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I saw that Pittsburgh HD locals where upliniked. Any idea when they will go live?
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Supervisor saying he can't wave the commitment. I'm actually considering switching back to Comcast *shudder* over this.

I'm so glad FIOS TV will be available mid to late 2007.

Update - talked to a third person. I'm not sure if she was a supervisor, but she was the most helpful of the three. I will be paying $50 with no commitment.

Here were the *official* options:
1. $59 + 1 year commitment
2. $199 + no commitment

They were willing to go down to:
1. $0 + 1 year commitment
2. $50 + no commitment

I'm not entirely happy since I specifically asked when I signed up 5 months ago whether I would be getting the HD locals with the dishes that they had already installed, but I'm happy enough that I won't leave for Comcast.

Also, as others have said, they will remove your SD locals when you sign up. The last person I spoke with added them back (she had to cancel the order and re-submit it).

Scott
junianby
Got the HD locals yesterday. Nice picture on all of the channels. Real bad audio sync on KDKA. Does anyone else have this problem?
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Supervisor saying he can't wave the commitment. I'm actually considering switching back to Comcast *shudder* over this.

I'm so glad FIOS TV will be available mid to late 2007.

Update - talked to a third person. I'm not sure if she was a supervisor, but she was the most helpful of the three. I will be paying $50 with no commitment.

Here were the *official* options:
1. $59 + 1 year commitment
2. $199 + no commitment

They were willing to go down to:
1. $0 + 1 year commitment
2. $50 + no commitment

I'm not entirely happy since I specifically asked when I signed up 5 months ago whether I would be getting the HD locals with the dishes that they had already installed, but I'm happy enough that I won't leave for Comcast.

Also, as others have said, they will remove your SD locals when you sign up. The last person I spoke with added them back (she had to cancel the order and re-submit it).

Scott

Well, after arguing with Dish about the install charge, they finally came out today to install the new Dish. Unfortunately, due to the way that my current Dish is mounted, they said that it would not be possible to install the 1000+. The Dish is currently mounted on a post about 150 feet from my house. They said that the 1000+ must be mounted on the house due to its size and therefore they couldn't install it (I don't want it mounted on my house).

So...no HD Locals for me. I get everything except for WTAE over the air, so its not a huge deal, but still makes me a little mad. I was ticked off enough that I actually looked into Comcast, but the HD lineup for the North Hills is so terrible that there's no way I would switch. Other than the locals, they only have Discovery, InHD, and ESPN. The infrastructure in the North can't support any more than that.

I'm just happy that I already have FIOS for my phone and Internet...the second they go live with TV, I'm switching.
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Got the HD locals yesterday. Nice picture on all of the channels. Real bad audio sync on KDKA. Does anyone else have this problem?

Ditto
oiltrain
Same audio synch problem w/KDKA up here in Oil City! It seems to be much better than when I had installation of the DISH 1000+ on 12/16. So they must be tweaking something but its still not where it should be .No problem w/4, 11 or 53 on the audio synch.:)
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I am having a lot of dropouts is anybody else?
J
Yes. I get the green squares and the video drops out sometimes and also the audio skips.
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Tried to watch the truck race but the stage c**p is why I don't watch NASCAR anymore…
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Today is the anniversary of Dan Wheldon's passing at Las Vegas in a dreadful crash that luckily didn't take more drivers' lives. I vaguely remember the crash, but I more strongly remember Paul Tracy trying to keep it together as he left the Medical Center knowing that Dan most likely wasn't going to.

The safety in these vehicles is beyond incomprehensible, especially relative to what it was 60 years ago, when dying wasn't unexpected. But it is still very dangerous. I always scoff at the prayer invocations, but never scoff at the risks these drivers take and the emergency workers out there who might need to pull short of a miracle to save a driver's life.
Tried to watch the truck race but the stage c**p is why I don't watch NASCAR anymore…
HBO Max has the live in car streaming without commercials, which provides an interesting take, but you are driving blind, knowing only what the team is telling the driver about what is happening on the track. The stages definitely ruin the NASCAR set up.
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NASCAR is an abject mess, but at least it has Kyle Larson. Guy had the lead on the green/white checker, fell back to 12th or the like, kept his cool, and charged back to win with room to spare at the line. And win very cleanly!

