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Is MTS audio a victim of the latest cable company upgrading?
I have Charter cable tv. I use the direct analog input to my Sony KV-27V36.
I use the analog signal because I like to be able to use the pip function on my tv. Over the past few weeks I have noticed that the left channel audio is very low and distorted, guessing about -30dB as compared to the right channel, but only while tuned into the local Fox station. To make a very long story short, the Charter tech comes to my house to tell me that some tv's don't pick up the stereo signal properly and I should switch my tv to mono. Huh??? His suggested fix? Use the cable box. I told him I don't want to use the cable box. I'm happy with less cables, wires, and boxes going through my system. At some point the tech tells me that all the analog channels are being broadcast mono but are converted by Charter to a dual mono signal so both speakers operate. However he says that they (Charter) are in the process of upgrading the Fox station and are using one of the stereo channels (supposedly the one that is down 30dB and distorted) to use for other purposes. Again, huh? I've requested a call back from one of the people in the Charter office that can give me a more logical technical explanation. I'm not holding my breath. It's been a week since the tech's visit here and after many phone calls to Charter and talking to their friendly support staff, nobody has called me back from their technical department. By the way, I did call the local Fox station to see if they were having transmission problems and I was able to talk to their chief engineer within 5 MINUTES. He told me their signal was fine and that it was Charter's responsibility to take their 5.1 signal, decode it properly, then pass it on to their subscribers. So, I thought I'd ask the only place left on earth where you can get a straight answer. That of course is s.e.r. Fellow techs, what the heck is going on here? Thanks for your reply. -- David Farber Los Osos, CA |
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On May 11, 10:10*am, "David Farber" wrote:
I have Charter cable tv. I use the direct analog input to my Sony KV-27V36. I use the analog signal because I like to be able to use the pip function on my tv. Over the past few weeks I have noticed that the left channel audio is very low and distorted, guessing about -30dB as compared to the right channel, but only while tuned into the local Fox station. To make a very long story short, the Charter tech comes to my house to tell me that some tv's don't pick up the stereo signal properly and I should switch my tv to mono. Huh??? His suggested fix? Use the cable box. I told him I don't want to use the cable box. I'm happy with less cables, wires, and boxes going through my system. At some point the tech tells me that all the analog channels are being broadcast mono but are converted by Charter to a dual mono signal so both speakers operate. However he says that they (Charter) are in the process of upgrading the Fox station and are using one of the stereo channels (supposedly the one that is down 30dB and distorted) to use for other purposes. Again, huh? I've requested a call back from one of the people in the Charter office that can give me a more logical technical explanation. I'm not holding my breath. It's been a week since the tech's visit here and after many phone calls to Charter and talking to their friendly support staff, nobody has called me back from their technical department. By the way, I did call the local Fox station to see if they were having transmission problems and I was able to talk to their chief engineer within 5 MINUTES. He told me their signal was fine and that it was Charter's responsibility to take their 5.1 signal, decode it properly, then pass it on to their subscribers. So, I thought I'd ask the only place left on earth where you can get a straight answer. That of course is s.e.r. Fellow techs, what the heck is going on here? Thanks for your reply. -- David Farber Los Osos, CA Cable companies have some very good engineers and some of the dumbest bumpkins you'll ever find. On Cox on the Palos Verdes peninsula CNN headline news analog had NO audio for a month. Since I have no use for CNN I didn't complain. On their website they tell you that ABC and FOX are clear QAM on channel 82 and it was indeed that way for a long time until a couple of weeks ago. I called the cable company and of course they want to come to the house to confirm THEIR error. I asked for and got a supervisor who assured me he'd find out and call me back the next day. He did call back and told me it was moved to channel 132. Now that KCET has partially broken away from PBS they are no longer carried on Cox as an analog channel but they are there in clear QAM digital but you need to get the cable box or have a digital TV. If you can get to the cable chief you will likely get some results - providing they care about that channel. They are phasing out analog TV as it uses too much real estate for the mediocre pictures it provides. G² |
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Is MTS audio a victim of the latest cable company upgrading?
"David Farber" wrote in message ... I have Charter cable tv. I use the direct analog input to my Sony KV-27V36. I use the analog signal because I like to be able to use the pip function on my tv. Over the past few weeks I have noticed that the left channel audio is very low and distorted, guessing about -30dB as compared to the right channel, but only while tuned into the local Fox station. To make a very long story short, the Charter tech comes to my house to tell me that some tv's don't pick up the stereo signal properly and I should switch my tv to mono. Huh??? His suggested fix? Use the cable box. I told him I don't want to use the cable box. I'm happy with less cables, wires, and boxes going through my system. At some point the tech tells me that all the analog channels are being broadcast mono but are converted by Charter to a dual mono signal so both speakers operate. However he says that they (Charter) are in the process of upgrading the Fox station and are using one of the stereo channels (supposedly the one that is down 30dB and distorted) to use for other purposes. Again, huh? I've requested a call back from one of the people in the Charter office that can give me a more logical technical explanation. I'm not holding my breath. It's been a week since the tech's visit here and after many phone calls to Charter and talking to their friendly support staff, nobody has called me back from their technical department. By the way, I did call the local Fox station to see if they were having transmission problems and I was able to talk to their chief engineer within 5 MINUTES. He told me their signal was fine and that it was Charter's responsibility to take their 5.1 signal, decode it properly, then pass it on to their subscribers. So, I thought I'd ask the only place left on earth where you can get a straight answer. That of course is s.e.r. Fellow techs, what the heck is going on here? Thanks for your reply. -- David Farber Los Osos, CA Same problem in New Orleans with the Travel Channel. Local commercials boom through, Travel Channel programming has to have volume turned way up. |
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"David Farber" wrote in message
... I have Charter cable tv. I use the direct analog input to my Sony KV-27V36. I use the analog signal because I like to be able to use the pip function on my tv. Over the past few weeks I have noticed that the left channel audio is very low and distorted, guessing about -30dB as compared to the right channel, but only while tuned into the local Fox station. To make a very long story short, the Charter tech comes to my house to tell me that some tv's don't pick up the stereo signal properly and I should switch my tv to mono. Huh??? His suggested fix? Use the cable box. I told him I don't want to use the cable box. I'm happy with less cables, wires, and boxes going through my system. At some point the tech tells me that all the analog channels are being broadcast mono but are converted by Charter to a dual mono signal so both speakers operate. However he says that they (Charter) are in the process of upgrading the Fox station and are using one of the stereo channels (supposedly the one that is down 30dB and distorted) to use for other purposes. Again, huh? I've requested a call back from one of the people in the Charter office that can give me a more logical technical explanation. I'm not holding my breath. It's been a week since the tech's visit here and after many phone calls to Charter and talking to their friendly support staff, nobody has called me back from their technical department. By the way, I did call the local Fox station to see if they were having transmission problems and I was able to talk to their chief engineer within 5 MINUTES. He told me their signal was fine and that it was Charter's responsibility to take their 5.1 signal, decode it properly, then pass it on to their subscribers. So, I thought I'd ask the only place left on earth where you can get a straight answer. That of course is s.e.r. Fellow techs, what the heck is going on here? Thanks for your reply. -- David Farber Los Osos, CA Universal Cable rule # 1- They don't care about audio, or visual quality, and will always be geared to please the lowest common denominator. Universal Cable rule # 2- Even if they DO have a high quality signal available to them, they will compress/mangle it (1080i to 720i, 5.1 to distorted L-R mono) to save bandwidth. Universal Cable rule #3- Cable companies don't care if you have a $10,000 home entertainment center. Can you see a picture? Good!, and can you hear it? Good!, will always be good enough for them. Universal Cable rule #4- Charge maximum amount of money for the poorest choice of channels, with the worst possible signal quality. Increase rates at will. |
