We live in the country about 9 miles from Bowling Green and are lucky to have high-speed internet (available only in the last couple of years). Great for internet, but I don't use it for much else. Consider me the weirdo in the Group, but I don't watch tv -- we never got around to upgrading to HD and don't miss it much, except maybe for "The Simpsons." (Our outmoded tvs are used only for watching rental movies on DVD, mostly from NetFlix.) Why would anyone pay $54 monthly for basic tv on cable, let alone $147 for 390 channels? How many channels can you watch, even if you store a lot of 'em? I don't have that much time left :).
Nolan Porterfield On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 6:47 AM, <[email protected] > wrote: > Send MacGroup mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of MacGroup digest..." > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Insight Internet and Phone down today (Neal Hammon) > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Neal Hammon <[email protected]> > To: Topics related to Apple and Macintosh computers < > [email protected]> > Date: Fri, 14 May 2010 07:46:51 -0400 > Subject: Re: [MacGroup] Insight Internet and Phone down today > And the folks who live out in the country like me, are still suffering with > very, very slow dial up service, maybe 5kb/second if we are lucky. > I talked to the people at AT&T last week about getting internet service > through their little plug in thing that received signals from the phone > towers, and they informed me that it is available at $60 per month, but that > for some reason it is not operating propertly in the Shelbyville area where > I live. > > Maybe I drop by and talk to them again at the end of the summer. In the > meantime, don't send me any pictures a 400dpi. > > You city folks are sure lucky. > > Neal Hammon > > > > > > On May 414, 1120102007, at 6:36 AM, John Robinson wrote: > > Finally got the mailing from AT&T concerning their offer for T.V. & "high" > speed internet. As I had mentioned before they have fiber within 3/4 mile > from our home and the linemen had been working on the poles for months. > > The TV package is $54.00 a month for just the basics but the flyer does say > you can record up to 4 shows at one time and watch them on any TV in the > house. It also says you can program the TV from your wireless phone or your > computer. Another bullet point says you can follow 4 channels at once and > know when to switch at the optimum time by using "Multiview". (screen in > screen?) > > Then there are several packages that include various combinations of TV, > internet, home phone and cell (I bet the iPhone won't be included in the > cell package). The lowest combination is $99.00 a month for 70 channels, > but you then pay another $10.00 a month for High Def. service. The download > speeds on this package are a stunning 3 mps. > > The middle package is $127.00 a month, giving you 300 channels, still > paying another $10.00 a month for high def., the download speeds are > "stunning" at 6 mps. > > The high end package is $147.00 a month, giving you 390 channels, no high > def charge and the download speeds are (hold your hat) 12 mps. > > Some good features with the TV but I sure was expecting more with the > internet speeds. > > John > > > > On May 14, 2010, at 6:19 AM, Ed Wiser wrote: > > I think they are starting to hit the HD TV wall in bandwidth. > On a side note the iPhone and insight email don’t play well with each > other. > From all reports. > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected]<[email protected]> > ] *On Behalf Of *John Robinson > *Sent:* Thursday, May 13, 2010 2:29 PM > *To:* Topics related to Apple and Macintosh computers > *Subject:* Re: [MacGroup] Insight Internet and Phone down today > > Same here in Southern Indiana, sporadic outages. This is why I have the > DSL backup, these companies tend to do this every so often. > > John > > > On May 13, 2010, at 1:33 PM, Ed Wiser wrote: > > > Insight has been working on their system a lot lately. Cable TV was down > for several hours last week. > > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected]<[email protected]> > ] *On Behalf Of *Jim Bennett > *Sent:* Thursday, May 13, 2010 10:58 AM > *To:* Topics related to Apple and Macintosh computers > *Subject:* Re: [MacGroup] Insight Internet and Phone down today > > Actually I sent that message on Tues, but its posting was delayed for two > days. > Jim > > On May 13, 2010, at 10:33 AM, Sandra Schreiber wrote: > > > > not off here near River Road and Blankenbaker > > > On May 11, 2010, at 12:51 PM, James Bennett wrote: > > My Insight Internet and Phone both crashed today about 11 am (we don't have > cable TV). A call to customer service turned up a recording: "We are aware > there is an outage in your area..." Service was just restored (12:40 pm). I > wonder how widespread the outage was... > Jim > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > > > Sandra Gray Schreiber, AAA > Schreiber Silver > Schreiber Appraisal Associates > 50 River Hill Road > Louisville, Ky 40207 > office: 502-893-3308 > home: 502-893-2303 > email: [email protected] > www.schreibersilver.com > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > >
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