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Yeah. Commercials make me pissy. Does anyone else like pause the game for JUST a few minutes so you can fast forward through the next batch of commercials?

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[QUOTE=Mattyk72;329204]Regardless of where I lived I would still have the ticket. I like to be able to flip around and watch any game.[/QUOTE]

I'm right there with you.
I don't flip around during the Skins game, but I do with the others. I love it. Plus I am a huge fantasy football nutt, and the way you can get stats from each game is a very good selling point.

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[QUOTE=TheMalcolmConnection;329208]Yeah. Commercials make me pissy. Does anyone else like pause the game for JUST a few minutes so you can fast forward through the next batch of commercials?[/QUOTE]

I do that too...but I don't like to miss out on live action. Especially if I am online here talking about the game.

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Yeah. I have to get really creative how I do it. Like if I HAVE to use the bathroom, I pause it, and then I'll take my sweet time and grab another beer or something and that'll take a nice two minutes.

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TMC that is funny! During football season I put Purell in the bathroom so I am not wasting a lot of time washing my hands so I can rush back to the TV. Nothing worse then peeing and hearing everyone going crazy and you are stuck in mid stream!

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Now, if I can only figure out how to piggy-back the TV signal to a monitor located IN the bathroom, I'll never miss another play. Heck, I may never come out if this happens!

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[quote=Dlyne8r;329253]Now, if I can only figure out how to piggy-back the TV signal to a monitor located IN the bathroom, I'll never miss another play. Heck, I may never come out if this happens![/quote]


do you remeber the device called the rabbit? When statlite TV first came out you could only hook it up to one TV. So Radio Shack came up with the rabbit it would send the feed to other TV's in your house wireless.

Basically you need a rabbit for your bathroom.

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As a matter of fact, yes I do remember the "Rabbit." Unfortunately, the one I purchased many years ago (about the time I subscribed to DirecTV) is taking a dirt nap. Is there not another type of relay equip. that works w/ a satellite feed?

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[quote=angryssg;329052]There are so many other reasons to go there that outweigh the lack of NFL football. Just go during the offseason.

Beer, Autobahn, Women, and Redlight are enough by themselves.[/quote]


Well the beer and chicks would draw me to Central Europe. THe Germans are thinking about posting speed limits on the Autobahn though and no redlight districts for me. E European women are exquisite though. No short fat chicks at all, and best of all they love short skirts still, or at least they did the last time I went. Central and Eastern Europe kicks ass. It still has an old country feel to it. Not overly touristy yet. Prague is becoming that way I heard, but Budapest and Bratislava are diamonds in the rough still.

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[QUOTE=TheMalcolmConnection;329218]Yeah. I have to get really creative how I do it. Like if I HAVE to use the bathroom, I pause it, and then I'll take my sweet time and grab another beer or something and that'll take a nice two minutes.[/QUOTE]

LOL...I do the EXACT same thing. I don't like taking long breaks, but a good 2-4 minute one is fine by me. It works out great.
I usually do it during a sitcom or something and I'll go get my dinner ready and it will be on pause for at least 20 minutes. You realize how many commercials there are when you pause it for that long. It's really annoying.

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[QUOTE=mredskins;329256]do you remeber the device called the rabbit? When statlite TV first came out you could only hook it up to one TV. So Radio Shack came up with the rabbit it would send the feed to other TV's in your house wireless.

Basically you need a rabbit for your bathroom.[/QUOTE]


In actuallity there is a better way, and provides a better feed. All you need to do is splice it and put an "A/B" switch on it when it comes into the other room. That way you can watch whatever you want on the other tv, or you can switch it to be and watch whatever is on your main TV. It's really simple, all you need to buy is enough cable to get it to the other room, and that A/B switch you can get at radio shack. (oh and you need a simple splitter.)

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[quote=jsarno;329289]In actuallity there is a better way, and provides a better feed. All you need to do is splice it and put an "A/B" switch on it when it comes into the other room. That way you can watch whatever you want on the other tv, or you can switch it to be and watch whatever is on your main TV. It's really simple, all you need to buy is enough cable to get it to the other room, and that A/B switch you can get at radio shack. (oh and you need a simple splitter.)[/quote]


that will look good too! =)

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[quote=dmek25;329083]in my situation, comcast took it and bundled it with espn classics, and a bunch of sports stuff. it costs about 25.00 more a month to get. i am ready to switch to dish. can anyone give me some pros and cons of the dish?[/quote]

Man they charge me 3.00 a month more on Comcast in SC. I goes to just over 5.00 in January.