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Universal Cable rule # 1 They don't care about audio, or visual quality,
and will always be geared to please the lowest common denominator. Universal Cable rule # 2 Even if they DO have a high quality signal available to them, they will compress/mangle it (1080i to 720i, 5.1 to distorted L-R mono) to save bandwidth. Universal Cable rule #3 Cable companies don't care if you have a $10,000 home entertainment center. Can you see a picture? Good!, and can you hear it? Good!, will always be good enough for them. Universal Cable rule #4 Charge maximum amount of money for the poorest choice of channels, with the worst possible signal quality. Increase rates at will. I have no idea what "universe" these "universal" rules are part of, but #1 through #3 don't apply to my local Comcast. 1080i images are presented as 1080i, and when I had more-than-basic service (I've had to cut back due to unemployment), movies and cable-network programs were at least the quality of BD. NBC (both network and KING) are always 1080i, and the image quality is a consistent knock-out. I'm watching on Pioneer's last 60" KURO. I've never connected the audio to my main system, so I can't comment on the sound. I normally listen through a pair of KLH Audio 900B speakers connected directly to the set, which I bought at Best Buy a few years back for $15 -- for both. |
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David Farber wrote:
I have Charter cable tv. I use the direct analog input to my Sony KV-27V36. I use the analog signal because I like to be able to use the pip function on my tv. Over the past few weeks I have noticed that the left channel audio is very low and distorted, guessing about -30dB as compared to the right channel, but only while tuned into the local Fox station. To make a very long story short, the Charter tech comes to my house to tell me that some tv's don't pick up the stereo signal properly and I should switch my tv to mono. Huh??? His suggested fix? Use the cable box. I told him I don't want to use the cable box. I'm happy with less cables, wires, and boxes going through my system. At some point the tech tells me that all the analog channels are being broadcast mono but are converted by Charter to a dual mono signal so both speakers operate. However he says that they (Charter) are in the process of upgrading the Fox station and are using one of the stereo channels (supposedly the one that is down 30dB and distorted) to use for other purposes. Again, huh? I've requested a call back from one of the people in the Charter office that can give me a more logical technical explanation. I'm not holding my breath. It's been a week since the tech's visit here and after many phone calls to Charter and talking to their friendly support staff, nobody has called me back from their technical department. By the way, I did call the local Fox station to see if they were having transmission problems and I was able to talk to their chief engineer within 5 MINUTES. He told me their signal was fine and that it was Charter's responsibility to take their 5.1 signal, decode it properly, then pass it on to their subscribers. So, I thought I'd ask the only place left on earth where you can get a straight answer. That of course is s.e.r. Fellow techs, what the heck is going on here? Thanks for your reply. I was finally put in contact with Charter's corporate office. Soon after, another Charter representative from my local office called me and he wanted to send out their chief tech to inspect the audio problem. Keep in mind that this would have been the third time a tech would have I told them to save their time and just figure out what was wrong with the audio coming out of their offices. He finally relented and alerted the engineers to what I was saying. And what do you know, the problem got fixed. It only took eight days after I first reported the problem to have even someone consider the fact that the problem might be a Charter malfunction. So much time wasted. -- David Farber Los Osos, CA |
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Is MTS audio a victim of the latest cable company upgrading? -electricity issues as well
I was finally put in contact with Charter's corporate office.
Soon after, another Charter representative from my local office called me and he wanted to send out their chief tech to inspect the audio problem. Keep in mind that this would have been the third time a tech would have I told them to save their time and just figure out what was wrong with the audio coming out of their offices. He finally relented and alerted the engineers to what I was saying. And what do you know, the problem got fixed. It only took eight days after I first reported the problem to have even someone consider the fact that the problem might be a Charter malfunction. So much time wasted. -- David Farber Los Osos, CA *** I had a similar experience except this time with the power company. I check my voltage regularly and several months ago, it started varying widely over a day. It could go as high as 134 volts at times and then drop back to 122 or so. I called the power company and they said they would check it out. They came over and measured 124 volts, said it was in tolerance, and left. I let it go for a few days and called again when the voltage was 132 volts. I mentioned that the voltage can change hour to hour by 10 volts and that I knew that I did not have a high impedance neutral since it was within a volt on each side. They came out again and by then the voltage was back to 124. They tested the neutral and it was fine and again 124 was in tolerance. Over the next several days I created plots of the voltage over time. One day the voltage seemed to waver between 128 and 132 volts for several hours. I called again and said I have plots of the voltage, but they insisted that THEY have to measure the voltage. I checked the voltage while still on the phone and I said come out now since I was reading 130. An hour later, they came and measured 128 and said I had a problem. It was traced to a faulty capacitor bank on the distribution feeder An actual engineer called later to explain the situation and asked me to immediately report future problems. For the last week the voltage has been stable between 118 and 121. The company could have saved several truck rolls if they just believed me or at least put a recording voltmeter on the line. I think there is a built in assumption that the entire public is technically illiterate and they treat everyone accordingly. David |
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Is MTS audio a victim of the latest cable company upgrading?-electricity issues as well
