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This is first time I post on this forum. I Reade before many different stores about bad installation, but never something like this one.
On December 1, 2005 I discovered from this forum, that Direct TV "pleased to announce availability of another international package – Russian". Because, I'm one of those "dumb Russian", I called Direct TV right away to schedule an installation on first available date. Person, who took order from me, was very nice and He told me, that first available date for installation in my area is December 6, 2005 from 1 P.M. to 5 P.M. Even it was't convenient for me (I work 80ml. from my home in one direction, so I should take whole day off), I agreed for this, because next available Saturday installation was on December 17, 2005. On December 6, 2005 I was waiting for technician to call me and confirm time until 4 P.M. At 4 P.M. I called Direct TV and asked them, when should I expect technician, they put me on hold, and after they spoke with local office (Lakewood, NJ, told me, that technician late with his last job, but he'll definitely come just a little bit later – around 6 P.M.-6:30 P.M. At 6:30 P.M. I called Direct TV and ask them, how much longer I should wait. They said they need to contact local office. When I was on hold for this answer, technician called me, to let me know "That it's too late, too dark, and by the way, He is not coming at all". I explained him, that I'm already lost money, taking time off work, so He should come and do his job. He replay, "He'll try, but He cannot guarantee". I told all this conversation to Direct TV representative, they contact local office and insure me, that installation will be done on same date (December 06, 2005), but around 8 P.M. – 8:30 P.M. Technician did show up around 8 P.M. and start looking, what should be done. I forgot mention to You, that only what should be done, it's to install of Dish itself and hooked up the receivers, because I do have existing cables from satellite to location, where multi switch should be installed and from this location to each TV (I used it before for VOOM service). After technician overlook the scene, He told me, He doesn't have multi switch and He need to go back to the office to get one, and He'll come back to finish the job. He called me back around 10 P.M. and said, the office is closed, so He cannot come back to finish the job. Same night, I called Direct TV and told them all this, they called local office and told me, that they are sorry, and only what they can reschedule for another time. I told them, that I'm not taking anymore time off work, so I would like reschedule for Saturday, they said, it's OK. On Thursday, December 8, 2005 around 12:30 P.M. local office contacts me, and told they are coming in 30 minutes. I told them, that this is a mistake, I have appointment for Saturday. They said, that I have appointment for Thursday, not for Saturday. I called Direct TV, spoke with guy, He introduced himself as manager, and his name is Justin. I told him all the above, He called the local office and they said they booked for Saturday, but they can send somebody on Friday, I start argue with them, that I'm don't taking anymore time off work, and it's not my fault they didn't do the installation on scheduled date, but they said, they can do it only on Friday, I asked them, if they know weather forecast for that day in our area (4" of snow), they told me it's doesn't matter, they can do it only on Friday, not on Saturday. I was agreeing to do it on Friday. How You can imagine, nobody show up on Friday either. I called Direct TV (spoke with Judith), she called to the local office and they said, they cannot send anybody, because of the weather condition. After that, I called local office myself, and spoke with "Manager of Operation, Victor". He said, he is really sorry, but Saturday, at 8 A.M. he'll send technician to resolve this issue. Saturday, at 8:30 A.M. I called local office and asked, when should I expect the technician, they told me that I'm on top of they list for Saturday, and they working on this right now. I told them, if they was planning on Friday, to send somebody on Saturday morning, they should give work order on Friday night, not just start looking for somebody on Saturday morning, after that I told them, that I would like to speak with Manager of operation (Victor), they put me on hold, and after that told me, that He's not available. I called Direct TV, spoke with Mr. McKenzie. He did 3-way call with local office. Guy, who answers the phone (who sound exactly, like person, who insure me, that technician will be at my house at 8 A.M. at Saturday) said that Victor is not available, and as soon he'll be available, He'll call me back. I asked Mr. McKenzie to file a complaint with Direct TV against local office. He said, He will. I was called local office every hour and every time was told, they still working on my case. To make long story short, nobody show up at my house at Saturday either, but around 8 P.M. I received call from Victor, from local office, who said, technician who got my work order, had car accident, and they want to reschedule it again. I told them, "No, thanks".
Now, I need an advise from You, guys, where can I find a e-Mail address of CEO of Direct TV, so I can tell him another reason, why Direct TV loosing customers in favor to E* and Cable.
