Another weirdo who doesn't watch TV. I have to agree with you. I was wondering where one would find the time to watch 390 channels. Also why would anyone want to watch anything on TV. But then again I spend most of my time in the garden. Rabbits; no rabbit ears.
Anne Cartwright On May 14, 2010, at 2:24 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 > > 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]] 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). 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