David wrote: I had a similar experience except this time with the power company. I check my voltage regularly and several months ago, it started varying widely over a day. It could go as high as 134 volts at times and then drop back to 122 or so. I called the power company and they said they would check it out. They came over and measured 124 volts, said it was in tolerance, and left. I let it go for a few days and called again when the voltage was 132 volts. I mentioned that the voltage can change hour to hour by 10 volts and that I knew that I did not have a high impedance neutral since it was within a volt on each side. They came out again and by then the voltage was back to 124. They tested the neutral and it was fine and again 124 was in tolerance. Over the next several days I created plots of the voltage over time. One day the voltage seemed to waver between 128 and 132 volts for several hours. I called again and said I have plots of the voltage, but they insisted that THEY have to measure the voltage. I checked the voltage while still on the phone and I said come out now since I was reading 130. An hour later, they came and measured 128 and said I had a problem. It was traced to a faulty capacitor bank on the distribution feeder An actual engineer called later to explain the situation and asked me to immediately report future problems. For the last week the voltage has been stable between 118 and 121. The company could have saved several truck rolls if they just believed me or at least put a recording voltmeter on the line. I think there is a built in assumption that the entire public is technically illiterate and they treat everyone accordingly. Most of their employees are under trained. They are like the marketing droids and are taught just enough to barely do their jobs. At the first report they should have set up one of their loggers to track the voltage for a couple days to a week. We had all kinds of power problems at my last job. They wouldn't listen to me, and called the industrial electrical company that designed and installed the wiring when they had the plant built. Two goobers arrived a few days later. They walked around, removing covers from breaker boxes and scratching their asses. A couple hours later they put all the covers back and admitted that they had no clue. Next, they called Florida power who set up a three phase logger. Two days later they informed the owners that all the neutrals were undersized, and that harmonics were causing the problems. This was a well known problem when the plant was built, but the 'Good Ole boys' who owned the company ignored it and followed the long obsolete method of using neutrals that were 2 gauges smaller that the lines, instead of the current two gauges larger to handle the harmonics. Then they had the * 'Monkey Itch' boys back to pull new neutrals all over the 120,000 square foot office and manufacturing complex. They never did admit that they could have saved a couple weeks of problems, or money to repair failed test equipment if they had listened to me. * http://www.antimonkeybutt.com/ -- You can't fix stupid. You can't even put a Band-Aid™ on it, because it's Teflon coated. |
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"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message
m... Deke wrote: Universal Cable rule # 1- They don't care about audio, or visual quality, and will always be geared to please the lowest common denominator. File a complaint with the FCC at Universal Cable rule # 2- Even if they DO have a high quality signal available to them, they will compress/mangle it (1080i to 720i, 5.1 to distorted L-R mono) to save bandwidth. File a complaint with the FCC at Universal Cable rule #3- Cable companies don't care if you have a $10,000 home entertainment center. Can you see a picture? Good!, and can you hear it? Good!, will always be good enough for them. File a complaint with the FCC at Universal Cable rule #4- Charge maximum amount of money for the poorest choice of channels, with the worst possible signal quality. Increase rates at will. Rate increases must be approved by the franchising authority. They can not increase rates 'At will'. -- This solved all my problems, AND gave me a far superior DVR... www.dishnetwork.com Local Mediacom cable service is HORRIBLE. |
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Deke wrote: "Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message m... Deke wrote: Universal Cable rule # 1- They don't care about audio, or visual quality, and will always be geared to please the lowest common denominator. File a complaint with the FCC at Universal Cable rule # 2- Even if they DO have a high quality signal available to them, they will compress/mangle it (1080i to 720i, 5.1 to distorted L-R mono) to save bandwidth. File a complaint with the FCC at Universal Cable rule #3- Cable companies don't care if you have a $10,000 home entertainment center. Can you see a picture? Good!, and can you hear it? Good!, will always be good enough for them. File a complaint with the FCC at Universal Cable rule #4- Charge maximum amount of money for the poorest choice of channels, with the worst possible signal quality. Increase rates at will. Rate increases must be approved by the franchising authority. They can not increase rates 'At will'. This solved all my problems, AND gave me a far superior DVR... www.dishnetwork.com Tell me how well it works in heavy rain or fog. I have had outages of over three full days becasue of bad weather, but the local cable system worked after several hurricanes even though there was no electricity in the area for over a month. Who needs a DVR? There is life outside of watching TV. I spent over a year with no TV or internet last decade, and all I missed was the wether maps on the local TV news. Local Mediacom cable service is HORRIBLE. -- You can't fix stupid. You can't even put a Band-Aid™ on it, because it's Teflon coated. |
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"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message
m... Deke wrote: "Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message m... Deke wrote: Universal Cable rule # 1- They don't care about audio, or visual quality, and will always be geared to please the lowest common denominator. File a complaint with the FCC at Universal Cable rule # 2- Even if they DO have a high quality signal available to them, they will compress/mangle it (1080i to 720i, 5.1 to distorted L-R mono) to save bandwidth. File a complaint with the FCC at Universal Cable rule #3- Cable companies don't care if you have a $10,000 home entertainment center. Can you see a picture? Good!, and can you hear it? Good!, will always be good enough for them. File a complaint with the FCC at Universal Cable rule #4- Charge maximum amount of money for the poorest choice of channels, with the worst possible signal quality. Increase rates at will. Rate increases must be approved by the franchising authority. They can not increase rates 'At will'. This solved all my problems, AND gave me a far superior DVR... www.dishnetwork.com Tell me how well it works in heavy rain or fog. I have had outages of over three full days becasue of bad weather, but the local cable system worked after several hurricanes even though there was no electricity in the area for over a month. Since my system was installed correctly, it works fine in heavy fog or rain. I do lose signal when a squall line comes thru, but only for a couple minutes. After a 13 day power outage due to an ice storm, the system came right back up when power was restored. Who needs a DVR? There is life outside of watching TV. I spent over a year with no TV or internet last decade, and all I missed was the wether maps on the local TV news. So? Your choice to live off the grid was your choice. I choose to watch the TV shows I enjoy, minus the commercials, in HD. Local Mediacom cable service is HORRIBLE. -- You can't fix stupid. You can't even put a Band-AidT on it, because it's Teflon coated. Indeed. |
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"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message
m... Deke wrote: Universal Cable rule # 1- They don't care about audio, or visual quality, and will always be geared to please the lowest common denominator. File a complaint with the FCC at Universal Cable rule # 2- Even if they DO have a high quality signal available to them, they will compress/mangle it (1080i to 720i, 5.1 to distorted L-R mono) to save bandwidth. File a complaint with the FCC at Universal Cable rule #3- Cable companies don't care if you have a $10,000 home entertainment center. Can you see a picture? Good!, and can you hear it? Good!, will always be good enough for them. File a complaint with the FCC at Universal Cable rule #4- Charge maximum amount of money for the poorest choice of channels, with the worst possible signal quality. Increase rates at will. Rate increases must be approved by the franchising authority. They can not increase rates 'At will'. But they CAN, and do increase rates for equipment fees, rental fees, service fees, and anything else that doesn't involve programming. |
