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happy customer

@sunlink.net
reply to mglunt
Re: bah humbug

I got the equipment and install for free and pay 22.95 a month for about 50 channels. sure beats time warner's 46.95

mglunt

join:2001-09-10
Fredericksburg, VA
reply to RoKmAn

I paid $60 for dish and receiver. I declined the free install.

It has paid for itself already.

havinfun

join:2002-01-29
Schenectady, NY

reply to RoKmAn
quote:
DirectTV dishes cost around $150.00 bucks, I dont think thats cheap.
Only if you're buying a multi-sat dish and then only if you buy retail.

Multi-sat dish at Radio Shack: $150
»www.radioshack.com/product.asp?c···6%2D2604

Round dish at Radio Shack: $50
»www.radioshack.com/product.asp?c···6%2D2608

Multi-sat dish on eBay: $100
»cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi···44041649

Round dish on eBay: $30
»cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi···43655216

Just a couple of examples. Most have round dishes, though it still adds up if stolen multiple times.


RoKmAn

join:2000-09-09
East Elmhurst, NY
reply to rit56
Well, there is RCN...available in Manhattan and Queens, dont know about other boroughs. DirectTV dishes cost around $150.00 bucks, I dont think thats cheap.
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roamer1
sticking it out at you

join:2001-03-24
Atlanta, GA
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reply to rit56
said by rit56 See Profile:
that same man claims there is a choice for cable in Manhattan.
AIUI, there are a few buildings where residents can choose between TWC and RCN -- but they're few and far between. (RCN is one of the only cable companies that doesn't require exclusive contracts with apartment owners/condo associations/co-op boards.)

-SC
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rit56

join:2000-12-01
New York, NY

reply to Karl Bode
said by Karl Bode See Profile:
There's also building codes....I don't remember the details but in Queens I was prevented from installing a dish....something to do with the number of floors your building has....

And they are stolen everywhere...not just in the Ghetto...I lived in Astoria (which I notice you do now) for six years and I think my neighbor had his stolen three times....
thank you Lev. that same man claims there is a choice for cable in Manhattan. not one person I know had a choice and I know people all over.
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