that's with a B). What happens when all that debt causes them to drop the channel that may have been your whole reason for having Dish in the first place? Guess who's stuck with a service that no longer suits their needs... for the remainder of the 2-year agreement.
On top of that, they don't want you to install it yourself. I purchased and installed all my equipment myself. That used to be common. Now, they lie to me and tell me that my dish must be updated to use a Hopper. Funny thing is... they don't even know what dish I have because they didn't install it, and I didn't tell them. If you ask what type of dish/LNBs the hopper needs... good luck getting an answer. All they know is that whatever you have needs to be upgraded by an installer.
It is quite apparent to me that they care much more about staying in their box, than they do working with the customer. That's too bad, because it hasn't always been that way. It's like they are totally unaware of the current business environment that they are trying to compete in.
I have been a customer since 2010. I will be cancelling my service before the next period. Yeah, I know, my $1,200 a year won't make a difference to them. It just seems like they have forgotten who needs who, especially when you consider the competition in today's streaming world. But hey, they will have succeed in forcing me off the 211k.
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