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Lord_Vader
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FIOS or Dish?

I saw the U-verse thread and thought I would ask the same about FIOS :)

I had pretty much decided to stick it out with Dish. The XIP receivers look interesting and BBC / Cartoon network are both SD on FIOS. However, verizon is offering a $500 gift card to switch.
You will be able to choose one of the these great offers when you add a qualifying bundle with TV,internet and phone with 2 year agreement


  • $500 Visa prepaid card (order a new Triple Play bundle with FiOS TV Ultimate HD, Internet up to 35Mpbs/35Mbps and unlimited phone plan)
  • Multi-Room DVR 12 Month Credit (savings of $19.99/month)
  • FiOS Spanish 12 Month Credit (savings of $12.99/month)
  • Showtime 12 Month Credit (savings of $11.99/month)
  • $300 Visa prepaid card (order any new Triple play bundle)
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The IMG 1.9 will be out in my area shortly so they will pick up external storage and the new DVR has a larger drive.

Thoughts? I've been with Dish for a long time, so I don't want to just jump ship without giving it some thought.

I currently pay about $152 for Dish and Comcast internet, so the monthly price is a wash.

I can get FIOS Triple Play bundle with FiOS TV Ultimate HD, Internet up to 35Mpbs/35Mbps and unlimited phone plan for $145 before taxes. ($10 discount it I order through work.)
Multiroom DVR
HD DVR
SD STB (free)
( I don't really need the phone, but will probably use it as a fax line. )

Dish setup is ~$112
AT250, Platinum / Dish BB
722 - one TV
722 - One HD / One SD
Comcast internet ~$40

Thanks in advance for your thoughts / suggestions.
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SQUEEZON
Thats an exception. Comcast is charging $155 here in Oregon for the equivalent of "Dish 250 lineup" and $18.00 for HBO and Starz. Comcast uses Oregon for their test case to increase prices nationwide
and are constantly in front of the Northwest "FCC" board. They recently announced a price increase effective nationwide of $15 effective Jan 1
Better picture? Wait my friend Wait. Dish has never claimed they are better in providing sports, but that will be changing next year at contract time.
I have never met a Comcast subscriber who didnt eventually hate their service-which is NONE.
But good luck I wish you the best.
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Lord_Vader
Lord_Vader
The whole house DVR is pretty solid. I liked the 722s, but I was essentially recording most of the same shows upstairs and down just to be able to watch them. Its nice now that the kids can watch their cartoons upstairs. Having 2 tuners recording and one for live TV at the STB is just enough for us. I did briefly get confused the other night when I couldn't pause the news on the STB, but then I remembered. lol :)

The thing I am most happy about is the internet. Netflix actually looks pretty good now. Before I would get "HD", but it was only so-so. Now it is really nice looking, and my VoIP sounds excellent. I'm sorry that Dish was an innocent bystander in the deal, but I just couldn't take the comcrap internet anymore.

When I get my first bill, I guess I will see how I end up.
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Super Dave
Super Dave
SQUEEZON said:
Thats an exception. Comcast is charging $155 here in Oregon for the equivalent of "Dish 250 lineup" and $18.00 for HBO and Starz. Comcast uses Oregon for their test case to increase prices nationwide
and are constantly in front of the Northwest "FCC" board. They recently announced a price increase effective nationwide of $15 effective Jan 1
Better picture? Wait my friend Wait. Dish has never claimed they are better in providing sports, but that will be changing next year at contract time.
I have never met a Comcast subscriber who didnt eventually hate their service-which is NONE.
But good luck I wish you the best.
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In case you didn't realize, we have FIOS not Comcast. We switched from Dish/Comcast/Vonage to the FIOS Ultimate triple play that includes Showtime, TMC, Epix, Redzone and Cinemax.
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Lord_Vader
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Got my first bill and my taxes/fees came in at $10.75.
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      [TD="class: t_right, width: 8%"]40.00[/TD]
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      [TD="class: normal, width: 6%"][/TD]
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      [TD="class: normal"]24 Mo. FiOS Digital Voice Discount thru Dec 2, 2013[/TD]
      [TD="class: t_right, width: 8%"]-5.00[/TD]
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      [TR="class: altRow"]
      [TD="class: normal, width: 6%"][/TD]
      [TD="class: normal, width: 6%"][/TD]
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      [TD="class: t_right, width: 8%"]-10.00[/TD]
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      [TD="class: t_right, width: 8%"]-5.00[/TD]
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      [TD="class: normal, width: 6%, align: right"]•[/TD]
      [TD="class: normal"]Holiday Bundle Credit thru Dec 2, 2013[/TD]
      [TD="class: t_right, width: 8%"]-10.00[/TD]
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      [/TR]
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      [TD="class: normal, width: 6%"][/TD]
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      [TD="class: normal"]24-Month Contract Discount thru Dec 2, 2013[/TD]
      [TD="class: t_right, width: 8%"]-5.00[/TD]
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      [/TR]
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      [TD="class: normal, width: 6%"]1/7[/TD]
      [TD="class: normal, width: 6%"]2/6[/TD]
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      [TD="class: t_right, width: 12%"]33.99[/TD]
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      [TD="class: w_bold, colspan: 5"]Current Charges Subtotal[/TD]
      [TD="class: t_right_bold, width: 12%"]$143.98[/TD]
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  • Change in Service and Partial Month
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      [TD="class: t_right, width: 12%"]30.59[/TD]
      [/TR]
      [TR="class: altRow"]
      [TD="class: normal, width: 6%"]12/10[/TD]
      [TD="class: normal, width: 6%"]1/6[/TD]
      [TD="class: normal, colspan: 3"]Multi-Room DVR Package - 2 Room (removed)[/TD]
      [TD="class: t_right, width: 12%"]-25.19[/TD]
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      [TR="class: altRow"]
      [TD="class: w_bold, colspan: 5"]Change in Service and Partial Month Subtotal[/TD]
      [TD="class: t_right_bold, width: 12%"]$5.40[/TD]
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1/7/2012
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navychop
Thank you. Something I can use to compare.
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Lord_Vader
Lord_Vader
Np. That doesn't include the $10 discount I can get through work. The CSR said she could add it now, but I might want to wait until the gift card comes so that I don't mess that up. I didn't know that I was supposed to add the discount code when I ordered. She said the best thing to do is to wait after the GC and pick a renewal bonus through the website. It always lists "renewal deals" and I can change packages that way. I just need to wait for a comparable deal and then add the code.
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This can SEE Sound!

