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I just posted this and it wound up in Customer Comments. I really don't know how to use these forums. I would appreciate if anyone would move this post for me to whatever forum they feel is appropriate. Thanks!!!
Accepting the fact that I'm loosing VOOM made me feel like I did when my first girlfriend told me she was breaking up with me. It was like a stake through my heart. My first reaction was to say the hell with TV, but when I came to my senses I knew I would unfortunately have to choose between DirectTV, Dish or cable. Yesterday I settled on cable through Charter Communications and they're installing tomorrow.
For $54.88 per month (complete with digital cable box and Charter DVR) I get what's noted below. Absolutely nothing to buy and no commitment; i.e. I can cancel anytime I want without charges of any kind. NOTE: My monthly cost includes a $25 monthly credit for switching from satellite. This credit is applied each month for 12 months. All you have to do is show the installer one of your satellite invoices. Also, if you cancel within the first 30 days you will get your first month's payment back.
Below is the list of channels I'll be getting. I'll get all the channels listed under HDTV (did I say ALL) plus I get to choose one of the three "Tier Packages".
WARNING!!! REVIEWING THE LIST OF HDTV CHANNELS AVAILABLE WILL MAKE
YOU WANT TO UPCHUCK SO BE SURE TO HAVE A CONTAINER AVAILABLE.
Charter DVR -
*Digitally record and save all your favorite shows and sporting events
*Record multiple shows at the same time
*Pause and rewind live television
*No equipment to buy, so it's never outdated
*Available for all channels of your Charter Digital cable service
*Watch one show while recording another, or
record two shows while watching a third recorded show.
*Has PIP (Even if your TV doesn't)
Charter OnDemand (Not Available in All Areas)
*Access thousands of movies. Like PPV but keep for
24 hours and watch when and however many times
you want. Pause, rewind, fast forward and stop
Charter iTV (Not Available in All Areas)
*Interactive menu for news, instant sports scores, weather, and more
*Features complete television and movie listings — including OnDemand™,
pay-per-view, and even local theater showtimes
*Offers a number of unique games and shopping opportunities
*Play along with trivia questions from your favorite channels
HDTV
ESPN HD
Discovery HD Theater
New England Sports Network-HDTV
HBO HDTV-East
DIGITAL STATIONS
(Converted to Digital Thru Box)
A&E
ABC Family
Action Max-East
AMC
Animal Planet
Bravo - East
Cartoon Network
Charter DVR
Cinemax-East
CMT
CNBC
CNN
CNN Headline News
Comedy Central
Court TV
CSPAN
CSPAN2
E!
Educational Access
ESPN
ESPN2
EWTN
Food Network
FOX News Channel
Fox Sports Net New England
fx
G4
Golf Channel
Hallmark Channel
HBO 2-East
HBO Comedy-East
HBO Family-East
HBO Latino-East
HBO Signature-East
HBO Zone-East
HBO-East
HGTV/Home and Garden
History
Home Shopping Network
Inspirational Network
Interactive TV Channel
iTV Customer Service Channel
iTV Entertainment Channel
iTV Games Channel
iTV Money Channel
iTV News Channel
iTV Sports Channel
iTV Weather Channel
Lifetime
More Max-East
MSNBC
MTV
MTV2 (M2)
National Geographic
New England Cable News
New England Sports Network
Nickelodeon-East
Outdoor Life Network
OuterMAX - E
Oxygen
QVC
SARA/Scientific Atlanta
Sci-Fi
Speed Channel
Spike TV (TNN)
Starz Cinema-East
Starz in Black-East
Starz Kids and Family-East
Starz-East
Style
TBS
The Discovery Channel
The Disney Channel
The Learning Channel
The Weather Channel
Thriller Max-East
TNT
Toon Disney
Travel Channel
Turner Classic Movies
TV Land
Univision
USA
VH-1
WB 100 Plus
WDMR-LP - TMO
WMAX - E
WTIC-DT - FOX - HDTV
@MAX - E
10 NHL Center Ice/MLB Extra Innings
28 PPV Stations (Incl. 6 Adult)
40 Music Stations
5StarMAX - E
Tier Packages
The Movie Tier
Showtime-East
Showtime Too-East
Showtime Showcase-East
Showtime Extreme-East
Showtime Beyond-East
TMC Xtra-East
FLIX-E
Encore-East
Encore Love-East
Encore Action-East
Encore Mystery-East
Encore Drama-East
Encore Westerns-East
The Sports Tier
ESPNews
ESPN Classic
Fox College Sports - Atlantic
Fox College Sports - Central
Fox College Sports - Pacific
Fox Sports en Espanol
Fox Soccer Channel
NFL Network
Fuel
CSTV - College Sports
TVG
Fit TV
Digital Family Tier
BBC America
Biography
Bloomberg
Discovery Health
Discovery Home Channel
Discovery Kids
Discovery Times
Do It Yourself
FOX Movie Channel
Fuse (Much Music)
Great American Country
History Channel International
Independent Film Channel
Jewelry Television by ACN
Lifetime Movie Network
Military Channel
MTV Espanol
MTV Hits
MTV Jams
Nickelodeon Games and Sports
Nickelodeon Toons
Nickelodeon Too-West
Noggin
Soap Net
Sundance-East
The Science Channel
VH Uno
VH-1 Classic
VH-1 Country
VH-1 Mega Hits
VH-1 Soul
Women's Entertainment
Accepting the fact that I'm loosing VOOM made me feel like I did when my first girlfriend told me she was breaking up with me. It was like a stake through my heart. My first reaction was to say the hell with TV, but when I came to my senses I knew I would unfortunately have to choose between DirectTV, Dish or cable. Yesterday I settled on cable through Charter Communications and they're installing tomorrow.