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Deke wrote: "Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message m... Deke wrote: "Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message m... Deke wrote: Universal Cable rule # 1- They don't care about audio, or visual quality, and will always be geared to please the lowest common denominator. File a complaint with the FCC at Universal Cable rule # 2- Even if they DO have a high quality signal available to them, they will compress/mangle it (1080i to 720i, 5.1 to distorted L-R mono) to save bandwidth. File a complaint with the FCC at Universal Cable rule #3- Cable companies don't care if you have a $10,000 home entertainment center. Can you see a picture? Good!, and can you hear it? Good!, will always be good enough for them. File a complaint with the FCC at Universal Cable rule #4- Charge maximum amount of money for the poorest choice of channels, with the worst possible signal quality. Increase rates at will. Rate increases must be approved by the franchising authority. They can not increase rates 'At will'. This solved all my problems, AND gave me a far superior DVR... www.dishnetwork.com Tell me how well it works in heavy rain or fog. I have had outages of over three full days becasue of bad weather, but the local cable system worked after several hurricanes even though there was no electricity in the area for over a month. Since my system was installed correctly, it works fine in heavy fog or rain. I do lose signal when a squall line comes thru, but only for a couple minutes. Big deal. It isn't a problem in your area, but it is in others. After a 13 day power outage due to an ice storm, the system came right back up when power was restored. Installed properly? Sigh. I installed the dish and wiring. The drone from dish turned on the account. I installed, upgraded and aimed 5 meter dishes at CATV headends and TV stations. I worked for Microdyne who built the commercial grade equipment. A 'Dish' or Direct TV' antenna is designed to be installed by anyone with a pair of pliers. Who needs a DVR? There is life outside of watching TV. I spent over a year with no TV or internet last decade, and all I missed was the wether maps on the local TV news. So? Your choice to live off the grid was your choice. What are you smoking? I am not living 'Off grid' I choose to watch the TV shows I enjoy, minus the commercials, in HD. Learn to ignore them. I did, when i started working as a TV broadcast engineer in 1973. There is no programming worth it to me to record to a DVR. If there was, I would build one out of a spare computer. It doesn't take much of a computer these days: From http://www.mythbuntu.org/ Minimum System Requirements: 1.0 GHz x86 or x86_64 Processor 192 MB of system memory (RAM) 2 GB of disk space (Frontend Role) 20 GB of disk space (Backend Role) Graphics card capable of 1024x768 resolution Supported TV Tuner Card (Backend Role) Recommended System Requirements: 2.0 Ghz x86 or x86_64 Processor 2GB MB of system memory (RAM) 10 GB disk space (Frontend Role) 160 GB+ disk space (Backend Role) nVidia 8xxx+ 256MB+ Graphics Card Supported TV Tuner Card (Backend Role) I have all of this laying around as spare parts. Local Mediacom cable service is HORRIBLE. Not my problem. I used to work in Cable TV in Cincinnati, Ohio at the top rated system in the region. I maintained the headend for that system, and 35 other systems across the country. -- You can't fix stupid. You can't even put a Band-Aid™ on it, because it's Teflon coated. |
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Deke wrote: "Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message m... Deke wrote: Universal Cable rule # 1- They don't care about audio, or visual quality, and will always be geared to please the lowest common denominator. File a complaint with the FCC at Universal Cable rule # 2- Even if they DO have a high quality signal available to them, they will compress/mangle it (1080i to 720i, 5.1 to distorted L-R mono) to save bandwidth. File a complaint with the FCC at Universal Cable rule #3- Cable companies don't care if you have a $10,000 home entertainment center. Can you see a picture? Good!, and can you hear it? Good!, will always be good enough for them. File a complaint with the FCC at Universal Cable rule #4- Charge maximum amount of money for the poorest choice of channels, with the worst possible signal quality. Increase rates at will. Rate increases must be approved by the franchising authority. They can not increase rates 'At will'. But they CAN, and do increase rates for equipment fees, rental fees, service fees, and anything else that doesn't involve programming. Sigh. You need to learn what a 'CATV Franchise' means. I was in that business. The only time a equipment fee wasn't regulated was when a new piece of hardware was introduced. Any badly damaged or missing equipment could be billed at full replacement costs, plus all other incurred expenses. My dad had Dish a couple years ago. The day his first year contract was up he received a letter from Dish telling him they were going to sue him if they didn't get their equipment back within 10 days. No mention of renewing the contract, just threats. I boxed it up and dropped it off at the Post Office for him, while he was calling Direct TV for service. He's been with them for more than five years now. -- You can't fix stupid. You can't even put a Band-Aid™ on it, because it's Teflon coated. |
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Is MTS audio a victim of the latest cable company upgrading?
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m... Deke wrote: "Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message m... Deke wrote: "Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message m... Deke wrote: Universal Cable rule # 1- They don't care about audio, or visual quality, and will always be geared to please the lowest common denominator. File a complaint with the FCC at Universal Cable rule # 2- Even if they DO have a high quality signal available to them, they will compress/mangle it (1080i to 720i, 5.1 to distorted L-R mono) to save bandwidth. File a complaint with the FCC at Universal Cable rule #3- Cable companies don't care if you have a $10,000 home entertainment center. Can you see a picture? Good!, and can you hear it? Good!, will always be good enough for them. File a complaint with the FCC at Universal Cable rule #4- Charge maximum amount of money for the poorest choice of channels, with the worst possible signal quality. Increase rates at will. Rate increases must be approved by the franchising authority. They can not increase rates 'At will'. This solved all my problems, AND gave me a far superior DVR... www.dishnetwork.com Tell me how well it works in heavy rain or fog. I have had outages of over three full days becasue of bad weather, but the local cable system worked after several hurricanes even though there was no electricity in the area for over a month. Since my system was installed correctly, it works fine in heavy fog or rain. I do lose signal when a squall line comes thru, but only for a couple minutes. Big deal. It isn't a problem in your area, but it is in others. So? Big deal indeed. Mine works fine, thanks. After a 13 day power outage due to an ice storm, the system came right back up when power was restored. Installed properly? Sigh. I installed the dish and wiring. The drone from dish turned on the account. I installed, upgraded and aimed 5 meter dishes at CATV headends and TV stations. I worked for Microdyne who built the commercial grade equipment. A 'Dish' or Direct TV' antenna is designed to be installed by anyone with a pair of pliers. And this is relevant in what way to my complete satisfaction with Dish, and the fact that local Mediacom service stinks? BTW, have you installed a three lnb satellite dish lately? And if a pair of pliers is all you used to install the dish, no wonder there were problems. Who needs a DVR? There is life outside of watching TV. I spent over a year with no TV or internet last decade, and all I missed was the wether maps on the local TV news. So? Your choice to live off the grid was your choice. What are you smoking? I am not living 'Off grid' So you DID have electricity? Fascinating. I choose to watch the TV shows I enjoy, minus the commercials, in HD. Learn to ignore them. I did, when i started working as a TV broadcast engineer in 1973. There is no programming worth it to me to record to a DVR. If there was, I would build one out of a spare computer. It doesn't take much of a computer these days: Once again, fascinating. I choose to not spend the time "ignoring" them. Saves 20 minutes out of every hour. But of course, being a broadcast engineer from the 70's, you should already know that. From http://www.mythbuntu.org/ Minimum System Requirements: 1.0 GHz x86 or x86_64 Processor 192 MB of system memory (RAM) 2 GB of disk space (Frontend Role) 20 GB of disk space (Backend Role) Graphics card capable of 1024x768 resolution Supported TV Tuner Card (Backend Role) Recommended System Requirements: 2.0 Ghz x86 or x86_64 Processor 2GB MB of system memory (RAM) 10 GB disk space (Frontend Role) 160 GB+ disk space (Backend Role) nVidia 8xxx+ 256MB+ Graphics Card Supported TV Tuner Card (Backend Role) I have all of this laying around as spare parts. Reminds me of a TV show called "Hoarders". You should check it out. I have it recorded on my DVR. Local Mediacom cable service is HORRIBLE. Not my problem. I used to work in Cable TV in Cincinnati, Ohio at the top rated system in the region. I maintained the headend for that system, and 35 other systems across the country. So? I used to work for the military. -- You can't fix stupid. You can't even put a Band-AidT on it, because it's Teflon coated. Indeed, |
