On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 8:07 AM, Mark J. <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Dec 8, 10:00 am, "Kevin M." <[email protected]> wrote: >> Years ago when I was in college, the HBO movie version of Bill >> Carter's Late Shift aired. I wanted to watch it, but didn't have the >> extra cash to fork over for an HBO subscription. I called what was >> then Adelphia and asked their operator if I could subscribe for a week >> or two. She recommended that I subscribe the day of the movie, then >> call the next day and cancel the subscription stating someone claiming >> to be me had ordered HBO. I asked her if that was alright, and she >> said of course -- she did it all the time. >> >> Of course, those were the days before calls "may be monitored for >> quality assurance." > > I had heard it claimed during the days of "The Sopranos" that there > were those who would call cable companies every Friday during that > show's run, subscribe to HBO, watch "The Sopranos" on Sunday night and > then call every Monday morning to cancel. I assume they would be > caught eventually, but...
I only did it the one time. At the time, the only other thing on HBO I wanted to watch was Larry Sanders. At the time I lived in the Seattle/Tacoma area, and Canada's CBC was included amongst the lineup of channels, and CBC carried Larry Sanders. That was all well and good until Northwest Cable News showed up and the cable companies dropped CBC in favor of NWCN. I guess I shouldn't complain since NWCN employed (and continues toi employ) a lot of my college friends. Oh, wait, they didn't hire me, so I guess I can complain. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