For $54.88 per month (complete with digital cable box and Charter DVR) I get what's noted below. Absolutely nothing to buy and no commitment; i.e. I can cancel anytime I want without charges of any kind. NOTE: My monthly cost includes a $25 monthly credit for switching from satellite. This credit is applied each month for 12 months. All you have to do is show the installer one of your satellite invoices. Also, if you cancel within the first 30 days you will get your first month's payment back.
Below is the list of channels I'll be getting. I'll get all the channels listed under HDTV (did I say ALL) plus I get to choose one of the three "Tier Packages".
WARNING!!! REVIEWING THE LIST OF HDTV CHANNELS AVAILABLE WILL MAKE
YOU WANT TO UPCHUCK SO BE SURE TO HAVE A CONTAINER AVAILABLE.
Charter DVR -
*Digitally record and save all your favorite shows and sporting events
*Record multiple shows at the same time
*Pause and rewind live television
*No equipment to buy, so it's never outdated
*Available for all channels of your Charter Digital cable service
*Watch one show while recording another, or
record two shows while watching a third recorded show.
*Has PIP (Even if your TV doesn't)
Charter OnDemand (Not Available in All Areas)
*Access thousands of movies. Like PPV but keep for
24 hours and watch when and however many times
you want. Pause, rewind, fast forward and stop
Charter iTV (Not Available in All Areas)
*Interactive menu for news, instant sports scores, weather, and more
*Features complete television and movie listings — including OnDemand™,
pay-per-view, and even local theater showtimes
*Offers a number of unique games and shopping opportunities
*Play along with trivia questions from your favorite channels
HDTV
ESPN HD
Discovery HD Theater
New England Sports Network-HDTV
HBO HDTV-East
DIGITAL STATIONS
(Converted to Digital Thru Box)
A&E
ABC Family
Action Max-East
AMC
Animal Planet
Bravo - East
Cartoon Network
Charter DVR
Cinemax-East
CMT
CNBC
CNN
CNN Headline News
Comedy Central
Court TV
CSPAN
CSPAN2
E!
Educational Access
ESPN
ESPN2
EWTN
Food Network
FOX News Channel
Fox Sports Net New England
fx
G4
Golf Channel
Hallmark Channel
HBO 2-East
HBO Comedy-East
HBO Family-East
HBO Latino-East
HBO Signature-East
HBO Zone-East
HBO-East
HGTV/Home and Garden
History
Home Shopping Network
Inspirational Network
Interactive TV Channel
iTV Customer Service Channel
iTV Entertainment Channel
iTV Games Channel
iTV Money Channel
iTV News Channel
iTV Sports Channel
iTV Weather Channel
Lifetime
More Max-East
MSNBC
MTV
MTV2 (M2)
National Geographic
New England Cable News
New England Sports Network
Nickelodeon-East
Outdoor Life Network
OuterMAX - E
Oxygen
QVC
SARA/Scientific Atlanta
Sci-Fi
Speed Channel
Spike TV (TNN)
Starz Cinema-East
Starz in Black-East
Starz Kids and Family-East
Starz-East
Style
TBS
The Discovery Channel
The Disney Channel
The Learning Channel
The Weather Channel
Thriller Max-East
TNT
Toon Disney
Travel Channel
Turner Classic Movies
TV Land
Univision
USA
VH-1
WB 100 Plus
WDMR-LP - TMO
WMAX - E
WTIC-DT - FOX - HDTV
@MAX - E
10 NHL Center Ice/MLB Extra Innings
28 PPV Stations (Incl. 6 Adult)
40 Music Stations
5StarMAX - E
Tier Packages
The Movie Tier
Showtime-East
Showtime Too-East
Showtime Showcase-East
Showtime Extreme-East
Showtime Beyond-East
TMC Xtra-East
FLIX-E
Encore-East
Encore Love-East
Encore Action-East
Encore Mystery-East
Encore Drama-East
Encore Westerns-East
The Sports Tier
ESPNews
ESPN Classic
Fox College Sports - Atlantic
Fox College Sports - Central
Fox College Sports - Pacific
Fox Sports en Espanol
Fox Soccer Channel
NFL Network
Fuel
CSTV - College Sports
TVG
Fit TV
Digital Family Tier
BBC America
Biography
Bloomberg
Discovery Health
Discovery Home Channel
Discovery Kids
Discovery Times
Do It Yourself
FOX Movie Channel
Fuse (Much Music)
Great American Country
History Channel International
Independent Film Channel
Jewelry Television by ACN
Lifetime Movie Network
Military Channel
MTV Espanol
MTV Hits
MTV Jams
Nickelodeon Games and Sports
Nickelodeon Toons
Nickelodeon Too-West
Noggin
Soap Net
Sundance-East
The Science Channel
VH Uno
VH-1 Classic
VH-1 Country
VH-1 Mega Hits
VH-1 Soul
Women's Entertainment
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C
Still no HD for me :-(
As a former Voomer, I have been waiting to find out about the new MPEG4 rollouts from D* and E* before I plunk down anymore $$$ for HDTV.