Thanks, Jerry
On December 1, 2005 I discovered from this forum, that Direct TV "pleased to announce availability of another international package – Russian". Because, I'm one of those "dumb Russian", I called Direct TV right away to schedule an installation on first available date. Person, who took order from me, was very nice and He told me, that first available date for installation in my area is December 6, 2005 from 1 P.M. to 5 P.M. Even it was't convenient for me (I work 80ml. from my home in one direction, so I should take whole day off), I agreed for this, because next available Saturday installation was on December 17, 2005. On December 6, 2005 I was waiting for technician to call me and confirm time until 4 P.M. At 4 P.M. I called Direct TV and asked them, when should I expect technician, they put me on hold, and after they spoke with local office (Lakewood, NJ, told me, that technician late with his last job, but he'll definitely come just a little bit later – around 6 P.M.-6:30 P.M. At 6:30 P.M. I called Direct TV and ask them, how much longer I should wait. They said they need to contact local office. When I was on hold for this answer, technician called me, to let me know "That it's too late, too dark, and by the way, He is not coming at all". I explained him, that I'm already lost money, taking time off work, so He should come and do his job. He replay, "He'll try, but He cannot guarantee". I told all this conversation to Direct TV representative, they contact local office and insure me, that installation will be done on same date (December 06, 2005), but around 8 P.M. – 8:30 P.M. Technician did show up around 8 P.M. and start looking, what should be done. I forgot mention to You, that only what should be done, it's to install of Dish itself and hooked up the receivers, because I do have existing cables from satellite to location, where multi switch should be installed and from this location to each TV (I used it before for VOOM service). After technician overlook the scene, He told me, He doesn't have multi switch and He need to go back to the office to get one, and He'll come back to finish the job. He called me back around 10 P.M. and said, the office is closed, so He cannot come back to finish the job. Same night, I called Direct TV and told them all this, they called local office and told me, that they are sorry, and only what they can reschedule for another time. I told them, that I'm not taking anymore time off work, so I would like reschedule for Saturday, they said, it's OK. On Thursday, December 8, 2005 around 12:30 P.M. local office contacts me, and told they are coming in 30 minutes. I told them, that this is a mistake, I have appointment for Saturday. They said, that I have appointment for Thursday, not for Saturday. I called Direct TV, spoke with guy, He introduced himself as manager, and his name is Justin. I told him all the above, He called the local office and they said they booked for Saturday, but they can send somebody on Friday, I start argue with them, that I'm don't taking anymore time off work, and it's not my fault they didn't do the installation on scheduled date, but they said, they can do it only on Friday, I asked them, if they know weather forecast for that day in our area (4" of snow), they told me it's doesn't matter, they can do it only on Friday, not on Saturday. I was agreeing to do it on Friday. How You can imagine, nobody show up on Friday either. I called Direct TV (spoke with Judith), she called to the local office and they said, they cannot send anybody, because of the weather condition. After that, I called local office myself, and spoke with "Manager of Operation, Victor". He said, he is really sorry, but Saturday, at 8 A.M. he'll send technician to resolve this issue. Saturday, at 8:30 A.M. I called local office and asked, when should I expect the technician, they told me that I'm on top of they list for Saturday, and they working on this right now. I told them, if they was planning on Friday, to send somebody on Saturday morning, they should give work order on Friday night, not just start looking for somebody on Saturday morning, after that I told them, that I would like to speak with Manager of operation (Victor), they put me on hold, and after that told me, that He's not available. I called Direct TV, spoke with Mr. McKenzie. He did 3-way call with local office. Guy, who answers the phone (who sound exactly, like person, who insure me, that technician will be at my house at 8 A.M. at Saturday) said that Victor is not available, and as soon he'll be available, He'll call me back. I asked Mr. McKenzie to file a complaint with Direct TV against local office. He said, He will. I was called local office every hour and every time was told, they still working on my case. To make long story short, nobody show up at my house at Saturday either, but around 8 P.M. I received call from Victor, from local office, who said, technician who got my work order, had car accident, and they want to reschedule it again. I told them, "No, thanks".
Now, I need an advise from You, guys, where can I find a e-Mail address of CEO of Direct TV, so I can tell him another reason, why Direct TV loosing customers in favor to E* and Cable.
Thanks, Jerry
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Season 2 order already in hand:
'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' Renewed for Season 2, Tatiana Maslany to Guest Star in Season 1
I've not been optimistic about this show based on what I've read so far. Seems to be aimed at a younger audience. Interesting though that Tatiana Maslany will have some sort of role.
'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' Renewed for Season 2, Tatiana Maslany to Guest Star in Season 1
I've not been optimistic about this show based on what I've read so far. Seems to be aimed at a younger audience. Interesting though that Tatiana Maslany will have some sort of role.
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I don't know, but I still don't like her walking through the station or the academy with out her shoes. It looks unprofessional and very "hippy like" for someone of her status and I personally don't get off to feet, so there is that.
Stay out of my office. I rarely have shoes or socks on in the office. My office and business is at home thoughI don't know, but I still don't like her walking through the station or the academy with out her shoes. It looks unprofessional and very "hippy like" for someone of her status and I personally don't get off to feet, so there is that.
Say, I don't wear socks or shoes in my house either. But for a captain in Star Fleet it looks bad to be walking around the academy with no shoes. Gives off 1960 Hippie vibes.Stay out of my office. I rarely have shoes or socks on in the office. My office and business is at home though
You say that like it's a Bad thing or something ...
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One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
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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....
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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I'm surprised Walmart hasn't banned this guy from all of their stores. He has been on their CASE the past few months.
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Comcast is the first to report, with a massive 274,000 loss in video subscribers.
In the 3Q of 2016, Comcast had 21.42 million video subscribers and was the #1 provider, now at 10.39 million and is the #3 Provider, YTTV is #2 ( who also surpassed DirecTV-8 Million and Dish-under 5 Million), Charter/Spectrum is #1.
