[Cialug] [OT] Digital TV

[jrnosee at gmail.com]

Wait, wait...back the truck up...when did this letter come from Mediacom?
Sonofa...I always throw out the paper mail then go pay my bill online, so I
probably missed this.  Can anyone scan this in and post it?  I hope it's not
any worthwhile channels.  I have a NTSC TiVo w/ lifetime service.  I can't
switch that easy.  *^#())@*^$ I hate Mediacom.

On Sun, May 3, 2009 at 6:39 PM, Dan Hockey <icepuck2k at mchsi.com> wrote:

>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On
> > Behalf Of Matthew Nuzum
> > Sent: Sunday, May 03, 2009 1:50 PM
> > To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
> > Subject: Re: [Cialug] [OT] Digital TV
> >
> > On Sun, May 3, 2009 at 12:45 PM, Jim Asbille <jim.asbille at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > I got the same letter from Mediacom.  We are losing CNN as well.  I am
> > > thinking of going to antennae but don't want to lose my Internet access
> > for
> > > $40ish a month.  Are there any reasonable broadband access alternatives
> > that
> > > won't cost much more than this?
> > >
> >
> > I switched to Dish for TV and Qwest for DSL. My DSL is $35/mo or so
> > 1.5Mbps down, 768K up. Not good for watching streaming hidef video but
> > otherwise works great. I spend less now than with mediacom's basic
> > package + internet and as a bonus have a DVR. Download bandwidth is
> > down (from 7Mbps) but upload bandwidth is up. Unless I'm downloading
> > an iso I usually don't notice the download difference but I often
> > appreciate the upload speed. The DVR is a blessing and a curse. I used
> > to never watch TV. At least I can skip the commercials.
> >
> Qwest keeps sending me letters trying to get me to switch to dsl, but I
> couldn't get dsl the last time I checked. Mediacom never showed up the last
> time I called. My internet still dies if it rains hard enough.
> -dh
>
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