I currently use my VOOM boat anchor...i mean STB
to receive my local OTA HDTV channels.
I, too, am in a Charter "dead zone" with no HDTV or even SD DVR offered for that matter. !protest !protest !protest
My wife has been begging for her Food Network back and others.
I stayed home from work for a couple of days sick and had to watch OTA during the day. OMG soaps in HD...woohoo!!!.....NOT!!! Oh and then every 5 minutes there's the personal injury lowlifes and the feminine hygeine commercials. AAAARRRRGGGGGHHHH!!!!!!!
Well, looky here...I came across a new promo from Charter:
Get Charter's Biggest Value Package, including HBO®, Cinemax®, and the STARZ! SuperPak® for only $39.99 a month for 6 months!
I am all over that!
Hopefully by the end of the 6 months, D* & E* will have the mpeg4 mess straightened out and I can jump back into the foray. Hell, maybe I can even find an mpeg4 E* STB on ebay and get the HD only pack from E*.
The moral of the story: Just like back in the high school days, I can drive a POS for 6 months until the new models come out.
As a former Voomer, I have been waiting to find out about the new MPEG4 rollouts from D* and E* before I plunk down anymore $$$ for HDTV.
I currently use my VOOM boat anchor...i mean STB
to receive my local OTA HDTV channels.I, too, am in a Charter "dead zone" with no HDTV or even SD DVR offered for that matter. !protest !protest !protest
My wife has been begging for her Food Network back and others.
I stayed home from work for a couple of days sick and had to watch OTA during the day. OMG soaps in HD...woohoo!!!.....NOT!!! Oh and then every 5 minutes there's the personal injury lowlifes and the feminine hygeine commercials. AAAARRRRGGGGGHHHH!!!!!!!
Well, looky here...I came across a new promo from Charter:
Get Charter's Biggest Value Package, including HBO®, Cinemax®, and the STARZ! SuperPak® for only $39.99 a month for 6 months!
I am all over that!
Hopefully by the end of the 6 months, D* & E* will have the mpeg4 mess straightened out and I can jump back into the foray. Hell, maybe I can even find an mpeg4 E* STB on ebay and get the HD only pack from E*.
The moral of the story: Just like back in the high school days, I can drive a POS for 6 months until the new models come out.
C
Goodbye VOOM customer service and hello Charter c.s.
I signed up for the above promo via Charter website. It gave me a reference number and I received a confirmation email.
It said that a CS rep would call shortly to get some additional information and arrange installation. A couple of days go by and no call. Then I check my email and there is an email from Charter that says, "I'm sorry, but service is not available in your area at this time." It was from the lead CS and not a form letter response that you usually get. (unless they usually have typos in their form letters.)
I had Charter at this address before I got VOOM, so I didnt quite believe that.
I called the CS number and sure enough. They do in fact service my address and they do have that promo available. So after enduring the humiliating, but obligatory credit check, they scheduled my install for early next week.
I signed up for the above promo via Charter website. It gave me a reference number and I received a confirmation email.
It said that a CS rep would call shortly to get some additional information and arrange installation. A couple of days go by and no call. Then I check my email and there is an email from Charter that says, "I'm sorry, but service is not available in your area at this time." It was from the lead CS and not a form letter response that you usually get. (unless they usually have typos in their form letters.)
I had Charter at this address before I got VOOM, so I didnt quite believe that.
I called the CS number and sure enough. They do in fact service my address and they do have that promo available. So after enduring the humiliating, but obligatory credit check, they scheduled my install for early next week.
Linus Tech Tips
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Direct YouTube Link - I've never seen this before (and it's 20 years old.)
