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Originally posted by NotFromHere
And yet I'm right about the lifespan. It's all about the plastics, man.
In other news - for some of you it may be time to get a new satellite provider.
NEW YORK - EchoStar Communications Corp. on Tuesday pulled from service 16 of Viacom's local CBS stations and 10 of its national channels after the companies failed to agree on contract terms and prices. Viacom said in a statement it was "dismayed and disappointed" by the action, which affected channels like MTV and Nickelodeon, after a deadline expired early on Tuesday.
I called a friend in another market who foolishly purchased the Dish after I recommended Direct. She says she still has CBS. Still, what good is satellite if you can't get Letterman?
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I was shocked (SHOCKED!) that my cable company (Comcast) does not carry The Travel Channel in the Dallas market. This was discovered 5 minutes into the time slot for the first World Poker Tour of the new season. Thankfully my boyfriend (and the Tivo) is on Direct TV. I called Comcast and requested that they add it to the lineup. Shit, I have over 25 channels that are spanish language. Not to mention all the VH-1 and History Channel specialty channels. Can't you get me the Travel Channel?
And not to get back into the stupid DVD player thing, but there is no reason that a DVD player should last only 3 years (and be broken once during that period). I don't care how much you pay for the thing (frankly I'm not sure what I paid for it, but I'm sure it was less than $400). It says SONY on it, it should last longer than that. Particularly since I don't even use it once a month. I'm not a big movie watcher. Only answer is that SONY makes POS DVD players.
