30 Jun 08 10:43, Roger Nelson wrote to Roy Witt:


 RW>> RN> My TV is a digital HD.

 RW>> Then you won't need a converter.

 RN> Right!  And since DirecTV telecasts everything in stereo/digital, the
 RN> only think I'll need in the future, when the price comes down, is the
 RN> HD receiver. There are but a few channels being telecast in HD at the
 RN> present, but the list grows almost daily.

My Sony can scan for digital channels and add them to the list that I can
choose to watch. Today I added another channel that had just come online.
I tried the scanner on DishNet, but it won't scan it.

 RW>> RN> DirecTV wants $99 for the HD receiver.

 RW>> Forget that.

 RN> Right again.  (-:

 RW>> When we lived in San Diego, Time Warner charged us $49 for cable and
 RW>> Roadrunner. When we moved to Texas, Time Warner was charging $99 for
 RW>> the same service. We signed up with the intention of getting DSL and
 RW>> satelite TV eventually. Three months later, they increased the price
 RW>> of cable another $10...I disconnected the very same day we received
 RW>> the increase notice. I had DSL installed within a few days and
 RW>> DishNet within a week. All for $60/month.

 RN> I experienced very much the same thing with Paul Allen's cable
 RN> company.  I mean the guy's already richer than you can possibly
 RN> imagine, having started Microsoft with Bill gates, so there is no
 RN> reason to keep piling it on.  I suspect their excuse for the higher
 RN> prices will be that old catch phrase used by oil company execs
 RN> "Whatever the market will bear."

I see Bill Gates and Microsoft parted ways today or yesterday. Talk about
a man who doesn't need anymore money.

                R\%/itt



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