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Re: AT&T Cable TV Trouble They went digital, which means the premium channels are no longer assessible on the analog systems |
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| That's too bad, digital cable is really bad. Anyone who channel surfs and comes from normal cable outstrips the speed at which the cable can display new channels, so you have to slow down to about 3 seconds per channel. And the built in guide was waaaay too slow for me.
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 roxy4Blah Blah
join:2002-04-16
Renton, WA | spyder, what do you suggest digital or a dish? Just curious because I have basic cable now and was wondering what the options are and what you all like best.
But I do agree with the digital it does seem slower especially when I like flip through the channels. |
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| I've never had a dish personally. The only reason we had digital at my house in the first place was because they talked us into it but we stopped using it pretty quickly. Now we're back to expanded basic cable.
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 PixelFreakInnocent Until Proven Guilty
join:2001-02-21
Bremerton, WA | reply to roxy4
I have just purchased DirecTV in the last two months. I must say, I am absolutely in love with the service. My bills are exactly the same price as basic/analog cable, yet I get every channel I wanted plus a few more!
I went to Northgate, bought a two room package at Best Buy for $100 with free professional installation and then a $70 rebate. I am also a Tivo subscriber, and it integrated wonderfully. I will never use cable again.
Honestly, I can not tell you how happy I am to have AT&T out of my life completely (no AT&T phones, cable, wireless!) Plus, right now, if you sign up with DirecTV, you get the chance to purchase the Sunday Ticket NFL package at $50 month. If you buy that, you get ALL their channels (minus porn, of course) for four months for free!!!
HBO, STarz, Showtime, Cinemax, sports pack, everything for $50/month for four months. After that, just reduce your plan back to the standard with locals and you pay only $41/month (and I still get more channels than AT&T provided me.)
If you make the jump, consider other sources besides Best Buy and get a Tivo tuner included for just a little more. You will never understand what a great piece of electronics that is until you buy one.
Good luck,
Pixel
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| One thing to mention I think is that dish tv only works on a set with a tuner, whereas on all tv's in your house you will at least get regular analog if you go with digital cable. At my parents house this was a concern as there were 3 rooms that people tended to watch the most TV, but they did some viewing in another couple of rooms. A dish would not be a good choice for them.
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PixelFreakInnocent Until Proven Guilty
join:2001-02-21
Bremerton, WA | Well, there is some merit to the additional room problem. However, if you purchase correctly, you can get multiple room setups on a huge discount. I have seen 4 room setups for as little as $100 installed. And, just like digital cable, you pay the $5 per extra receiver. The quality and choice, however, surpasses any cable that I have ever had.
This is, however, the very same reason that my father will not go to satellite TV...he has five TVs in his house. (not sure why...) But, since I live in Seattle in an apartment, it works great for me because I only HAVE two tvs.
Great point, however.
Pixel
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