[mythtv-users] Zap2it Subscription

Michael J. Lynch mlynch at gcom.com
Wed Nov 3 16:44:00 UTC 2004


Same thing with DishNetwork.  My sat receiver hasn't been connected to
a phone line in well over 5 years.  Dish never bitches at me about it.

Geoff Scott wrote:

>On Wed, 3 Nov 2004 06:30:14 -0500, Jack Trout wrote:
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>>Well I have looked into getting directv without purchasing my own
>>equipment and having it installed rule #1 seems that its a 1-3 year
>>commitment depending on the plan and what goodies they give you
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>When looking at sat boxes, be sure to be thinking about changing
>channels on them.  Life is much easier with serial ports.
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>>#2 You have a 2 Choices, To pay a rent amount between 3.95-6.95 per
>>box per month, or agree to leave your boxes connected to a phone line
>>constantly, seeing they would make money off payper view regardless,
>>the only thing of use that could come out of your directv boxes would
>>be usage data,
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>I didn't know that you could leave them connected and not pay the
>$5.00 (what I pay per month).  I was told that my boxes needed to be
>connected via phone when the guy installed my equipment, but as soon
>as he left, I ripped out the phone lines.  That was about a year and a
>half ago.  I've heard nothing from DirecTV.
>
>Geoff
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