NASCAR needs to stop racing at Talladega. Especially if they are going for elderly Sunday drives at the track! Stage racing is real stupid, but NASCAR should consider one half point a second per group gap as a bonus.
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Congratulations to the youngest Formula 1 World Champion, 20-year old Kimi Antonelli! The podium at the Mexican Grand Prix featured three World Champions with 4-time World Champion Max Verstappen, 7-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton, and newly-crowned World Champion Kimi Antonelli. A dozen World Championships represented!
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Scott Greczkowski
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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....
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Don't Look Back - Boston
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Please Come to Boston - Dave Loggins
Bobby
Come A Little Bit Closer - Jay and the Americans
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Closer to You - Brandi Carlile
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(They Long To Be) Close To You -The Carpenters
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Well, ATSC 3 is a flop
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TRG
So in other words, corporate greed is more important than public safety. :mad:
b4pjoe
So in other words, corporate greed is more important than public safety. :mad:
At least for a couple more years
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DIRECTV Stream/Internet added Ch 4105 SportsGrid
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Now live:
4101 Yahoo! Sports Network
4121 DP World Tour
4195 F1 Channel
4196 MotoGP Channel
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Now live:
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Game Show Central is now live on channel 4342
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Now live:
4101 Yahoo! Sports Network
4121 DP World Tour
4195 F1 Channel
4196 MotoGP Channel
It only took them 41 days to announce it
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A new exclusive FAST channel called "DIRECTV Sportside" is testing
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Really excited for this season with Kentucky having a new coach and some really exciting recruits. Probably won't last long, but here's hoping this season is great.
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Honestly, I would rather see an expanded bracketed playoff system than the current Conference Championship Game + playoff model we're using right now. The Conference Championships essentially allow two teams to beat up on each other, and then both typically are going to end up in the playoffs anyway unless it is one of the weaker or smaller conferences. Let them play it out on the field against others.
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Honestly, I would rather see an expanded bracketed playoff system than the current Conference Championship Game + playoff model we're using right now. The Conference Championships essentially allow two teams to beat up on each other, and then both typically are going to end up in the playoffs anyway unless it is one of the weaker or smaller conferences. Let them play it out on the field against others.
Until the Big Ten changed thier alignment, (a couple years ago) ... it was not like that at all, the East side won most years the west side represented the Big Ten, but they may have been the team with the 4th best record ...
They finally changed that, to a single conference ... but yes, in most cases, both teams will get in ... now, its a certain both will get in ...

The biggest issue with the Conference Now is the Number of TEAMS .... WAY to Many.
It would take 2-3 YEARS to do a round robin where everyone would play one another ... How do you know how good a team is when teams don't play the same teams ?
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They finally changed that, to a single conference ... but yes, in most cases, both teams will get in ... now, its a certain both will get in ...

Surprised you haven't made this claim yet.


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I like the move to campus sites for the early games. That adds a fun new dimension for fans, and cuts down on some of the travel expenses that would come with having to follow a team all the way through the playoffs at neutral sites.
Jimbo
I like the move to campus sites for the early games. That adds a fun new dimension for fans, and cuts down on some of the travel expenses that would come with having to follow a team all the way through the playoffs at neutral sites.
Agree ... they started doing that a few years ago.
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That'd be more than the FA Cup! Over 700 teams. It is also the most glorious tournament in the world.

Maybe it is time to get rid of the College Football season and just go to a tournament. 128 teams, fill in the bottom end with the lower division. Random draw (except the top 10 teams are in one bucket to draw from in the first and second rounds to avoid OSU v Alabama in the first round), go from 128 to 8. 4 games. Then the 8 remaining teams play 7 games against each other. Then the top two play for the title.