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In the 3Q of 2016, Comcast had 21.42 million video subscribers and was the #1 provider, now at 10.39 million and is the #3 Provider, YTTV is #2 ( who also surpassed DirecTV-8 Million and Dish-under 5 Million), Charter/Spectrum is #1.
Comcast Just Lost 274,000 TV Customers & 144,000 Internet Customers In Just Three Months | Cord Cutters News
Comcast Corporation reported its third-quarter 2026 results on October 22, showing continued erosion in its domestic residential broadband internet and video customer bases as competitive pressures intensified across the connectivity market. The company recorded a net loss of 144,000 domestic...
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Looks like DTV made a deal. I'm now getting it on ch 650. The tv promise slate is gone.
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I was reading this article
thehill.com
That said this-
Last summer, for the first time, streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime claimed the largest share of the television viewing audience, surpassing both cable and broadcast TV. Streaming captured 34.8 percent of July viewers, according to Nielsen data, compared to 34.4 percent for cable and 21.6 percent for broadcast.
And then, sometime in the second half of 2022, cord-cutters became the majority. The share of cable and satellite television subscribers dipped to 48 percent, according to a report from Samba TV, a television technology company.
Now I do not consider those with YTTV and the likes, Cord Cutters, but they still do not have Traditional Cable/Satellite delivered Live TV, so I decided to do the math.
There are, now, 129 Million Households in the United States.
In 2015, there were 100 Million Cable/Sat Subscribers , no streaming Live TV Service.
Today, there are 66 Million Live TV subscribers, including Cable, Satellite and Streaming.
Roughly, Streaming Live TV has 14 Million subs including all of them.
So that means, Cable/Satellite now has, roughly, 51 Million Households
So in just 8 years, lost 49% of their subscribers and by the end of this year, expected sub count to be, roughly, 45 million households.
That means a total loss of 55% since 2015 at the end of 2023.
But out of 129 Million households, 45 million will mean only 35% will get Cable/Satellite Delivered Live TV by the end of 2023.
Imagine what 2024 will be like.
Cable TV ‘cord-cutters’ became the majority in 2022
The steady decline of cable and broadcast television, and the rise of streaming services, reached a sort of inflection point over the past year. Last summer, for the first time, streaming ser…
thehill.com
That said this-
Last summer, for the first time, streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime claimed the largest share of the television viewing audience, surpassing both cable and broadcast TV. Streaming captured 34.8 percent of July viewers, according to Nielsen data, compared to 34.4 percent for cable and 21.6 percent for broadcast.
And then, sometime in the second half of 2022, cord-cutters became the majority. The share of cable and satellite television subscribers dipped to 48 percent, according to a report from Samba TV, a television technology company.
Now I do not consider those with YTTV and the likes, Cord Cutters, but they still do not have Traditional Cable/Satellite delivered Live TV, so I decided to do the math.
There are, now, 129 Million Households in the United States.
In 2015, there were 100 Million Cable/Sat Subscribers , no streaming Live TV Service.
Today, there are 66 Million Live TV subscribers, including Cable, Satellite and Streaming.
Roughly, Streaming Live TV has 14 Million subs including all of them.
So that means, Cable/Satellite now has, roughly, 51 Million Households
So in just 8 years, lost 49% of their subscribers and by the end of this year, expected sub count to be, roughly, 45 million households.
That means a total loss of 55% since 2015 at the end of 2023.
But out of 129 Million households, 45 million will mean only 35% will get Cable/Satellite Delivered Live TV by the end of 2023.
Imagine what 2024 will be like.
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And again, 15 months in a row, streaming wins-
Cable and Broadcast added together-36.4%
Streaming with a massive 49.6%, 13.2% higher than Broadcast/Streaming.
Cable and Broadcast added together-36.4%
Streaming with a massive 49.6%, 13.2% higher than Broadcast/Streaming.
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I set up a music server for my brother a few years ago. It's basically a small headless computer but it needs to have a DHCP IP address reserved for it in the router settings. This was easy to do in his DSL router. He's switching to Starlink now and I was wondering if these setting are easily accessible in the Starlink router. I'm pretty sure he will be getting the latest V5 router.
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Time for another AWESOME video from Linus Tech Tips!
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IS Amiko MIRA 3 any good ???
Can you recommend the best to cover all bases. NO BEEPS on certain channels 101w (NEWSMAX ,NEWS NATION), a clock that keeps working STEADY for timed recording ,solid unit with good lifespan. My Amiko died AND my Linkbox has NO Favorites Button and BEEPS on many channels. Picking up 105 west with a NEW SHED IN THE Way with 6 foot Cband ..95 percent quality ...unbelievable.
Can you recommend the best to cover all bases. NO BEEPS on certain channels 101w (NEWSMAX ,NEWS NATION), a clock that keeps working STEADY for timed recording ,solid unit with good lifespan. My Amiko died AND my Linkbox has NO Favorites Button and BEEPS on many channels. Picking up 105 west with a NEW SHED IN THE Way with 6 foot Cband ..95 percent quality ...unbelievable.
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