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[quote=dmek25;329083]in my situation, comcast took it and bundled it with espn classics, and a bunch of sports stuff. it costs about 25.00 more a month to get. i am ready to switch to dish. can anyone give me some pros and cons of the dish?[/quote]Uh, the cons are that you will lose the ability to watch TV in the worst storm of the year in which the power lines are falling around you and the power is likely out anyway. Which doesnt often happen during football season might I add.

Pros: everything else.

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[quote=GTripp0012;329347]Uh, the cons are that you will lose the ability to watch TV in the worst storm of the year in which the power lines are falling around you and the power is likely out anyway. Which doesnt often happen during football season might I add.

Pros: everything else.[/quote]


I my self lost it at least once or twice a day. IT all depends on your area, TRUST ME.

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Ive had both comcast and directv and prefer comcast all the way. directv wants you to pay for everything extra... charging hundreds of dollars for hd/dvr boxes...

i have digital plus + HD and 2 hd/dvr boxes along with the high speed internet and have HBO and Starz for 60 bucks/month.

I'm a happy camper right now... I wouldn't be happy if they took NFL away from me, but I'd pay a little extra for it. I have friend's and family who have upgraded to HDTV's int he past few years and been told they need to spend over a grand to get the new dish/box combo to make it work since their old (1 -2 year) systems wont cut it...


f that.

Re: nfl network gone?-GET FIOS Now
 

[quote=SmootSmack;329105]Does anyone have Verizon FiOS? It's not available in my area yet, but I may jump all over it when it is. I've heard nothing but good things about it[/quote]


Yeah.

I got FIOS as soon as I could, i.e. last Dec 29th.

[B]Picture is Un-Freakking-believable![/B]

I've got 10 year old 13" emerson tv's in my kids rooms and they look like they are in 3-D

Ingternet download AND upload screams. (Did 47mgb download today in about 2 minutes).

Phone is crystal clear, with free long-distance.


OH, Yeah, [B]The HD channels are free.[/B]

No shit.


I have 1 dvr, 5 other boxes (don't ask), super high speed Internet, TV and Telephone and the whole shooting match is about $170/mo.


[B]NFL Network, yeah we got that.[/B]

[B]5 espn's and a bunch more crap.[/B]

Did I mention HD Is free?

The techs gave me free HDMI cables and free 'monster cables' in case I got HD later. I have.



I had a problem once with one box.

Called at 7pm and tech tech came out the very next day and fixed it in 10 minutes.

The moment this is available in your area, get it.

Hoping it doesn't violate any guidelines, buthere is a site to check if it is in your area:

[URL]http://www22.verizon.com/content/ConsumerFios[/URL]

I promise I do not work for verizon.

I'm telling you, I can't wait for football season.

Jim

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I think you have to pay for it now.

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How do people feel about getting sunday ticket even when living in walking distance of a sports bar (assuming you're out of the DC area)? I mean, going to a sports bar and cozying up in your living room are completely different atmospheres, right?

btw - Sunday ticket is the best thing to come out since automobiles, lol.

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I just got the NFL network through comcast for $5 additional a month for the first year, who knows after that!

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[quote=jsarno;329071]Haha...but the only beers I like are Bud light, bud select, sam adams, and corona. That's it.
How many places is hippie lettuce actually legal?[/quote]

bud select?? broaden your horizons man!

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Two words, fellas. VERIZON FIOS! Easily the best service I've had. NFL Network, regular and HD. Tons of HD channels, as a previous poster said, the picture is amazing. Unlike Cable, the HD feeds come uncompressed, thus they look much much better. Satallite is even worse than cable with their compression. If you move from DTV to FIOS, your picture will look like you bought a new television set.

I pay about 100 a month, I get prolly 4-500 channels, 15MBPS down / 2 mpbs up internet, and I'm LOVING it.

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[quote=Daseal;347893]Two words, fellas. VERIZON FIOS! Easily the best service I've had. NFL Network, regular and HD. Tons of HD channels, as a previous poster said, the picture is amazing. Unlike Cable, the HD feeds come uncompressed, thus they look much much better. Satallite is even worse than cable with their compression. If you move from DTV to FIOS, your picture will look like you bought a new television set.

I pay about 100 a month, I get prolly 4-500 channels, 15MBPS down / 2 mpbs up internet, and I'm LOVING it.[/quote]

Sounds great but until someone other than DirecTV offers the Sunday Ticket I'm stuck with DTV.

