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I've been with Dish a very long time (2001 I do believe), in three different houses. I've been happy with them for the most part, REALLY enjoyed the DVRs we had (how did I live without them??), and for the most part, their service has been good to excellent.
IN this particular home, I went with DishHD, got Dish America Gold, and except for a freaky ViP722 reset that wiped out all my recorded shows, it's been pretty darned good...
Except that I don't get The SPEED Channel, and BBC America.
I'd also like to get more than one HD movie channel (Encore, tho nice, isn't much). Plus, I'm paying $65 a month for a lineup that's exceeded by the America's Top 200 package, for only $40 a month, and it includes the channels I want. Plus, DAG doesn't have any of the music channels at all. 
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Simply put, I'm not getting the value I'd like to get, and I want to change.
Question is, how?? I've tried the online chat (fail), I haven't called yet, but I suspect I'll get another outsourced job rep, who won't understand Engrish too well, and won't deviate from the script. And I'd rather go in armed with ALL the ammo I can bring to bear, rather than trust to blind luck to find the right person(s) to get me thru the process.
So, thanks in advance for any advice... :up
IN this particular home, I went with DishHD, got Dish America Gold, and except for a freaky ViP722 reset that wiped out all my recorded shows, it's been pretty darned good...
Except that I don't get The SPEED Channel, and BBC America.
I'd also like to get more than one HD movie channel (Encore, tho nice, isn't much). Plus, I'm paying $65 a month for a lineup that's exceeded by the America's Top 200 package, for only $40 a month, and it includes the channels I want. Plus, DAG doesn't have any of the music channels at all. :Simply put, I'm not getting the value I'd like to get, and I want to change.
Question is, how?? I've tried the online chat (fail), I haven't called yet, but I suspect I'll get another outsourced job rep, who won't understand Engrish too well, and won't deviate from the script. And I'd rather go in armed with ALL the ammo I can bring to bear, rather than trust to blind luck to find the right person(s) to get me thru the process.
So, thanks in advance for any advice... :up
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Okay, I FINALLY pulled the trigger here... and it was easy as pie: hit the website, log in to the account in my wife's name, hit the programming page, select Top200 and HD, process it (since it's the end of a billing cycle it didn't make me pay). Then, hit "HD for Life", select the 24 month option, autopay, paperless billing, input the CC# twice, then process... and voila! HD for Life and Top200. 
Then I called the # for the external storage, activated it, it'll show up on the next bill, and I'm good to go! w00T!
Thanks y'all... I do appreciate the hard work!
Tex
Then I called the # for the external storage, activated it, it'll show up on the next bill, and I'm good to go! w00T!
Thanks y'all... I do appreciate the hard work!
Tex
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Now that I'm retired, obviously I have different health care insurance. I take 2 prescriptions. With my old insurance I didn't have to pay for either of them, now I do. It's not a huge amount but it led me to dig a little into the cost of prescription medications. I have been using Walgreens for the longest time. But what I found was that Walgreens price is 4.8 times more for one of my prescriptions and the other is 2.3 percent more compared to the lowest price pharmacy. If you pay for prescription medications you might want to have a look at trumprx and see if you can get a lower price.
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Actually I take just 2 prescriptions, Atorvastatin and Lisinopril. They cost me $6 each for 100 pills. Next year that will be nothing.That's ok. I probably take enough for the two of us.
God knows what Bobby takes. Maybe so much they count as a meal?
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!
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....
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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Why are ViP922s So rare? like its crazy how ebay has none, i checked everywhere, also, i got a ViP222k now, which is actually activated!
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I remember this in the news too...
www.nbcnews.com
$14,000 spent on rented rotary phone
A widow rented a rotary dial telephone for 42 years, paying what her family calculates as more than $14,000 for a now- outdated phone.
www.nbcnews.com
That is a misnomer. In the old days you subscribed to telephone service. That included the telephone line and one telephone. An extension cost $1 a month extra. So that $14,000 over 42 years was for the service not the leased telephone. There is no way they paid $28 a month for 42 years for a leased telephone.I remember this in the news too...
$14,000 spent on rented rotary phone
A widow rented a rotary dial telephone for 42 years, paying what her family calculates as more than $14,000 for a now- outdated phone.
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Schedule drops tomorrow. Mandatory mini camps in June. Hall of Fame game August 6th.
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I haven't posted in almost 17 years. Over the air, sat, offline, anything-but-the-internet is still one of my avid pursuits. Been playing with offline tv viewing and offline web browsing. I have great appreciations for this site still being here. It's so hard to find public communities that haven't sold out to social media company.
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