Nolan, I am right there with you. We have aTV set from 1986, even then
a floor model without a proper manual. We always think it will go
out, but thus far it still works, it is the remote which has its
troubles. And it gave out the other day, only, when I tried the
buttons on the TV proper, it came back in all its splendor, perfect
picture. My husband only watches the 11 news and the ball game and
after the news carries on with Letterman, because he falls asleep
during the news. That suits him, because Letterman has gotten after
McConnell a few times which suits me, too, especially of the false
claims in healthcare. I know about the European healthcare model and
it is far, far, far superior to ours.
I watch no TV at all, the crazy commercials take me off my
equilibrium and these things that run at the bottom of the screen as
well as these wild pictures where they kill each other and shoot
people and things into the wild blue yonder bring me to a boil.
I keep wondering what ethics our kids are growing up with. I get the
news on my computer , do not watch movies, nor, if I can avoid them,
Youtubes. when I don't know from whence they come. Facebook and
Twitter are out, don't know what I should twitter about, I avoid
blogs , because I don't need to read stuff by people who don't know
what they are talking about ------ and yet, there will never be time
enough to even read a worthwhile eBook etc. If I want wisdom I read
Winnie the Pooh, or recite some nursery rhymes about where the
pusssycat has been that visited the queen in London.
And I like to read what the Macgroup has to contribute, I am still
churning through the conversations of ED and Lee and John and a few
others, I even opened a bottle of that vintage from the deep delvèd
earth tasting of flora and of country green to better comprehend it
all, but I am a woman of little brain, so ----- Sing ho for the life
of a Nolan, if not for the life of a Pooh!
Nolan, you made me go overboard!!
Marta
On May 14, 2010, at 14:24 pm, Nolan Porterfield wrote:
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
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1. Re: Insight Internet and Phone down today (Neal Hammon)
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From: Neal Hammon <[email protected]>
To: Topics related to Apple and Macintosh computers <[email protected]
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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]
] 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]
] 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
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