Comments on: Major League Bummer http://goodboysnation.com/2007/01/27/major-league-bummer/ A heady and eclectic mix of of the mundane, golf, religion, and politics Sat, 19 May 2012 05:45:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: The Great White Shank http://goodboysnation.com/2007/01/27/major-league-bummer/comment-page-1/#comment-11036 The Great White Shank Sun, 28 Jan 2007 05:25:16 +0000 http://goodboysnation.com/2007/01/26/major-league-bummer/#comment-11036 Thanks again, Rob. Before I consider making a switch, I'm gonna try connecting my laptop to our big-screen TV (since it is supposed to have that capability) and see what the internet looks like via that means. If it looks half-decent, I can try my MLB.tv subscription out and see how well that works. Thanks again, Rob. Before I consider making a switch, I’m gonna try connecting my laptop to our big-screen TV (since it is supposed to have that capability) and see what the internet looks like via that means. If it looks half-decent, I can try my MLB.tv subscription out and see how well that works.

]]> By: Rob http://goodboysnation.com/2007/01/27/major-league-bummer/comment-page-1/#comment-11026 Rob Sat, 27 Jan 2007 19:56:49 +0000 http://goodboysnation.com/2007/01/26/major-league-bummer/#comment-11026 DirecTV has about 40 music channels: http://directv.com/DTVAPP/packProg/channelChart2.jsp?assetId=1400004 Don't know if they're the same channels DISH has but my guess is that they are. If you signed up over a year ago, I would think that contract has been fulfilled but I would verify that before you make a switch. I don't mean to sound like a shill for DirecTV but if programming increasingly becomes about exclusivity and I think it will, DISH will never be able to keep up. Cable hasn't even been able to do it. DirecTV has about 40 music channels: http://directv.com/DTVAPP/packProg/channelChart2.jsp?assetId=1400004

Don’t know if they’re the same channels DISH has but my guess is that they are. If you signed up over a year ago, I would think that contract has been fulfilled but I would verify that before you make a switch. I don’t mean to sound like a shill for DirecTV but if programming increasingly becomes about exclusivity and I think it will, DISH will never be able to keep up. Cable hasn’t even been able to do it.

]]> By: The Great White Shank http://goodboysnation.com/2007/01/27/major-league-bummer/comment-page-1/#comment-11000 The Great White Shank Sat, 27 Jan 2007 07:27:19 +0000 http://goodboysnation.com/2007/01/26/major-league-bummer/#comment-11000 Thanks, Rob - the only thing I'm worried about is if there's a penalty for removing Dish prior to the end of some plan I might have signed up for. And the other thing is I get some cool music channels on Dish Network and don't know if they're there on DirecTV. But if you think it's not a difficult thing to do, I'll definitely check into it. Thanks, Rob - the only thing I’m worried about is if there’s a penalty for removing Dish prior to the end of some plan I might have signed up for. And the other thing is I get some cool music channels on Dish Network and don’t know if they’re there on DirecTV.

But if you think it’s not a difficult thing to do, I’ll definitely check into it.

]]> By: Rob http://goodboysnation.com/2007/01/27/major-league-bummer/comment-page-1/#comment-10969 Rob Fri, 26 Jan 2007 15:04:08 +0000 http://goodboysnation.com/2007/01/26/major-league-bummer/#comment-10969 FWIW, you can replace your DISH with DirecTV for next to nothing. There's an initial outlay but they usually give you a coupon for free programming that offsets it. I am one of the earliest subscribers to DirecTV. When I signed up, it was brand new, very expensive, and RCA was the exclusive distributor. Also at the time, cable was not an option in the remote area I was in and wasn't going to be for a long time. Having gone quite a bit over budget on the house, it was likely we would be spending nights at home for a while. Decent TV was a must. Now that cable is available at CrabAppleLane, I can't imagine ever switching. FWIW, you can replace your DISH with DirecTV for next to nothing. There’s an initial outlay but they usually give you a coupon for free programming that offsets it. I am one of the earliest subscribers to DirecTV. When I signed up, it was brand new, very expensive, and RCA was the exclusive distributor. Also at the time, cable was not an option in the remote area I was in and wasn’t going to be for a long time. Having gone quite a bit over budget on the house, it was likely we would be spending nights at home for a while. Decent TV was a must. Now that cable is available at CrabAppleLane, I can’t imagine ever switching.

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