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On Aug 18, 6:08*am, Guzzisti wrote:
On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:44:33 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:



On Aug 17, 9:13*pm, H the K wrote:

There's much less manual "polling" done in the old sense of the word on
TV viewership. The fact that you no longer have cable is taken into
account, and would have no impact on the ratings of cable shows.

Sure it does harry. In another instance, when somebody has exhausted
their unemployment insurance, they are dropped from the statistics.

So the headlines read.

"Unemployment is Down!"

makes sense.

Tim! If you're going to talk to Krause, don't leave out the best part
of his post, to wit: "... but I do recall several times your good
buddy Herring saying he was a fan of Beck's. Well, there's no question
the two of them go together like tea and crumpets. It's a good thing
to associate Beck and that piece of **** Herring."

I don't recall ever saying I was a fan of Beck's, do you? Sounds like
more lies to me.

Probably why I don't respond to the guy more than once a month.
--
John H

"Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant
that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it."
-- Thomas Sowell

Sorry. John

I didn't know I was doing you a dis-service .

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On Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:07:02 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

On Aug 18, 6:08*am, Guzzisti wrote:
On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:44:33 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:



On Aug 17, 9:13*pm, H the K wrote:

There's much less manual "polling" done in the old sense of the word on
TV viewership. The fact that you no longer have cable is taken into
account, and would have no impact on the ratings of cable shows.

Sure it does harry. In another instance, when somebody has exhausted
their unemployment insurance, they are dropped from the statistics.

So the headlines read.

"Unemployment is Down!"

makes sense.

Tim! If you're going to talk to Krause, don't leave out the best part
of his post, to wit: "... but I do recall several times your good
buddy Herring saying he was a fan of Beck's. Well, there's no question
the two of them go together like tea and crumpets. It's a good thing
to associate Beck and that piece of **** Herring."

I don't recall ever saying I was a fan of Beck's, do you? Sounds like
more lies to me.

Probably why I don't respond to the guy more than once a month.
--
John H

"Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant
that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it."
-- Thomas Sowell

Sorry. John

I didn't know I was doing you a dis-service .

No dis-service to me. Heck, it was Harry's beautiful prose that got
trimmed.
--
John H

"Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant
that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it."
-- Thomas Sowell

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On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:03:17 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:



My wife an I just canceled our Dish Network subscription. We got tired
of paying over$100.00 a month for a boob tube. I mean, they brag about
all the "channels" they offer, and if you want something specific you
have to take the :"package" just to get the programming you want,
like about 20 so called radio channels, countless home shopping
network stations, and a bunch of others you couldn't give a rats hind
end for.

Wish their was true ala carte TV. What's happening now is you're
subsidizing stuff you don't care about.
Probably all those big sports salaries is a big part of the cost.
On top of that seems there are more commercials than ever, so the
cable/dish operators are double-dipping.
Wish I could talk my wife into giving up the shows she likes,
then I would go cold turkey on cable TV. No chance, won't even try.

--Vic

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On Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:57:04 -0400, wrote:


I think the internet is the best chance for ala carte TV. They just
have to get the DRM problem worked out. My ReplayTV (circa 1999) has
all the hardware necessary to do this and interface with a regular TV.
Sonic Blue got sued into bankruptcy over the internet sharing feature.
I can still stream shows between my RTV and any PC on my network.
If I could just pull them directly from the producer we wouldn't need
networks or cable companies.

I was thinking pretty much the same. But the streaming I watch -
usually C-Span - sometimes has fits and starts.
Something about transmission bits and bytes capability I guess, and
could probably be fixed.
Aside from that, around here Comcast owns the cable TV and cable
internet. Don't think they want to stop billing for both.
I recall seeing gov hearings cable ala carte and other cable issues a
few years ago. All bull**** that got nowhere.

--Vic

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In article ,
says...

On Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:57:04 -0400, wrote:


I think the internet is the best chance for ala carte TV. They just
have to get the DRM problem worked out. My ReplayTV (circa 1999) has
all the hardware necessary to do this and interface with a regular TV.
Sonic Blue got sued into bankruptcy over the internet sharing feature.
I can still stream shows between my RTV and any PC on my network.
If I could just pull them directly from the producer we wouldn't need
networks or cable companies.

