So I reactivated my satalite a week or so ago....

[fudgie]

Had it 'suspended' for 6 months over the summer since we were gone all the time. 11 days ago I called to cancel. No use to pay $70 a month when we watch 2 hours a night, esp since I have more 'farmer 5' channels since the digital thingy. She said 'well how about 125 channels, 3 mo free shotime for $39?' 'Ah, I'm not sure.' 'We will take extra $5 off a month for a year'. 'Ok'. Well my reciever was to old so they sent me another for free but had to have a year contract. 'Can I still suspend for 6 mo?' 'Yep you sure can.' Perfect!  2 days later reciever is here and I put it in and call to activate. No one can get me to the lower package. I'm on phone for 2.5 hours, called them 3 times, and my picture comes and goes.  No one can get it to work. 'We'll get it to our IT dept for them to fix'. 'Mean time we will leave the package you have until they can fix it. Give'm 2 days.' I call them Tue. 'Its still work in progress. We'll move it up on the list.' Tonight I get a bill for $69. WTF is this for? So I call them about it. Oh and because now I have no picture since Tue night. Turns out I have local channels offered and my 'new' rec won't accept them. 'I don't want local channels.' We'll I need to inorder to get the lower package. <sigh> sign me up if no contract. He will be there Mon to install. So I ask her 'why is my bill high?' 'Because you have the total choice package.' 'I don't want the TCP, I wanted the select package.' "We can't get it to select package with your new reciever.' So I have to pay for something that is your fault and not mine?' 'I didn't want TCP.' 'Well we can turn it off until you get your select package installed.' 'Why didn't you do this before? If I wanted to pay for TCP then I wouldn't have wanted the select package.'  'Have a good night sir.' TV goes blank.

I'm kinda fed up with them but like them better then Dishnetwork. I'm thinking about canceling. Got till Mon to think about it.  I can watch cable at work.

[RoadKill]

Think of all the Valk "Bling" you can buy with 70 bucks a month and the time you will have to wash and polish the 'ole girl.....and yer bike too ! 

[Ghost]

Hey Brian, you must be doing well up North. First a car tire and now satalite. You think you will still remember us poor folks down south of you. LOL. Take care and you and KIt have a wonderful Christmas and new ayear.

[mikeb]

well if you have high speed internet you can watch all most every thing on your computer any way
just do a search for project free tv

[fudgie]

Nah ghostrider, I could never forget all those that made this possible! 

Well I canceled it tonight. She tried all she could to get me to keep it. Maybe next year.
Kits doing 3rds now and I'm gone 3 nights a week and when I am home, after checking the boards and other stuff its bedtime. So we really wouldn't watch it anyway. 

[Bob E.]

I've got DishNetwork and like it...except the "paying for it" part.  In fact, I just re-upped for another 2 years in return for upgraded equipment which adds a 4th box, one with HD.  If I ever cancelled it, my kids would lynch me for taking away their Nickelodeon. 

[fudgie]

I've got DishNetwork and like it...except the "paying for it" part.  In fact, I just re-upped for another 2 years in return for upgraded equipment which adds a 4th box, one with HD.  If I ever cancelled it, my kids would lynch me for taking away their Nickelodeon. 

I had dishnetwork when I 1st got married. Really didn't like there service. I do miss spoongebob tho!   

[Bob E.]

I've got DishNetwork and like it...except the "paying for it" part.  In fact, I just re-upped for another 2 years in return for upgraded equipment which adds a 4th box, one with HD.  If I ever cancelled it, my kids would lynch me for taking away their Nickelodeon. 

I had dishnetwork when I 1st got married. Really didn't like there service. I do miss spoongebob tho!   

When I first moved back here, I signed up with DirecTV and was happy with them until I got married and wanted to add more TV boxes.  They wanted something like $50 per box plus a service charge because they had to send someone out to install them.  So I dropped them and went with DishNetwork and took advantage of their deal to install up to 4 boxes for free with a new subscription.  That was about 7 years ago.

My parents had problems with the DishNetwork HD service...otherwise it was OK.  They got a new big flat screen LCD TV and signed up for the HD channels.  But they weren't getting all of the HD channels.  So they called and complained...but they got nowhere.  Finally, they said that their dish needed re-aimed and would gladly send someone out if they paid the service charge of around $75.  They told them to go f%@k themselves and switched to DirecTV.  Now they are happy.  Of the 2, I prefer the DishNetwork, but that is probably because I am used to their system and channel order.  I do not have their HD service...and even though I am getting an HD box, I told them that I am not interested in subscribing to their HD service because of the problems my parents had.  They said OK, but were going to give me HD equipment in case I ever decided to upgrade to a HD service package.  Plus, I'll be able to receive the local HD channels for free.  I've been pretty lucky with their service.  Every time I have had a problem with the box, I call them and they send me a new one...no questions.  I just return the old one in the same box with their pre-paid postage lable.  The only problem was that one time, I went through 2 or 3 boxes before I got a good one...that was a little frustrating.  And it has to be pretty bad outside before I lose the satellite signal.  I even signed up for their satellite internet through Wild Blue.  It's ok...much faster than dial-up, but not anywhere near as fast as what we have here at work.  So far, it has also been fairly reliable. It is a little expensive...but much less frustrating than dial-up. 

Now, all that being said, if I could get cable and DLS/FIOS, I would.  But I can't so I am stuck with either DishNetwork or DirecTV and satellite internet.