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does the NFL network get packaged with other sports channels?

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yeah, Comcast offers the NFL Network as part of their Sports package, which includes Speed, several Fox Sports Net feeds, Fox Soccer Channel, and a few others...$5 extra a month isn't bad...

I can't wait for FiOS. Once it's offered here in Frederick, I'm jumping all over it.

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Obviously, it's tough if you're not in the DC area, Matty.

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[QUOTE=AlvinWalton'sNeckBrace;347885]bud select?? broaden your horizons man![/QUOTE]

I've tried them all man...just not a big beer fan. I like those, or I'd drink something a lot stronger.

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[quote=Daseal;347954]Obviously, it's tough if you're not in the DC area, Matty.[/quote]

oh yeah sorry I wasn't thinking about that

Still, I think even if I did live down there I would still want the ticket. I like being able to watch other games that aren't on regular TV.

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I just switched to Direct TV too. No more trekking to a bar to watch the skins, and I'll even be able to hear the game! Can't wait!

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[QUOTE=DGreene28;347996]I just switched to Direct TV too. No more trekking to a bar to watch the skins, and I'll even be able to hear the game! Can't wait![/QUOTE]

You're gonna love it. I've had it since they came out with it, and I don't regret it at all! It's a must have for those that don't live in the DC area.

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Yeah if you dont live in DC you GOTTA have the ticket... BUT Verizon is planning on bidding to get it from DTV once their contract is up (in 08 i think), so as of '09 if you want the ticket you might have to get Fios, learned that from one of the local verizon VP's i talk to ocassionally here at my work.

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I'd be surprised to see anyone but DTV get the ticket. Simply because you can't always get comcast, verizon, cox, etc etc.

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[quote=jsarno;328983]Me too, and I get it because I get the NFL Sunday ticket so I can watch all teh Skins games. I've had it for like 8 years or something like that. I think I got it when it first came out. I can't live without it.[/quote]

Same here. My wife hates football but always antes up for me to see my Fins every year without me asking. What a gal!

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[QUOTE=skinsWill;348012]Yeah if you dont live in DC you GOTTA have the ticket... BUT Verizon is planning on bidding to get it from DTV once their contract is up (in 08 i think), so as of '09 if you want the ticket you might have to get Fios, learned that from one of the local verizon VP's i talk to ocassionally here at my work.[/QUOTE]

I hope not...we don't have Verizon out here and I never heard of Fios.

It's through 2010 FYI, and I doubt that Directv would let it go...if they did, hundreds of thousands of subscribers would drop the service (myself included). I only have DTV because of the ticket.
Here's a link to the fact that it's through 2010.
[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_Sunday_Ticket]NFL Sunday Ticket - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/url]

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haha, did you link to wikipedia and refer to it as fact? Wikipedia is a great resource, but don't ever use it as a 'fact.' Considering I could have written that and I have no idea if it's true our not, makes it hard to trust.

If I move out of the VA area I might have to see how much for just Sunday Ticket. After going FIOS, I dont think I can go back!~

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i checked into fios, and its not available in this area

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[QUOTE=Daseal;348057]haha, did you link to wikipedia and refer to it as fact? Wikipedia is a great resource, but don't ever use it as a 'fact.' Considering I could have written that and I have no idea if it's true our not, makes it hard to trust.

If I move out of the VA area I might have to see how much for just Sunday Ticket. After going FIOS, I dont think I can go back!~[/QUOTE]


What's wrong with wikipedia? That is a great site.
I was just going to say I thought it was 2010 cause I saw it on TV, but Wikipedia backed me up.


What is FIOS?

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I wouldn't put all my eggs in a Wikipedia basket. Even though they did recently put in a tracker which kind of lets them know who is putting stuff in, but even then that doesn't mean that everything on there is true.

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[QUOTE=jsarno;348092]What's wrong with wikipedia? That is a great site.
I was just going to say I thought it was 2010 cause I saw it on TV, but Wikipedia backed me up.


What is FIOS?[/QUOTE]

Verizon FIOS. The next generation in television

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[QUOTE=Cowell;348093]I wouldn't put all my eggs in a Wikipedia basket. Even though they did recently put in a tracker which kind of lets them know who is putting stuff in, but even then that doesn't mean that everything on there is true.[/QUOTE]

I have yet to see where they are wrong.
Do you have a link or something that backs up your statement?