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"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message
m... Deke wrote: "Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message m... Deke wrote: Universal Cable rule # 1- They don't care about audio, or visual quality, and will always be geared to please the lowest common denominator. File a complaint with the FCC at Universal Cable rule # 2- Even if they DO have a high quality signal available to them, they will compress/mangle it (1080i to 720i, 5.1 to distorted L-R mono) to save bandwidth. File a complaint with the FCC at Universal Cable rule #3- Cable companies don't care if you have a $10,000 home entertainment center. Can you see a picture? Good!, and can you hear it? Good!, will always be good enough for them. File a complaint with the FCC at Universal Cable rule #4- Charge maximum amount of money for the poorest choice of channels, with the worst possible signal quality. Increase rates at will. Rate increases must be approved by the franchising authority. They can not increase rates 'At will'. But they CAN, and do increase rates for equipment fees, rental fees, service fees, and anything else that doesn't involve programming. Sigh. You need to learn what a 'CATV Franchise' means. I was in that business. The only time a equipment fee wasn't regulated was when a new piece of hardware was introduced. Any badly damaged or missing equipment could be billed at full replacement costs, plus all other incurred expenses. My dad had Dish a couple years ago. The day his first year contract was up he received a letter from Dish telling him they were going to sue him if they didn't get their equipment back within 10 days. No mention of renewing the contract, just threats. I boxed it up and dropped it off at the Post Office for him, while he was calling Direct TV for service. He's been with them for more than five years now. And this is relevant to me in what way? Are you saying that your Dad's cable service is inadequate, so he went with satellite TV? THAT I can relate to. |
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Deke wrote: "Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message m... Deke wrote: "Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message m... Deke wrote: "Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message m... Deke wrote: Universal Cable rule # 1- They don't care about audio, or visual quality, and will always be geared to please the lowest common denominator. File a complaint with the FCC at Universal Cable rule # 2- Even if they DO have a high quality signal available to them, they will compress/mangle it (1080i to 720i, 5.1 to distorted L-R mono) to save bandwidth. File a complaint with the FCC at Universal Cable rule #3- Cable companies don't care if you have a $10,000 home entertainment center. Can you see a picture? Good!, and can you hear it? Good!, will always be good enough for them. File a complaint with the FCC at Universal Cable rule #4- Charge maximum amount of money for the poorest choice of channels, with the worst possible signal quality. Increase rates at will. Rate increases must be approved by the franchising authority. They can not increase rates 'At will'. This solved all my problems, AND gave me a far superior DVR... www.dishnetwork.com Tell me how well it works in heavy rain or fog. I have had outages of over three full days becasue of bad weather, but the local cable system worked after several hurricanes even though there was no electricity in the area for over a month. Since my system was installed correctly, it works fine in heavy fog or rain. I do lose signal when a squall line comes thru, but only for a couple minutes. Big deal. It isn't a problem in your area, but it is in others. So? Big deal indeed. Mine works fine, thanks. After a 13 day power outage due to an ice storm, the system came right back up when power was restored. Installed properly? Sigh. I installed the dish and wiring. The drone from dish turned on the account. I installed, upgraded and aimed 5 meter dishes at CATV headends and TV stations. I worked for Microdyne who built the commercial grade equipment. A 'Dish' or Direct TV' antenna is designed to be installed by anyone with a pair of pliers. And this is relevant in what way to my complete satisfaction with Dish, and the fact that local Mediacom service stinks? Only that you have your head where the sun doesn't shine. Dish is far from perfect, and you have a hard-on for cable TV. BTW, have you installed a three lnb satellite dish lately? Have you ever converted a five meter dish from Cassegrain to prime focus and installed four LNAs. The original feed horn had to be removed and lowered down the side of a hill by rope. It weighed over 125 pounds. Then cut three slots in the dish while hanging from a sling? That conversion took five full eight hour days with three workers. Your three LNB feed is child's play. And if a pair of pliers is all you used to install the dish, no wonder there were problems. Sigh. I have all the tools needed, and a small machine shop behind the guest cottage on my property. I said that it could be installed with a pair of pliers and a lot of installs I've seen looked like that was what they used. Do you have a Sat meter to read the signal level at the dish? I have two, and a Sadelco TV FSM. Do you know how they work? How about an inclinometer? http://www.satellitetvshop.co.uk/ Who needs a DVR? There is life outside of watching TV. I spent over a year with no TV or internet last decade, and all I missed was the wether maps on the local TV news. So? Your choice to live off the grid was your choice. What are you smoking? I am not living 'Off grid' So you DID have electricity? Fascinating. I choose to watch the TV shows I enjoy, minus the commercials, in HD. Learn to ignore them. I did, when i started working as a TV broadcast engineer in 1973. There is no programming worth it to me to record to a DVR. If there was, I would build one out of a spare computer. It doesn't take much of a computer these days: Once again, fascinating. I choose to not spend the time "ignoring" them. Saves 20 minutes out of every hour. But of course, being a broadcast engineer from the 70's, you should already know that. From http://www.mythbuntu.org/ Minimum System Requirements: 1.0 GHz x86 or x86_64 Processor 192 MB of system memory (RAM) 2 GB of disk space (Frontend Role) 20 GB of disk space (Backend Role) Graphics card capable of 1024x768 resolution Supported TV Tuner Card (Backend Role) Recommended System Requirements: 2.0 Ghz x86 or x86_64 Processor 2GB MB of system memory (RAM) 10 GB disk space (Frontend Role) 160 GB+ disk space (Backend Role) nVidia 8xxx+ 256MB+ Graphics Card Supported TV Tuner Card (Backend Role) I have all of this laying around as spare parts. Reminds me of a TV show called "Hoarders". You should check it out. I have it recorded on my DVR. Hoarder? You're the one collecting useless TV shows. Those parts take up a little over a cubic foot of space. My workshop is 1200 square feet with a nine foot ceiling so that is less than 1/10 of a percent of the space. The spare parts are used to repair computers for the other Disabled Veterans in my area. I also help low income and other disabled people get a computer or to keep their working. I don't charge them for labor, and tell them where to buy any parts they need. I would rather build or repair something than park my ass in front of a TV and stuff my face like so many drooling idiots. I prefer to read, than watch TV. Local Mediacom cable service is HORRIBLE. Not my problem. I used to work in Cable TV in Cincinnati, Ohio at the top rated system in the region. I maintained the headend for that system, and 35 other systems across the country. So? I used to work for the military. So? I was a US Army broadcast engineer for AFRTS. I tested out of the three year school while in Basic training at Ft Knox. -- You can't fix stupid. 