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mfcorey1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 02:27 AM Original message |
Cable TV companies are the biggest rip off. I am trying to convince my daughter to |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 02:36 AM Response to Original message |
1. I hear ya, but sometimes, depending on the cable co. you must buy the |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 02:37 AM Response to Original message |
2. Grab the remote and change the channel. You can usually find a film or something |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 02:48 AM Response to Original message |
3. This is what happens when the government |
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KT2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 03:37 AM Response to Original message |
4. As a night owl |
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melm00se (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 04:30 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. they are partially correct |
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KT2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 03:37 AM Response to Original message |
5. As a night owl |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 04:02 AM Response to Original message |
6. Those infomericials really piss me off. I have insomnia |
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eilen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 03:45 PM Response to Reply #6 |
27. Really? I find Home Shopping Network and QVC |
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OffWithTheirHeads (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 04:30 AM Response to Original message |
8. All I can say is that books are good. |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 05:07 AM Response to Original message |
9. does she have broadband internet? we dumped satellite in november |
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CBGLuthier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 06:29 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. You should check out the new Netflix Instant Watcher channel |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 04:06 PM Response to Reply #11 |
28. i thought it was just for your instant cue not the whole catalog. ok if it is the whole catalog |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 06:31 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. I tried internet streaming. |
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Frank Cannon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 06:47 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Netflix is continually adding to their catalog of TV shows |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 07:16 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. i canceled my cable a few months back when they had another increase. |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 07:35 AM Response to Reply #15 |
19. we had directv for years. my husband used to install it and we got the basic package for free. |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 07:38 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Technically I have two TV's |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 08:56 AM Response to Reply #19 |
26. I have dishnetwork and it has become very expensive and no... they won't budge. |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 08:54 AM Response to Reply #14 |
25. Or... |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 04:22 PM Response to Reply #25 |
31. i worry about that too. but we aren't stealing tv. we are streaming from legal sites |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 07:18 AM Response to Reply #12 |
16. well that sucks. it does depend if you can find what you want to watch. |
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CBGLuthier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 06:26 AM Response to Original message |
10. Got rid of cable 13 months ago. |
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Frank Cannon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 06:40 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. I have not had cable TV in nearly 20 years. |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 07:22 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Happy with my Ludite analog TV service. |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 07:37 AM Response to Reply #10 |
20. i missed the history channel when it disappeared into the armageddon/alien/reality channel. |
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CBGLuthier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 07:45 AM Response to Reply #20 |
22. I remember when BRAVO was a good channel |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 07:23 AM Response to Original message |
18. I got rid of cable & satellite years ago. I get the networks in HD over the air for free, |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 04:10 PM Response to Reply #18 |
29. definitely!! you can even stream music on pandora. i ended up getting chaneru |
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Raschel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 08:29 AM Response to Original message |
23. I hate that many channels on cable run the same show over and over. What variety. |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 08:38 AM Response to Original message |
24. I may be switching down from the top programming package myself... |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 04:12 PM Response to Reply #24 |
30. is there certain shows you watch on nat geo? netflix has a lot of nat geo stuff on it though i |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 04:28 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Yes. But... |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
33. I love my DVR |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
34. I'm a nightowl but I love my cable |
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