Sometimes you just need to scream!!!
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Capt Worley PE
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Contract dispute between the cable/dish company and the channel. They always blame each other and make ads saying call the other guy to complain. It's really quite grade school.
knight1fox3
Jedi MASTER & Friend of Capt. Solo
What are you paying monthly if you don't mind my asking? Any extras like NFL Sun. Ticket?
I got the middle tier with Sunday Ticket, HBO, Cinemax, Showtime, and Starz. Sunday ticket is permanent, the other 4 are free for 3 months. $61/mo including three boxes. I will drop Cinemax and Starz, so it will end up being $85/mo. This is still less than the $110/mo with TWC, which included ONLY Showtime and a single box.
I did have to go in for the two year contract, but they stated that if I move, its transferrable, so no paying fine/disconnect/reconnect.
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Exception Collection
Civil P.E., Washington
As of last month, I own a home.
Since purchasing the home, I have had the following things happen:
-We replaced our (14 year old, in poor shape) bed.
-The refrigerator was broken
-The washer needed to be replaced, and the dryer does not fit in the location we want to use (they had a tiny office in the "laundry room", and put the laundry in the garage... one of the inspection items was that they reconnect the laundry hookups in their "office", since we prefer to not carry the clothes downstairs).
-My wife had a dental emergency
-I had some medical bills come due, come in higher than I'd been told, and with the insurance barely helping (The quote I received didn't include the doctor's time).
-Fuel pump on my car died
-Brake cylinders on my car broke
And... it's fine. This kind of thing happens to me semi-regularly, and I can afford to deal with it all (though I have used credit to survive just about all of this, having been all but tapped out after buying the house, moving, etc.).
Since purchasing the home, I have had the following things happen:
-We replaced our (14 year old, in poor shape) bed.
-The refrigerator was broken
-The washer needed to be replaced, and the dryer does not fit in the location we want to use (they had a tiny office in the "laundry room", and put the laundry in the garage... one of the inspection items was that they reconnect the laundry hookups in their "office", since we prefer to not carry the clothes downstairs).
-My wife had a dental emergency
-I had some medical bills come due, come in higher than I'd been told, and with the insurance barely helping (The quote I received didn't include the doctor's time).
-Fuel pump on my car died
-Brake cylinders on my car broke
And... it's fine. This kind of thing happens to me semi-regularly, and I can afford to deal with it all (though I have used credit to survive just about all of this, having been all but tapped out after buying the house, moving, etc.).
wilheldp_PE
PE, LEED AP, SPAM KING
Nice thing about the West Coast is attorneys typically don't get involved. Just the title company, notary, real estate agent, goat, rubber boots, gerbils, half my grad school cohort, and some random guy videotaping the whole thing.
wilheldp_PE
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csb
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Long ago, I received the first generation iPod nano. Lost it, with no recollection of where it went.
Saw the replacement program and bemoaned losing it.
FOUND the ipod just a month ago and finally sent it in a week ago to be replaced. It was replaced with a shiny new iPod nano 6th generation.
Today? Dropped on the way into work and shattered the screen.
Balls.
I haven't even taken the protective plastic off the thing. That's what's holding it together right now.
Now I need to figure out if I want to pay $35 for a replacement kit and try to fix it myself.
Argh.
Saw the replacement program and bemoaned losing it.
FOUND the ipod just a month ago and finally sent it in a week ago to be replaced. It was replaced with a shiny new iPod nano 6th generation.
Today? Dropped on the way into work and shattered the screen.
Balls.
I haven't even taken the protective plastic off the thing. That's what's holding it together right now.
Now I need to figure out if I want to pay $35 for a replacement kit and try to fix it myself.
Argh.
knight1fox3
Jedi MASTER & Friend of Capt. Solo
Also....
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csb
Well-known member
It's the tiny touch screen one. It looks like a shuffle, but with a touch screen.
And I totally agree...it seemed like it would be handy for running, since it was free...hence my reluctance to make it whole after I haven't even had a chance to use it.
And I totally agree...it seemed like it would be handy for running, since it was free...hence my reluctance to make it whole after I haven't even had a chance to use it.
csb
Well-known member
I think I went through the stages of grief on it.
knight1fox3
Jedi MASTER & Friend of Capt. Solo
Just found this little deal hidden between the lines: http://gizmodo.com/dealzmodo-50-sound-bar-free-10-at-audible-dual-mon-1245387456
It's not the main deal on the page but one of the "Top Deals" listed below on that page. Basically, spend $99 to get the new Madden game and you get a subscription to NFL Sun. Ticket Max (which includes Red Zone) to play on computers, tablets, or other mobile devices. Contemplating...
wilheldp_PE
PE, LEED AP, SPAM KING
EDIT: Just read the fine print, and I was wrong...you don't need DirectTV. But only having access via computer/tablet/phone would restrict me to watching only 1 game on my TV...that defeats the purpose of Sunday Ticket for me.
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knight1fox3
Jedi MASTER & Friend of Capt. Solo
^ I thought with the DirectTV software/app, you could cue up multiple games? Like in the main window. Then just pipe those games out to your TV. And doesn't Red Zone operate in a similar fashion?
