Actually, many states have recently enacted legislation permitting renters to erect these small dishes on the building exterior. Of course, if you don’t live on a side of the building with a good southern exposure, the legislation ain’t gonna do you much good anyway.
I’m a bit late to the party, but I read the whole thread and didn’t see the above apparent contradiction addressed. How did you check your contract if you weren’t in a contract?
These are not the contract you are looking for. Move along.
The wha…? 1. I wasn’t talking to you. 2. Your grammar is amphibolous. 3. What kind of contract do you imagine that I’m “looking for”? 4. Who are you to tell me to move along? 5. What possessed you to bother typing such a nonresponsive non sequitur on someone else’s behalf?
So?
And your point is?
You brought it up, not me.
I AM KIROK!
I did for the kicks, baby!
With DirecTV I’ve never had channel lag near 10 seconds. Maybe like 1 second? Like a 1001 second type deal.
The disparity in price isn’t entirely cable’s fault, nor really is the disparity in service. Cable networks I think are just plain more expensive and more difficult to upkeep, and they also have to pay more regulatory taxes that get passed on to their consumers.
I don’t make any excuses for the cable company that screwed me for the better part of a decade though.
I guess I meant paperwork - we did sign something to get the Dish, but there’s no time-frame, ie we aren’t required to keep the Dish for a year. I went over the terms and conditions very, very carefully and asked all three people I spoke with if we could cancel the Dish whenever we wanted. So we are definitely NOT locked into a timed contract.
E.
Everytime someone gets Dish, a unicorn’s horn drops off! Do you want all our unicorns to be hornless? You sick sick person.
Did you know that every time you pay your cable bill, a giraffe loses an inch in his/her neck? Do YOU want to be responsible for all those short-necked giraffes in the word?
E.
When I switched to Dish from cable I was asked why I was switching. I told them I get more channels for less. They offered to reduce my monthly cable service by switching my options (some “package upgrade”). Of course, this is something you couldn’t call and order.
I asked how long they’ve had this “package upgrade”. They said for several months.
I told them I’m upset I’ve been over paying for several months of service and now not only do I want them to end my account but I want a tech to come and remove the cable from the pole to my house.
This was 6 or more years ago and I’ve not looked back (I have changed from dishnet to directv however)
As for outages: I have had less down time with a dish then I did with cable.
Welcome to the dark side. When the toads start to fall from the sky I’ll meet you outside with tennis rackets.
(having said that I HAVE to have cable internet because both telco companies in the area kept fucking up getting my DSL running. So far the cable internet is great and doesn’t cost much more without cable tv service -$10 extra I think)
I doubt it. I bet the person in the call-center probably has very little clue, and might even believe the hype.
When I worked in an AOL call-center, they took anyone for tech, because you read from a script as it was.
Erek
When I moved I canceled my DTV service at my original residence and then subscribed again at my new place once I’d settled in. When I called to cancel the DTV guy first asked the “Was it something we said?” type questions, then offered to just suspend the service. Because I wasn’t sure I of my time frame at the new place so I declined and he went ahead and canceled the account.
When I was ready, I got a new box, satelite, etc. and had it installed (by a professional who came out when he said he would) for a grand total of fifty bucks.
The DTV I have now has caller I.D. When the phone rings I get a little box on the bottom of the picture that tells me the incoming phone number and caller. I love, love, love that feature.