oh, that makes sense.

i just signed up/set up the sling thing for my receiver. pretty neat so far.

4/16/2009 2:15:44 PM

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"No Nick is the reason I'm pissed. I have a Dora crazed toddler in my house and it would be nice to DVR episodes for those times when mom and dad need some quiet in the house. And it's not so much the content of the other channels as the inconsistency. Dish has the best priced HD offerings out there but their customer service and and service in general is so inconsistent at times. I kinda want to try out UVerse too so I was looking for chances to call them up and complain so I could either get better pricing or ammo to cancel. I am glad that they added Comedy Central to the Bronze lineup, that was one channel I definitely missed before."

I feel your pain. So far every one of my bills has been incorrect. When I call and talk to them, they are more than happy to admit it's wrong correct it. I call them so much I put their customer support number on my speed dial. I have 7 calls to them in my call history.

But... given the alternatives (DirecTV, TWC), I'll put up with it.

4/17/2009 4:38:32 PM

why dont you like directv?? Just curious.

4/18/2009 5:57:49 AM

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"i just signed up/set up the sling thing for my receiver. pretty neat so far."

You got a 922?

4/18/2009 7:20:42 AM

Nevermind, i see you are talking about the SlingGuide.

The 922 will actually let you watch shows remotely as well.

4/18/2009 7:24:01 AM

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"why dont you like directv?? Just curious."

Their service is alright. They were assholes to me.

4/18/2009 7:57:31 PM

I've never had a problem with TWC's customer service.

But their prices are the worst... i'd switch to satellite if I could.

4/18/2009 7:59:10 PM

has anybody checked out the dish earth channel yet (212)? i heard it had zoomed in pics of earth and some of the moon and stuff, but every time i turn there it's a wide shot of the whole earth and you can't see shit.

4/27/2009 1:26:36 PM

Never looked at it until now. It might be the last time I do.

4/27/2009 3:03:24 PM

yeah, it's about as entertaining as the nasa feed or cspan

4/27/2009 3:11:37 PM

when i had television i'd watch c-span sometimes...

4/27/2009 3:14:09 PM

^^^^ It's a live feed from a camera mounted on a satellite. I'm pretty sure the camera is stationary, so the view is always pretty much the same. All you get is glare except during the midday when the sun is behind the camera.

4/28/2009 6:11:02 AM

yes i realize where the camera is but they advertised zoomed in, more interesting shots. or at least i thought they did.

4/28/2009 8:19:50 AM

Speed, FX, Logo, FTV, and MAVTV in HD all added today. Not officially announced so no idea what packages they will be in. Not sure what the last two are, but there are hot black girls in lingerie on FTV, for what thats worth .

5/8/2009 12:12:21 PM

^^ I think they advertised exactly what it was in a way that makes it seem like more than it is.

5/8/2009 12:25:09 PM

^^I'm curious to see which packages will include the new channels. They're still red for me with the TurboHD Silver package.

5/8/2009 1:10:21 PM

Speed, FX, Logo, and FTV don't even show up in the complete channel listing for me. MAVTV does but it's red (uavailable).

5/8/2009 1:34:46 PM

Man, if they add FX and Speed to the Bronze package, I'll call and order that shit tomorrow. Those are the last two channels that I even remotely care about having.

5/8/2009 1:54:31 PM

FX better be in Bronze

5/8/2009 3:57:13 PM

FX and Speed won't be on Turbo HD at all.

The other two are gonna be added to Platinum.

Fuck that noise.

http://www.engadgethd.com/2009/05/09/all-dish-customers-with-5-new-national-hd-channels-step-forward/

5/9/2009 3:48:21 AM

... time to check on the status of U-Verse again

5/9/2009 9:42:39 AM

anyone else's sat keep going down?

6/28/2009 7:50:57 PM

your mom keeps going down. unlike my satellite

6/28/2009 8:27:22 PM

no, mine's been fine

6/29/2009 8:24:11 AM