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Deke wrote: "Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message m... Deke wrote: "Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message m... Deke wrote: Universal Cable rule # 1- They don't care about audio, or visual quality, and will always be geared to please the lowest common denominator. File a complaint with the FCC at Universal Cable rule # 2- Even if they DO have a high quality signal available to them, they will compress/mangle it (1080i to 720i, 5.1 to distorted L-R mono) to save bandwidth. File a complaint with the FCC at Universal Cable rule #3- Cable companies don't care if you have a $10,000 home entertainment center. Can you see a picture? Good!, and can you hear it? Good!, will always be good enough for them. File a complaint with the FCC at Universal Cable rule #4- Charge maximum amount of money for the poorest choice of channels, with the worst possible signal quality. Increase rates at will. Rate increases must be approved by the franchising authority. They can not increase rates 'At will'. But they CAN, and do increase rates for equipment fees, rental fees, service fees, and anything else that doesn't involve programming. Sigh. You need to learn what a 'CATV Franchise' means. I was in that business. The only time a equipment fee wasn't regulated was when a new piece of hardware was introduced. Any badly damaged or missing equipment could be billed at full replacement costs, plus all other incurred expenses. My dad had Dish a couple years ago. The day his first year contract was up he received a letter from Dish telling him they were going to sue him if they didn't get their equipment back within 10 days. No mention of renewing the contract, just threats. I boxed it up and dropped it off at the Post Office for him, while he was calling Direct TV for service. He's been with them for more than five years now. And this is relevant to me in what way? Are you saying that your Dad's cable service is inadequate, so he went with satellite TV? THAT I can relate to. He wanted a channel he couldn't get on cable. That's reality, and I'm sure you can't relate to that. -- You can't fix stupid. You can't even put a Band-Aid™ on it, because it's Teflon coated. |
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"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message
... Deke wrote: "Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message m... Deke wrote: "Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message m... Deke wrote: "Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message m... Deke wrote: Universal Cable rule # 1- They don't care about audio, or visual quality, and will always be geared to please the lowest common denominator. File a complaint with the FCC at Universal Cable rule # 2- Even if they DO have a high quality signal available to them, they will compress/mangle it (1080i to 720i, 5.1 to distorted L-R mono) to save bandwidth. File a complaint with the FCC at Universal Cable rule #3- Cable companies don't care if you have a $10,000 home entertainment center. Can you see a picture? Good!, and can you hear it? Good!, will always be good enough for them. File a complaint with the FCC at Universal Cable rule #4- Charge maximum amount of money for the poorest choice of channels, with the worst possible signal quality. Increase rates at will. Rate increases must be approved by the franchising authority. They can not increase rates 'At will'. This solved all my problems, AND gave me a far superior DVR... www.dishnetwork.com Tell me how well it works in heavy rain or fog. I have had outages of over three full days becasue of bad weather, but the local cable system worked after several hurricanes even though there was no electricity in the area for over a month. Since my system was installed correctly, it works fine in heavy fog or rain. I do lose signal when a squall line comes thru, but only for a couple minutes. Big deal. It isn't a problem in your area, but it is in others. So? Big deal indeed. Mine works fine, thanks. After a 13 day power outage due to an ice storm, the system came right back up when power was restored. Installed properly? Sigh. I installed the dish and wiring. The drone from dish turned on the account. I installed, upgraded and aimed 5 meter dishes at CATV headends and TV stations. I worked for Microdyne who built the commercial grade equipment. A 'Dish' or Direct TV' antenna is designed to be installed by anyone with a pair of pliers. And this is relevant in what way to my complete satisfaction with Dish, and the fact that local Mediacom service stinks? Only that you have your head where the sun doesn't shine. Dish is far from perfect, and you have a hard-on for cable TV. BTW, have you installed a three lnb satellite dish lately? Have you ever converted a five meter dish from Cassegrain to prime focus and installed four LNAs. The original feed horn had to be removed and lowered down the side of a hill by rope. It weighed over 125 pounds. Then cut three slots in the dish while hanging from a sling? That conversion took five full eight hour days with three workers. Your three LNB feed is child's play. And yet you say you had a three day outage. Interesting. And if a pair of pliers is all you used to install the dish, no wonder there were problems. Sigh. I have all the tools needed, and a small machine shop behind the guest cottage on my property. I said that it could be installed with a pair of pliers and a lot of installs I've seen looked like that was what they used. Do you have a Sat meter to read the signal level at the dish? I have two, and a Sadelco TV FSM. Do you know how they work? How about an inclinometer? http://www.satellitetvshop.co.uk/ All my satellite equipment is already installed and working quite well. I do have a Sat meter, but haven't used it in some time. No need. Who needs a DVR? There is life outside of watching TV. I spent over a year with no TV or internet last decade, and all I missed was the wether maps on the local TV news. So? Your choice to live off the grid was your choice. What are you smoking? I am not living 'Off grid' So you DID have electricity? Fascinating. I choose to watch the TV shows I enjoy, minus the commercials, in HD. Learn to ignore them. I did, when i started working as a TV broadcast engineer in 1973. There is no programming worth it to me to record to a DVR. If there was, I would build one out of a spare computer. It doesn't take much of a computer these days: Once again, fascinating. I choose to not spend the time "ignoring" them. Saves 20 minutes out of every hour. But of course, being a broadcast engineer from the 70's, you should already know that. From http://www.mythbuntu.org/ Minimum System Requirements: 1.0 GHz x86 or x86_64 Processor 192 MB of system memory (RAM) 2 GB of disk space (Frontend Role) 20 GB of disk space (Backend Role) Graphics card capable of 1024x768 resolution Supported TV Tuner Card (Backend Role) Recommended System Requirements: 2.0 Ghz x86 or x86_64 Processor 2GB MB of system memory (RAM) 10 GB disk space (Frontend Role) 160 GB+ disk space (Backend Role) nVidia 8xxx+ 256MB+ Graphics Card Supported TV Tuner Card (Backend Role) I have all of this laying around as spare parts. Reminds me of a TV show called "Hoarders". You should check it out. I have it recorded on my DVR. Hoarder? You're the one collecting useless TV shows. Those parts take up a little over a cubic foot of space. My workshop is 1200 square feet with a nine foot ceiling so that is less than 1/10 of a percent of the space. Who said anything about "collecting TV shows"? I just don't watch muich live. Its recorded, then viewed, skipping the commercials, then deleted. The spare parts are used to repair computers for the other Disabled Veterans in my area. I also help low income and other disabled people get a computer or to keep their working. I don't charge them for labor, and tell them where to buy any parts they need. I would rather build or repair something than park my ass in front of a TV and stuff my face like so many drooling idiots. I prefer to read, than watch TV. Good for you. Since you have already mentioned your guest house, your large collection of tools, your 1200 sq ft work shop, your help for veterans and the disabled, I'm guessing I'm supposed to be awed and impressed. I applaud your altruism, but I downsized years ago (1997 actually) when I retired. Now I only volunteer for the Red Cross. Local Mediacom cable service is HORRIBLE. Not my problem. I used to work in Cable TV in Cincinnati, Ohio at the top rated system in the region. I maintained the headend for that system, and 35 other systems across the country. So? I used to work for the military. So? I was a US Army broadcast engineer for AFRTS. I tested out of the three year school while in Basic training at Ft Knox. Bully for you, but how is that relevant to the fact that local Mediacom service sucks? Interesting that Mediacom is now offering their phone and internet service bundle WITHOUT the cable service, to satellite customers. Any port in a storm, eh? -- You can't fix stupid. 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"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message
