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kapil
The Kapil
join:2000-04-26
Chicago, IL
| Vongo This must be the Vongo service re-branded for Verizon. Vongo is pretty good...although, if you already have Starz at home, why not get the same thing for free with a Slingbox or some such?
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wifi4milez
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join:2004-08-07
New York, NY
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| Re: Vongo said by Dogfather  :The only reason I can see going with this over Slingbox is if you're upload is slow. But given this is a FiOS offering the slowest FiOS upload speed is 2Mb, way fast for very good quality Slingbox feeds. With Slingbox prices coming down to where you can get them pretty cheap on sale, I don't see why a FiOS sub would go for this. Thats a really good point. I havent used my Slingbox in a while (since I switched from Windows Mobile to Blackberry actually), but it was a really great product. I just might hook it back up once the BB player is released!
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Dogfather
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join:2007-12-26
Laguna Hills, CA | Re: Vongo Since Echostar bought Slingbox they seem to be working on a lot of new projects too. | |
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Dogfather
Premium
join:2007-12-26
Laguna Hills, CA | Re: Vongo Hopefully Verizon pencil pushers won't go to the Comcast School of Customer Abuse. | |
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mrchris
We don't miss you Bush
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join:2002-10-01
North Babylon, NY | Mom never liked Vongo, as the number of movies was less than what Netflix has. | |
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rickonline
join:2005-11-15
North Bergen, NJ | Free or $5.95? If I understand the press release correctly, Verizon customers will get this service at no charge and Non-Verizon customers will pay $5.95. Is this correct?
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join:2008-02-09
Hammonton, NJ
2 edits | Re: Free or $5.95? said by rickonline :If I understand the press release correctly, Verizon customers will get this service at no charge and Non-Verizon customers will pay $5.95. Is this correct? It looks to be $5.99 for HSI and Fios subscribers. I am not sure if non-VZ subs can get it.
edit: price is 5.99, not $5.95 as stated in the editorial. | |
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BF69
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
| said by rickonline :If I understand the press release correctly, Verizon customers will get this service at no charge and Non-Verizon customers will pay $5.95. Is this correct? No if you're not a Verizon customer you're out of luck. Verizon doesn't realize not everyone lives in a verizon area. The only verizon service I can get is their cell phone service and appearantly that's not good enough for them to qualify me for this. | |
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| rickonline
join:2005-11-15
North Bergen, NJ
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| This is the paragraph I am referring to in the press release (at no additional charge):
Verizon's broadband customers can now visit www.verizon.net/starzplay to subscribe to Starz Play. Customers can access the service anywhere in the United States to watch live Starz programming and to download and view movies and videos an unlimited number of times at no additional charge. The movies include blockbusters such as "Ratatouille," "Spider-ManTM3" and "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End."
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join:2008-02-09
Hammonton, NJ
| Re: Free or $5.95? said by rickonline :This is the paragraph I am referring to in the press release (at no additional charge): Verizon's broadband customers can now visit www.verizon.net/starzplay to subscribe to Starz Play. Customers can access the service anywhere in the United States to watch live Starz programming and to download and view movies and videos an unlimited number of times at no additional charge. The movies include blockbusters such as "Ratatouille," "Spider-ManTM3" and "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End." The "no additional charge" must refer to the unlimited number of times they can be downloaded. The other part of the release clearly states in a couple of sections:
"Verizon's broadband customers can now visit www.verizon.net/starzplay to subscribe to Starz Play. ", emphasis on the word subscribe placed by me. It also does state that you must be a Fios or HSI customer, by stating "Verizon's Broadband customers...." | |
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MrSpock29
join:2008-02-09
Hammonton, NJ
2 edits | omitting a fact? There is a link right at the top of the story to subscribe, and it is in clear view that it is $5.99 per month.
Press releases don't necessarily get into details like pricing, and I don't see any effort by Verizon to hide the cost, so I have no problems not seeing the price in the press release.
edit: Also, it states it is for Fios and HSI subscribers, not just Fios. | |
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join:2005-03-26
1 edit | Slingbox (or Netflix) replacement? It seems to me this competes more with Netflix than Slingbox (for FIOS customers who don't subscribe to the movie package). No? And isn't $5.95/mo cheaper than Netflix? | |
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Fountainhead
Premium
join:2003-10-25
New York, NY
clubs: | Re: Slingbox (or Netflix) replacement? This would be more enticing if Starz had more good movies...
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old_dawg
"I Know Noting..."
join:2001-09-22
Westminster, MD
| Re: Slingbox (or Netflix) replacement? said by Fountainhead :This would be more enticing if Starz had more good movies... X2, beat me to that. Starz doesn't call one of its channels
Endless Repeat ENCORE for nothing! 
I dropped Starz from my DTV account months ago and if HBO doesn't come up with another blockbuster series soon, I'll
drop them as well. Netflix serves me better than any "premium" movie service.
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