I was thinking pretty much the same. But the streaming I watch -
usually C-Span - sometimes has fits and starts.
Something about transmission bits and bytes capability I guess, and
could probably be fixed.
Aside from that, around here Comcast owns the cable TV and cable
internet. Don't think they want to stop billing for both.
I recall seeing gov hearings cable ala carte and other cable issues a
few years ago. All bull**** that got nowhere.

--Vic

One of my first cell phones hooked directly to my laptop and became a
router to the internet for my browser.. Soon after that they figured out
how to seperate the two services and charge for both of them...

--
Wafa free since 2009

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JustWait wrote:
In article ,
says...
On Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:57:04 -0400, wrote:

I think the internet is the best chance for ala carte TV. They just
have to get the DRM problem worked out. My ReplayTV (circa 1999) has
all the hardware necessary to do this and interface with a regular TV.
Sonic Blue got sued into bankruptcy over the internet sharing feature.
I can still stream shows between my RTV and any PC on my network.
If I could just pull them directly from the producer we wouldn't need
networks or cable companies.
I was thinking pretty much the same. But the streaming I watch -
usually C-Span - sometimes has fits and starts.
Something about transmission bits and bytes capability I guess, and
could probably be fixed.
Aside from that, around here Comcast owns the cable TV and cable
internet. Don't think they want to stop billing for both.
I recall seeing gov hearings cable ala carte and other cable issues a
few years ago. All bull**** that got nowhere.

--Vic

One of my first cell phones hooked directly to my laptop and became a
router to the internet for my browser.. Soon after that they figured out
how to seperate the two services and charge for both of them...



My cell phone hooks directly to my laptop and if I want to, I can use
the cell to dial-up one of my ISP's and get on the internet, albeit slowly.

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On Aug 18, 7:32*am, wrote:
On Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:38:04 -0400, Wayne.B

wrote:
On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:03:17 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

My wife an I just canceled our Dish Network subscription. We got tired
of paying over$100.00 a month for a boob tube.

If you want to get your money's worth from Dish you need to have their
so called HD package and a DVR. * Their HD movie channels have some
great older movies and a fair amount of musical programming. * As sort
of a bonus we get all of the Sirius music channels and a few others.
For another $10/mo we get a second receiver which we use on the boat.

Is Dish really $100/mo. They keep trying to say they are cheaper than
cable. I am paying Comcast about $70 for expanded basic, digital
starter and HBO.

It depends on the package you get and options.

Dish ,, the best deal in television.

Why is it the best deal in television?

Because THEY SAY it is the best deal in television.....

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wrote in message
...
On Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:38:04 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:03:17 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

My wife an I just canceled our Dish Network subscription. We got tired
of paying over$100.00 a month for a boob tube.

If you want to get your money's worth from Dish you need to have their
so called HD package and a DVR. Their HD movie channels have some
great older movies and a fair amount of musical programming. As sort
of a bonus we get all of the Sirius music channels and a few others.
For another $10/mo we get a second receiver which we use on the boat.

Is Dish really $100/mo. They keep trying to say they are cheaper than
cable. I am paying Comcast about $70 for expanded basic, digital
starter and HBO.

My dish is about $42 a month, no HBO, the station selection sucks for 3
TV's. $5 extra for the 3rd TV. Looked at Comcast. $29.95 for 6 months
and then about $60 plus $13.95 for each extra TV from the get go. Direct
from Costco has a better station package, but is about $50 a month for my
desires. Will go up to about 60 a month after a year, but you can renew at
the $35.95 + extra TV's yearly.

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On Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:50:53 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Dish ,, the best deal in television.

Why is it the best deal in television?

Because THEY SAY it is the best deal in television.....

We thought it was worth it just to get rid of Comcast, plus we were
able to add the boat for another $10/mo. Try that with Comcast!

;-)

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Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:50:53 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Dish ,, the best deal in television.

Why is it the best deal in television?

Because THEY SAY it is the best deal in television.....

We thought it was worth it just to get rid of Comcast, plus we were
able to add the boat for another $10/mo. Try that with Comcast!

;-)

Does Dish allow you to temporarily move your receiver to a boat or RV? I
have a $3500 automatic tracking antenna on my RV that isn't being used
because I'm too cheap to pay for Television.