ColorBASIC
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join:2006-12-29
Corona, CA
4 edits | reply to Cabal
Re: Ditch the contract and you may have a deal
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said by Cabal  :$8/mo. $17/mo with a 1 year contract AND a $200 cancellation fee (which is nearly a 100% penalty given that $17x12mo is $204). It's only $8.31 if you buy 3 years of service in advance for $300...$300 which not too long ago got you LIFETIME service. Also that $300 is a sale, normally they charge $300 for 2 years of service which is $12.50/mo.
I'm just whining like a schoolgirl over their new pricing plans which are lame. I wish they would go back to the $300 lifetime or $13 no contract pricing. |
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sporkme
drop the crantini and move it, sister
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join:2000-07-01
Morristown, NJ
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bargain? |
said by ColorBASIC :said by Cabal :$8/mo. $17/mo with a 1 year contract AND a $200 cancellation fee (which is nearly a 100% penalty given that $17x12mo is $204). It's only $8.31 if you buy 3 years of service in advance for $300...$300 which not too long ago got you LIFETIME service. Also that $300 is a sale, normally they charge $300 for 2 years of service which is $12.50/mo. I'm just whining like a schoolgirl over their new pricing plans which are lame. I wish they would go back to the $300 lifetime or $13 no contract pricing. Damn. I hope that if they hook up with DTV again my pricing stays the same for the tivo portion of the service. |
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ColorBASIC
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Corona, CA
| DirecTV's deal is completely separate. They don't get the spamming interface or the huge fees. But then you don't get network return (the TiVo dials in) and you don't get the other goodies like the Home Media Option.
And no MPEG4.
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Pz_
join:2001-03-31
Brownsburg, IN
clubs: | I had to hook my Tivo up to the phone line once when I first got it. I've never had it back on since. Its been over 3 years now. |
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ColorBASIC
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Corona, CA
1 edit | You need it to order PPV though the box. I'm not sure what else you would need it for. E* uses theirs to insure that all the boxes in the account are in the same house (dialing out from the same phone number).
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wmcbrine
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join:2002-12-30
Laurel, MD
1 edit | reply to ColorBASIC
said by ColorBASIC :Also that $300 is a sale, normally they charge $300 for 2 years of service which is $12.50/mo. It seems to be a permanent sale... it's been going on since January, at least.
But I agree with most of your points.
Re DirecTV: Most of the ads are also presented on the DirecTV units; and the pricing is a $6 a month "DVR fee" to cover all units (waived if you subscribe to the highest level of service), plus $5 a month for each box beyond the first (though the latter applies to any DirecTV receiver). You also have to pay up front for the box.
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sporkme
drop the crantini and move it, sister
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join:2000-07-01
Morristown, NJ
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said by ColorBASIC :You need it to order PPV though the box. I'm not sure what else you would need it for. Not even for that. Post-hacking, I got leery of the call and unplugged the line. I was able to order PPV via the website just fine.
I'm just really, really hoping that DTV and Tivo team up again, and that if they do they keep the same monthly fee. $6 I'll do, but not $17.  |
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wierdo
join:2001-02-16
Tulsa, OK | reply to ColorBASIC
Thanks to my previous lifetime service, I pay $6.95 a month.  |
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