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Are you being gouged on your cable bill?

Are you being gouged on your cable bill?cableI was receiving the standard package about 50 channels, costing about 29.99 - in 8 months with no changes the cost escallated to 80.00, they lost a customer, there is no explaination for the cost increase, there is no one checking them either.COX...

Tags: Network technology, DirectTV, cable, cable company, Cox Cable

Discussion threads 2008-11-10

DIRECTV: Well HERE's Your Problem, Ma'am...

DIRECTV: Well HERE's Your Problem, Ma'am...Continuing Saga to show how great D* is now adayFrom a 7+ year customer and I am a paper thin from calling it for D*.http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=133090RE: DIRECTV: Well HERE's Your Problem, Ma'am...I've been with DTV since December 1994. I am also a FCC certified card carrying...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Network technology, DirectTV, Ma'am, Well HERE, DirecTV, closet

Discussion threads 2008-07-20

So long Time Warner Cable, hello DIRECTTV

So long Time Warner Cable, hello DIRECTTVCorrection[i]I couldn't imagine life without NY1, a local all-news station that's exclusively on Time Warner Cable[/u]Cablevision also carries NY1, and you are right, it blows all other news networks out of the water, if you ask me.RE: So long Time Warner Cable, hello DIRECTTVcommentaryVerizon...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Corporate communications, INTERNET, Network technology, Cable, Time Warner Inc., DirecTV, DirectTV, GolTV, video

Discussion threads 2008-01-29

Google CEO wants $74 billion TV ad market

Google CEO wants $74 billion TV ad marketit's about personal experienceshow do we know that we'll be using TV in the future.. myself, I spend my time mostly on sites like youtube or glogger (http://glogger.eyetap.org), because they offer the chance to share personal experiences and media with others.Monetisiation of Video...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, DirectTV, entertainment, Google Inc., TV, advertisement, advertiser

Discussion threads 2006-08-20

Additional Resources

Sylvania LC320SLX

Surprisingly, it won't work with Dish or DirectTV remotesThe Sylvania LC320SLX flat-panel LCD television is a great value for the money EXCEPT for a glaring problem which should be advertised on the box - remotes for the Dish and DirectTV satellite TV systems won't operate it. If I had...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Network technology, Sylvania, TV

Discussion threads 2009-10-04

Apple regroups for living room push; drops 40GB Apple TV, slashes 160GB price

I'll keep hoping for a hardware refresh...But it's equally likely they did this because there is no longer a real price difference between a 40GB hard drive and a 160GB hard drive and sales between the two are equally lackluster. Why have 2 models at all when the parts cost...

Tags: TV, 1080p, Apple TV, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-14

Dish Network Q4 profit rises, subscribers fall

Dish Network Q4 profit rises, subscribers fallFather works for the local cable company, says he has never seen so many..returned boxes. Ontop of upgrade failures, he said the cancelation rate is soaring. If they arent going to DirectTV, people maybe actually doing the responsible thing whey they get...

Tags: TV & Home Theater, Dish Network, Dish Network Q4

Discussion threads 2009-03-02

TiVo control comes to iPhone

I used to be a huge fan of TiVo until the cable companies made me a deal that I couldn't refuse. While I still like the TiVo interface much better than the abysmal Comcast DVR, it comes down to simple economics. The cable companies are willing to...

Tags: Apple iPhone, TiVo Inc., Digital Video Recorder, TiVo Mobile Site, DVR, Digital Video, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2008-11-25

Comcast sues FCC over net neutrality ruling

Comcast sues FCC over net neutrality rulingIs this Government megalomania?Or is Comcast grasping at straws in a sinking ship on a road to no return!The cable companies poor planningshouldn't hurt the users. There have been many suggestions of how they could improve the way their network runs with out...

Tags: Federal government, Cable, TVs, Broadband Internet, TV & Home Theater, Network technology, Comcast Corp., FCC, Net Neutrality, Mbits/S, cable-tv service

Discussion threads 2008-09-04

Is there still an opportunity for TiVo?

Is there still an opportunity for TiVo?TiVo & DirecTVTiVo are not competing with DirecTV by selling their own boxes since the TiVo HD box does not work with satellite, only cable. By partnering with DirecTV they would then have the cable market AND the satellite market available to them....

