There's enough current in a piece of coax from dish to a receiver to cause a fire? That surprises me. Where's the power source?

Run the flat coax on the side of the door jamb, not the bottom. Problem solved

$0.00

$16 for very limited basic cable. That is the networks and local channels plus TBS, WGN, TLC. I did the rabbit ears for a while but couldn't stand it. Big drop from when I had satellite tv and high speed connection.

I'm saving a whole lot now and it was good when I had a life (esp a relationship). Now, I don't have a life and thinking of spending more to watch TV all the time. SIGH!!!!

sure, pick on me even though i'm not the first person to post it.

I pay 90 with comcast. That gets me digital classic, HD package, HBO package and high speed internet. I would have stuck with DirecTV but when I moved apartments I lost my facing and get cant the signal.


RE: the guy wanting Directv but cant attach it to the apartment. Here is what I did. I have the facing and could get the signal but was like you..cant attatch anywhere. So I went to Home depot, bought a 6 foot long aluminum pole and a flower pot. filled the flower pot with cement and stuck the pole in..next day I attatched the dish to the pole, ran the flat cable through the window (so it could close) and boom..D-TV

Adelphia in VT, is the only provider for cable here where I am at:
Basic Cable
Digital Cable
HDTV
DVR/Cable box
High Speed internet (I own my modem)
~$109 a month if I didn't have a modem it would be $5 more

I'd like to get dish but don't want to have to get a ton of recievers so I can run 2 tivo's and two TV's and you can't get all the local stations here on it as well as will it save me a lot of money because I need to keep Cable Internet becasue there is no DSL where I live.

Same. Right down to the same cable company I'm avoiding.

I had digital cable for the introductory price of $40 but I've downgraded to the $18.00 24 channel basic cable 3 months ago. So far the cable company hasn't put the gizmo on my line that actually blocks the channels yet, but I'm still only paying the $18. I'd rather spend that money on DVDs or Video games then hand it over to time-warner cable.

$68 to DTV for America's Choice and 4 TiVo's

$63 to Comcast Cable Internet and Limited Cable TV

I can't wait for Verizon to start offering there Fiber TV and Internet service in my area so I can say goodbye ot Comcast.

Currently $133 for HBO and all the cable channels (no DVR) and HSI with Comcast.

I am moving in a few days and called to get transferred. I dropped down to the lowest digital channel lineup ($51) and they lowered my HSI to $19.99 for six months. That will be a lot better since I hardly watched any of that stuff I was paying extra for besides fights.

I would love to go with DTV/Dish and SBC, but you have to have a landline. I called SBC since they are running the DSL special and they said with the DSL and landline it would come to about $55. I would definitely go that route if they didn't require a landline.

what is the price difference between comcast digital and basic cable?

$44.50 for standard cable (0-99) and $51 for the basic digital.

I went with the digital simply because here I would need an analog box that had A and B on it. I would have to get up and switch to the other range to get certain channels. The extra cost was worth not having to deal with that.

I packed up cable over a year ago and switched to Direct TV.
Best move I ever made.

Cable kept raising prices and dropping channels and their CS sucked !

I love Direct TV.
I have 4 receivers and I'm paying less than I was with cable with much more channels.

I'm also getting a free DVR (Tivo) soon.

Thanks for the link...didn't know that - I'll have to check into it. I wonder if it makes a difference that my signed lease prohibits it? I'm guessing if it's a federal law, the landlord can't make that section valid, correct???

Just tried? As in saw my thread, gave it a shot and it worked? Holy Hell thats awesome! What city do you live in? Ive been too busy to even try and I dont want to haggle on the phone and get tied up for awhile. Looks like I will soon though.

Direct TV is a satellite correct? Do they last better than they use to or do they still fuck up in bad weather?

Yeah, just tried after I read Red Dog's post on page 1 of this thread. They were eager to do it too. I probably could have gotten more off my monthly, but I didn't want to press my luck. I contacted customer service and when I told them I was thinking of switching to Direct TV for the NFL Sunday Ticket, they connected me to someone in sales and they asked "How much would you rather be paying?" I have digital basic now which was $65ish and I told them I'd rather be paying $50 with HBO. And that was it. A few minutes on the phone and voila. Thanks, Red Dog for the tip.

about $110. digital cable, internet, hd

I've tried that before. They won't install it without your landlords permission...even WITH that stipulation. there's no where to put it unless you're going to have it next to window or something and i don't want a dish in my living room.

unfortunately, i'm having to pay about $105 to TWC for digital cable plus internet...NO premium channels.

Yeah, this is an excellent time to call for a deal because you can use the Sunday Ticket argument.

Currently $125 with the highest speed Adelphia Powerlink internet, HBO, Cinemax, Digital, HD-PVR service for 2 rooms. Oh, plus using Vonage instead of a Verizon for my landline I pay only $17 per month instead of $60 for phone so that kinda helps out...need a Vonage referral?!

Before Vonage I was paying $60 Phone + $65 DirecTV + $55 Powerlink - $180, so I figure I dropped down by going back to cable and geting VoIP to save $38 a month!

So hows Dish Network?

By coincidence I got something in the mail today for DN that offers:

Free 4 room system instalation
Free HBO Showtime Cinemax (25 stations total)
Free 1 month programming of any package (Whats this mean? Program what?)
Free HD Reciever and Free DVR

By my math though, once the free 6 months ends, Ill be paying around $106! But like I said, the cable I have now includes my Roadrunner Internet, which costs $40 alone. With my current package, I pay around $77 just for the cable I have. Hmmm. Maybe I can ask for them to lower my cable a few bucks and throw in Showtime or something?

Any suggestions?

I've only ever had cable, myself. Actually, for some reason, my HBO on demand and a few of the Mystery or Western channels say I need to call the local office to subscribe (although they're included in the basic package). But the good thing is that I have all HBO, SHO, MAX, TMC, STARZ channels....... I guess I'll have to wait and see what they bill me for.

You do still lose signal in torrential downpours. But I'm talking hellacious storms.

My signals are in the mid-90's so they're excellent. But I still lose reception in crazy downpours or very heavy snow.

$15 for channels 2-13. So basically locals.

<-- former Voom user unwilling to pay the prices the other companies charge. They did leave the receiver so I can get locals in HD at no charge. I'm wanting ESPN though for the fall, so I may resign myself to the cable companies ridiculous rates for HD content. $8 for ESPN HD and HD-NET?