... Deke wrote: "Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message m... Deke wrote: "Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message m... Deke wrote: Universal Cable rule # 1- They don't care about audio, or visual quality, and will always be geared to please the lowest common denominator. File a complaint with the FCC at Universal Cable rule # 2- Even if they DO have a high quality signal available to them, they will compress/mangle it (1080i to 720i, 5.1 to distorted L-R mono) to save bandwidth. File a complaint with the FCC at Universal Cable rule #3- Cable companies don't care if you have a $10,000 home entertainment center. Can you see a picture? Good!, and can you hear it? Good!, will always be good enough for them. File a complaint with the FCC at Universal Cable rule #4- Charge maximum amount of money for the poorest choice of channels, with the worst possible signal quality. Increase rates at will. Rate increases must be approved by the franchising authority. They can not increase rates 'At will'. But they CAN, and do increase rates for equipment fees, rental fees, service fees, and anything else that doesn't involve programming. Sigh. You need to learn what a 'CATV Franchise' means. I was in that business. The only time a equipment fee wasn't regulated was when a new piece of hardware was introduced. Any badly damaged or missing equipment could be billed at full replacement costs, plus all other incurred expenses. My dad had Dish a couple years ago. The day his first year contract was up he received a letter from Dish telling him they were going to sue him if they didn't get their equipment back within 10 days. No mention of renewing the contract, just threats. I boxed it up and dropped it off at the Post Office for him, while he was calling Direct TV for service. He's been with them for more than five years now. And this is relevant to me in what way? Are you saying that your Dad's cable service is inadequate, so he went with satellite TV? THAT I can relate to. He wanted a channel he couldn't get on cable. That's reality, and I'm sure you can't relate to that. Oh but I can. I have more than a few channels on satellite, in HD, that local Mediacom doesn't even offer in SD. The Discovery channels, for example. History International is another. -- You can't fix stupid. You can't even put a Band-AidT on it, because it's Teflon coated. Indeed. Its also not very observant. |
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Deke wrote: "Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message ... Deke wrote: And this is relevant in what way to my complete satisfaction with Dish, and the fact that local Mediacom service stinks? Only that you have your head where the sun doesn't shine. Dish is far from perfect, and you have a hard-on for cable TV. BTW, have you installed a three lnb satellite dish lately? Have you ever converted a five meter dish from Cassegrain to prime focus and installed four LNAs. The original feed horn had to be removed and lowered down the side of a hill by rope. It weighed over 125 pounds. Then cut three slots in the dish while hanging from a sling? That conversion took five full eight hour days with three workers. Your three LNB feed is child's play. And yet you say you had a three day outage. Interesting. Not interesting, unless you consider low visiblity from very heavy fog interesting. Who said anything about "collecting TV shows"? I just don't watch muich live. Its recorded, then viewed, skipping the commercials, then deleted. Show that I am a horder then. The spare parts are used to repair computers for the other Disabled Veterans in my area. I also help low income and other disabled people get a computer or to keep their working. I don't charge them for labor, and tell them where to buy any parts they need. I would rather build or repair something than park my ass in front of a TV and stuff my face like so many drooling idiots. I prefer to read, than watch TV. Good for you. Since you have already mentioned your guest house, your large collection of tools, your 1200 sq ft work shop, your help for veterans and the disabled, I'm guessing I'm supposed to be awed and impressed. I don't care if you even noticed. I have what I need to do what I want to and am still physically able to. I bought the place becasue of the large shop building when I was still working full time, with the intent to restore old radios and test equipment when I retired. My retired dad lived here for a few years, as well and I needed some of that space for his woodworking tools. I applaud your altruism, but I downsized years ago (1997 actually) when I retired. Now I only volunteer for the Red Cross. Good for you. The Red Cross was supposed to be helping people around here after a couple hurricanes, but they rarely lived up to their promises. Like FEMA, they would announce that they would serve hot meals or do something else at a set time. If you went, their trucks either weren't there or were locked up and no one was around. The VA declared that I could no longer work. I still have my hobbies, and i really don;t care if anyone is impressed. I don't do it for that reason. I have always gone out of my way to help others, it's how I was raised. So? I used to work for the military. So? I was a US Army broadcast engineer for AFRTS. I tested out of the three year school while in Basic training at Ft Knox. Bully for you, but how is that relevant to the fact that local Mediacom service sucks? How is your fixation on Mediacom relevant to anything? Interesting that Mediacom is now offering their phone and internet service bundle WITHOUT the cable service, to satellite customers. And? Phone companies have offered internet & TV for years. You can get 'naked DSL' from the phone company as well. Any port in a storm, eh? What storm? -- You can't fix stupid. You can't even put a Band-Aid™ on it, because it's Teflon coated. |
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Deke wrote: Michael A. Terrell wrote: He wanted a channel he couldn't get on cable. That's reality, and I'm sure you can't relate to that. Oh but I can. I have more than a few channels on satellite, in HD, that local Mediacom doesn't even offer in SD. The Discovery channels, for example. History International is another. Big deal. They run some of the most boring crap I've ever seen. You've become very repetitive and boring, as well. -- You can't fix stupid. You can't even put a Band-Aid™ on it, because it's Teflon coated. |
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... Deke wrote: Michael A. Terrell wrote: He wanted a channel he couldn't get on cable. That's reality, and I'm sure you can't relate to that. Oh but I can. I have more than a few channels on satellite, in HD, that local Mediacom doesn't even offer in SD. The Discovery channels, for example. History International is another. Big deal. They run some of the most boring crap I've ever seen. You've become very repetitive and boring, as well. If you think the Discovery channels are boring, well, so sorry. -- You can't fix stupid. You can't even put a Band-AidT on it, because it's Teflon coated. Indeed! |
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"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message