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Direct YouTube Link - I've never seen this before (and it's 20 years old.)
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Stumbled across this ... http://www.gaspricewatch.com/USGas_ZipSearch.asp
I found no local prices, although it did show stations at my location...
Added these to this post...
USA National Gas Temperature Map
State By State Gasoline Taxes
Gas Buddy
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I found no local prices, although it did show stations at my location...
Added these to this post...
USA National Gas Temperature Map
State By State Gasoline Taxes
Gas Buddy
Ethanol Free Stations
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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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https://www.directv.com/insider/mysports-changes-the-game/
https://streamtv.directv.com/mysports/ (You might have to logout or open a private window to see the details)
As of now this is only available for streaming customers in select markets. Existing streaming customers can switch to it for $69.99, but they are not eligible for the $20 off for 3 months discount. More genre-specific packages will launch during the first half of the year.
https://streamtv.directv.com/mysports/ (You might have to logout or open a private window to see the details)
As of now this is only available for streaming customers in select markets. Existing streaming customers can switch to it for $69.99, but they are not eligible for the $20 off for 3 months discount. More genre-specific packages will launch during the first half of the year.
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America’s Fastest-Growing EV State Isn’t California—Not by a Long Shot
New data shows electric vehicle adoption is increasingly driven by state policies, electricity prices and charging access—not federal incentives
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The number-one US state for EV growth, according to the June 22 Yardi report?
Oklahoma.
It has no ZEV mandates and "minimal" incentives, Yardi says, but also has cheap electricity, high multi-car household rates (so, for example, a non-Lightning Ford F-150 pulls their trailers), and a consumer base willing to switch.
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The Cybertruck was supposed to make the F-150 obsolete. It wasn't supposed to be boring, like a Ford or a Chevy. It was supposed to be "more truck than truck." It turns out, people just wanted trucks that were trucks, and CEO Elon Musk announced on X earlier this morning is that the Cybertruck is dying.
Ending production in middle of next year at gigatexas for cybercab production.
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Does anyone here use Apple Home/HomeKit with HomePods or Apple TV to automate smart devices in their house? We have had Amazon's Alexa set up in our house for the last 10+ years and I have been waiting to switch them out to Apple for a few reasons; We are already in the Apple ecosystem with our phones, tablets, and computers. I have never liked Amazon's stance on privacy and I really like that Apple has pushed for privacy for a long time.
I bought 4 of the new HomePod Mini 2 speakers to go in various rooms in our house and we have one of the new Apple TVs on preorder that will be the start of me replacing our Rokus. I have the HomePod Mini 2s set up and have an RPi that is running HomeBridge for our legacy smart devices that worked natively with Alexa but don't work with Apple Home natively. I had trouble with the older smart bulbs not keeping the brightness or light color consistent with what our routines were with Alexa despite trying every setting in HomeBridge with the bulbs just not shining very bright. I ended up replacing them with updated versions that are Matter compatible so they work in Apple Home natively. That in and of itself has been interesting to set up because I have my home network segretated with the IoT devices on their own vlan and wifi and pretty locked down. Matter requires IPv6 and due to how my home network is designed I had to do some digging with AI to figure out how to make it all work correctly.
Apple Home definitely has some shortcomings that Alexa does much better with but I am hoping Apple will continue to improve their Home products and introduce features that will bring it closer to the functionality of Alexa.
I bought 4 of the new HomePod Mini 2 speakers to go in various rooms in our house and we have one of the new Apple TVs on preorder that will be the start of me replacing our Rokus. I have the HomePod Mini 2s set up and have an RPi that is running HomeBridge for our legacy smart devices that worked natively with Alexa but don't work with Apple Home natively. I had trouble with the older smart bulbs not keeping the brightness or light color consistent with what our routines were with Alexa despite trying every setting in HomeBridge with the bulbs just not shining very bright. I ended up replacing them with updated versions that are Matter compatible so they work in Apple Home natively. That in and of itself has been interesting to set up because I have my home network segretated with the IoT devices on their own vlan and wifi and pretty locked down. Matter requires IPv6 and due to how my home network is designed I had to do some digging with AI to figure out how to make it all work correctly.
Apple Home definitely has some shortcomings that Alexa does much better with but I am hoping Apple will continue to improve their Home products and introduce features that will bring it closer to the functionality of Alexa.
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I have the Roku's, 2 or 3, I just rarely use them ... I prefer the Google/Android Sony set up.
People tell me that the Apps on the TV will end thier usefulness as they age ... They are doing ok for me so far ... I also have the TV take the App Updates whenever possible ... then again, I don't know how often App updates come to it.
So, so far, I'm doing ok, but if they start to get sluggish, I'll eventually change to a Roku ... I don't want to, but eventually ... (Or buy another new TV
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After a strange reboot last night in the middle of viewing, this morning several more reboots and about a half an hour download.
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