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, DVR, TiVo Inc., DirecTV

Discussion threads 2008-09-03

DISH Network launches satellite, promises more HD channels

DISH Network launches satellite, promises more HD channelsHow good is Dish's Service/Performance?I'm about ready to leave Cable again. Usability features of their Scientific Atlanta DVR boxes is very, VERY weak.How does Dish's HD DVR stack up to Tivo and the SA Sara-based boxes?RE: DISH Network launches satellite, promises more...

Tags: DVR, Digital video, TV & Home Theater, TVs, Network technology, Dish Network, satellite, network, digital video recorder

Discussion threads 2008-07-16

DIRECTV, what about "Make the products work" and "Keep the customers happy" do you not understand?

DIRECTV, what about "Make the products work" and "Keep the customers happy" do you not understand?DIRECTV postJason - Sounds like an incredibly frustrating experience. I am really surprised the DirecTV employee would suggest disconnecting your service. The "D-word" should never be initiated or used by the employee -- Call Center...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, DirecTV, TiVo Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-07-14

Windows 'Fiji' beta testing has begun

Speaking of Microsoft information lockdown, there's been no word in ages from Microsoft about "Fiji," the next version of Windows Media Center Edition. But that isn't because Fiji has evaporated. In fact, the Fiji beta began a few weeks ago, according to a few sources with whom...

Tags: Media Center PC, Microsoft Corp., Tester, Fiji, Media Center PCs, Microsoft Windows, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-05-20

Microsoft weekend roundup: The'no's' have it

As the week draws to a close, there are a few Microsoft-related "no's" worth noting -- beyond the no more extensions for Windows XP's preload cutoff date of June 30. Other no's I noticed: Microsoft decided no release of Power Pack 1 for Windows...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Media Center PCs, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-04-04

Comcast plugs DigitalVoice during my service call

Comcast plugs DigitalVoice during my service callwow you're stupidANY company you call will have advertisements on the hold music and only a good worker would offer you a service that you may very well like.You try to make this sound like the storm was caused by comcast. Wake up nothing...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Comcast Corp., service call, DigitalVoice

Discussion threads 2007-12-06

FCC backs away from cable regulation plan

FCC backs away from cable regulation plancompetitive industry???[i]Beyond doubts over the data, many Republicans, including lawmakers who have written to the FCC, have fundamental objections to imposing new federal regulations on an industry they say is competitive.[/i]These guys must get lots of bribes to say with a straight face that...

Tags: Network technology, Now Let, cable monopoly, cable industry, cable, FCC

Discussion threads 2007-11-28

Europe and telecommunications regulations

This probably qualifies as "none of my damn business," since I am an American and thus not directly affected by many European regulations. On the other hand, American companies will be subject to such rules if they wish to operate in Europe, and besides, I didn't live five years on the...

Tags: Phone, Mobile, Idea, Broadband, Regulation, Cable, Advertising & Promotion, Telecom & Utilities, Network Technology, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Marketing, Networking, John Carroll

Blog posts 2007-11-13

Comcast feeling the heat from competition

Comcast feeling the heat from competitionThe heck with Comcast .I just disconnected Comcast's Cable modem and installed Verizon's DSL modem . Now all I have to do is add my Router and I'm good to go . I will be paying 14.99 a month for Verizon DSL for a connection...

Tags: Cable, Network technology, TV & Home Theater, DSL, Broadband Internet, Comcast Corp., Mbps, Verizon Communications Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-10-25

Verizon offers new FiOS speeds: What do you do with 20 Mbps upstream?

Verizon offers new FiOS speeds: What do you do with 20 Mbps upstream?There's only one problem witih FIOSI would jump on this in a heartbeat IF Verizon did not require you to use THEIR router. And there is no specific need for this requirement. It's a standard, everyday...

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Cable, Verizon Communications Inc., router, Mbps, Fios

Discussion threads 2007-10-23

Comcast says feeling telco, satellite competition

Comcast says feeling telco, satellite competitionits not telcos..its the COMCASTIC experience..Fortunately Comcast has started nailing their own coffin. The other players are finally giving customers that are locked into the lousy "comcastic" experience (of which you can expect frequent interruptions, inadequate support, bad network administrators, oh and lousy service to...

Tags: INTERNET, Telecom & Utilities, Network technology, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Comcast Corp., satellite

Discussion threads 2007-09-19