... Deke wrote: "Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message ... Deke wrote: And this is relevant in what way to my complete satisfaction with Dish, and the fact that local Mediacom service stinks? Only that you have your head where the sun doesn't shine. Dish is far from perfect, and you have a hard-on for cable TV. BTW, have you installed a three lnb satellite dish lately? Have you ever converted a five meter dish from Cassegrain to prime focus and installed four LNAs. The original feed horn had to be removed and lowered down the side of a hill by rope. It weighed over 125 pounds. Then cut three slots in the dish while hanging from a sling? That conversion took five full eight hour days with three workers. Your three LNB feed is child's play. And yet you say you had a three day outage. Interesting. Not interesting, unless you consider low visiblity from very heavy fog interesting. Interesting because I've never lost signal in thick fog...for three days. Who said anything about "collecting TV shows"? I just don't watch muich live. Its recorded, then viewed, skipping the commercials, then deleted. Show that I am a horder then. No need, you already have. Thats not necessarily a bad thing, my dad was a "collector" also. The spare parts are used to repair computers for the other Disabled Veterans in my area. I also help low income and other disabled people get a computer or to keep their working. I don't charge them for labor, and tell them where to buy any parts they need. I would rather build or repair something than park my ass in front of a TV and stuff my face like so many drooling idiots. I prefer to read, than watch TV. Good for you. Since you have already mentioned your guest house, your large collection of tools, your 1200 sq ft work shop, your help for veterans and the disabled, I'm guessing I'm supposed to be awed and impressed. I don't care if you even noticed. I have what I need to do what I want to and am still physically able to. I bought the place becasue of the large shop building when I was still working full time, with the intent to restore old radios and test equipment when I retired. My retired dad lived here for a few years, as well and I needed some of that space for his woodworking tools. I applaud your altruism, but I downsized years ago (1997 actually) when I retired. Now I only volunteer for the Red Cross. Good for you. The Red Cross was supposed to be helping people around here after a couple hurricanes, but they rarely lived up to their promises. Like FEMA, they would announce that they would serve hot meals or do something else at a set time. If you went, their trucks either weren't there or were locked up and no one was around. The VA declared that I could no longer work. I still have my hobbies, and i really don;t care if anyone is impressed. I don't do it for that reason. I have always gone out of my way to help others, it's how I was raised. Then why mention your guest house, your tools, and your 1200 sq ft shop? So? I used to work for the military. So? I was a US Army broadcast engineer for AFRTS. I tested out of the three year school while in Basic training at Ft Knox. Bully for you, but how is that relevant to the fact that local Mediacom service sucks? How is your fixation on Mediacom relevant to anything? I'm not fixated on Mediacom nearly as much as you are fixated on defending it. Interesting that Mediacom is now offering their phone and internet service bundle WITHOUT the cable service, to satellite customers. And? Phone companies have offered internet & TV for years. You can get 'naked DSL' from the phone company as well. And more and more people are dropping Mediacom, in my area. They are also going back to the Bell companies for phone service. Costs more, but it works when the power goes out. Any port in a storm, eh? What storm? The one that gives you signal disrupting heavy fog for three straight days? -- You can't fix stupid. You can't even put a Band-AidT on it, because it's Teflon coated. Indeed. Nor can it spell.... |
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Deke wrote: Michael A. Terrell wrote: What storm? The one that gives you signal disrupting heavy fog for three straight days? You've never lived in Florida, or you would know that you don't need a storm to have heavy fog. -- You can't fix stupid. You can't even put a Band-Aid™ on it, because it's Teflon coated. |
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Deke wrote: If you think the Discovery channels are boring, well, so sorry. I'm sorry that you don't. Goodbye. I have work to do. -- You can't fix stupid. You can't even put a Band-Aid™ on it, because it's Teflon coated. |
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"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message
m... Deke wrote: If you think the Discovery channels are boring, well, so sorry. I'm sorry that you don't. Goodbye. I have work to do. -- You can't fix stupid. You can't even put a Band-AidT on it, because it's Teflon coated. I thought you couldn't work..oh well. And by the way, there's no T in band-aid. Enjoy your cable service. |
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"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message
m... Deke wrote: Michael A. Terrell wrote: What storm? The one that gives you signal disrupting heavy fog for three straight days? You've never lived in Florida, or you would know that you don't need a storm to have heavy fog. -- You can't fix stupid. You can't even put a Band-AidT on it, because it's Teflon coated. OK. But three days of fog heavy enough to disrupt satellite service? Can't find anything on Google to support that. Must have been a bad installation. BTW, there's no T in band-aid. |
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Deke wrote: "Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message m... Deke wrote: If you think the Discovery channels are boring, well, so sorry. I'm sorry that you don't. Goodbye. I have work to do. I thought you couldn't work..oh well. I repair computers and give them away to other Disabled Veterans. I do repairs around my home, and do all the other work needed to continue to live by myself, rather than go to some extended care facility. And by the way, there's no T in band-aid. That's not a T, it's the trademark image. Enjoy your cable service. Enjoy your small minded bigotry. And that great internet service you don't get with Dish. -- It's easy to think outside the box, when you have a cutting torch. |
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Deke wrote: "Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message m... Deke wrote: Michael A. Terrell wrote: What storm? The one that gives you signal disrupting heavy fog for three straight days? You've never lived in Florida, or you would know that you don't need a storm to have heavy fog. -- You can't fix stupid. You can't even put a Band-AidT on it, because it's Teflon coated. OK. But three days of fog heavy enough to disrupt satellite service? Can't find anything on Google to support that. Must have been a bad installation. Prove it, and why would that instance be on Google? Can you find anything about the heavy smoke & fog that blanketed this area for months after one hurricane? BTW, there's no T in band-aid. BTW, get a real news client instead of that crappy Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6002.18197, so you can see things other than the most basic ASCII characters. That piece of crap is only good for old ladies to exchange pickle recipies. -- It's easy to think outside the box, when you have a cutting torch. |
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"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message
... Deke wrote: "Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message m... Deke wrote: Michael A. Terrell wrote: What storm? The one that gives you signal disrupting heavy fog for three straight days? You've never lived in Florida, or you would know that you don't need a storm to have heavy fog. -- You can't fix stupid. You can't even put a Band-AidT on it, because it's Teflon coated. OK. But three days of fog heavy enough to disrupt satellite service? Can't find anything on Google to support that. Must have been a bad installation. Prove it, and why would that instance be on Google? Can you find anything about the heavy smoke & fog that blanketed this area for months after one hurricane? Me, prove it? I believe you were the one who said you had fog so thick it blocked satellite service for three days. Prove it, use what ever search engine you want, or are capable of using. BTW, there's no T in band-aid. BTW, get a real news client instead of that crappy Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6002.18197, so you can see things other than the most basic ASCII characters. That piece of crap is only good for old ladies to exchange pickle recipies. -- And yet it works well enough to respond to your posts. Imagine that. |
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Deke wrote: Me, prove it? I believe you were the one who said you had fog so thick it blocked satellite service for three days. Prove it, use what ever search engine you want, or are capable of using. Yawn. Go hump someone else's leg. -- It's easy to think outside the box, when you have a cutting torch. |
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"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message
m... Deke wrote: Me, prove it? I believe you were the one who said you had fog so thick it blocked satellite service for three days. Prove it, use what ever search engine you want, or are capable of using. Yawn. Go hump someone else's leg. Yes, please do. |
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