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Susan Saint James, Emmy-Winning Star of 'Kate & Allie' and 'McMillan & Wife,' Dies at 80

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Susan Saint James, Emmy-Winning Star of ‘Kate & Allie’ and ‘McMillan & Wife,’ Dies at 80

Susan Saint James, the Emmy-winning actress who starred in "Kate & Allie," died Monday after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She was 80.
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Song Name Game Part 3!

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


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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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Strange Days - Nazareth
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Dancing Days - Led Zeppelin
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Dancing in the Street - Van Halen
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Bakers Street - Gerry Rafferty
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long_time_Dish said:
Bakers Street - Gerry Rafferty
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Let me fix that for you:
Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
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All DMA's now Western Arc

I know HipKat said that they were working on conversions but we got the official news yesterday right from Dish that starting next month all DMA's will be on the western arc, and all customers will be assigned to that. That's gonna mean a lot of customers around here aren't gonna get Dish unless there are exceptions. Too many mountains and trees.
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Even if you are broadcasting old SD-only shows, I would think advertisers would still want their commercials to look good.
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Strega said:
Even if you are broadcasting old SD-only shows, I would think advertisers would still want their commercials to look good.
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Advertisers on SD channels are probably Far and Few, very hard to find, they have very few viewers to watch them.
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Jimbo said:
Advertisers on SD channels are probably Far and Few, very hard to find, they have very few viewers to watch them.
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I watch mostly SD channels (H&I, Start and ION, etc.). There are plenty of advertisers, this time of the year it is mostly Medicare Advantage plans, auto extended warranties and the occasional walk-in-tub. They know who is watching.
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Mister B said:
I watch mostly SD channels (H&I, Start and ION, etc.). There are plenty of advertisers, this time of the year it is mostly Medicare Advantage plans, auto extended warranties and the occasional walk-in-tub. They know who is watching.
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can't forget the little blue m&m's
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charlesrshell
slow_poke_pete said:
can't forget the little blue m&m's
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That's what my wife calls my Viagra!!
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Why didn't Charlie end up launching starlink
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telstar_1 said:
Why didn't Charlie end up launching starlink
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Because he didn't have a fleet of reusable rockets. Starlink works because SpaceX is able to launch hundreds (thousands?) of their Starlink satellites for what a single geostationary Internet satellite costs to build and launch on a disposable launcher.
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But how is it reusable if it's disposable
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charlesrshell said:
That's what my wife calls my Viagra!!
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My gf is 29 years younger than me :shh
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Almighty1
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telstar_1 said:
Why didn't Charlie end up launching starlink
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He does not have the resources aka $$$ compared to Elon Musk as in reality, Elon can eat Charlie for lunch or even mop the floor with Charlie if he wanted to.
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Dune (2020)

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Also watched part 2 about a week or so ago after rewatching part 1. It's not as faithful to the book as I was hoping for. Part 1 stayed fairly faithful to the novel, but part 2 took some liberties that I felt were rather excessively non-novel. It looks like a prequel series will happen before part 3. My issue is: there's no prequel that was written as a novel, so what will it be pulled from? Or will it just be "based loosely" on the novel?
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long_time_DNC said:
Also watched part 2 about a week or so ago after rewatching part 1. It's not as faithful to the book as I was hoping for. Part 1 stayed fairly faithful to the novel, but part 2 took some liberties that I felt were rather excessively non-novel. It looks like a prequel series will happen before part 3. My issue is: there's no prequel that was written as a novel, so what will it be pulled from? Or will it just be "based loosely" on the novel?
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There is a bunch of other Dune written by Kevin J Anderson and Brian Herbert (Franks son). I think the series in production is taken from one of their books about the Bene Gesserit.
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klang said:
There is a bunch of other Dune written by Kevin J Anderson and Brian Herbert (Franks son). I think the series in production is taken from one of their books about the Bene Gesserit.
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Correct. I've read all of them (yes, it took awhile, better part of a year, in my spare time). And they can't really consider or classify a series about the Bene Gesserit as a prequel. Sure, I suppose they can call it that, if they want to, because it begins before the time of Paul Atredies, but it's still a stretch. It's a Dune-related novel, not a prequel as we generally think of prequels...
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Well, it looks good! I just hope they stayed close to the trilogy, but it doesn't look like it.
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MacBreak Weekly 1048

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Pros Try AI-Cloned Engineering Tools

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Linux 7.3 Optimizes Gaming VRAM on 8GB GPUs #shorts

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New colors of the HomePod Mini 2! Blue, pink and green!

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