My sister just told me to turn VH1 on and there is a message scrolling on the bottom of the screen that says Time Warner Cable will be removing the following channels from their system

nickelodeon
VH1
Comedy Central
TV Land
and some other channel.


this is 100% unexpected. I cant live without my colbert report or daily show. I like TV land with its classic tv shows. I also enjoy watching some of the cartoons on nickelodeon(but I do miss the stuff I grew up with in the early 90's)


whyyyyy!!!!!!!

Well, if they yank it BEFORE 30 DAYS, they be in a big heap o'trouble...the FCC mandates that cable companies have to give 30 days notice before removing/adding anything to their lineups.

Keep an eye on the calendar...then take them out at the knees!!!

Then, dump 'em and either go OTA or STV (Over-The-Air / Satellite TV).

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M. G. Burg
'10 - Dakota SXT - Daily Ride / ≈ 172.5K
.'76 - 450SLC - 107.024.12 / < .89.20 K
..'77 - 280E - 123.033.12 / > 128.20 K
...'67 - El Camino - 283ci / > 207.00 K
....'75 - Yamaha - 650XS / < 21.00 K
.....'87 - G20 Sportvan / > 206.00 K
......'85 - 4WINNS 160 I.O. / 140hp
.......'74 - Honda CT70 / Real 125
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“I didn’t really say everything I said.”
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ Yogi Berra ~

Get dish

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1998 C230 330,000 miles (currently dead of second failed EIS, yours will fail too, turning you into the dealer's personal human cash machine)
1988 F150 144,000 miles (leaks all the colors of the rainbow)
Previous stars: 1981 Brava 210,000 miles, 1978 128 150,000 miles, 1977 B200 Van 175,000 miles, 1972 Vega (great, if rusty, car), 1972 Celica, 1986.5 Supra

Viacom is pulling the plug.

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1979 Black on Black, 300CD (sold), 1990 Black 300SE, Silver 1989 Volvo 780, 1988 300CE (vanished by the hands of a girlfriend), 1992 300CE (Rescue).

DISH sucks, they are not as clear as cable...

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Current Garage
2008 Mercedes GL320 CDI 188k mi Repair/Work in progress
1994 S350 160k mi Garage Queen & prepping for repairs
2005 E320 CDI 203k mi Healthy & Daily Driver
1994 S350 357k mi Retried as parts car
1984 300TD 214k mi Blown OM617 Poss OM603 Swap??

Sold
1987 300SDL 200K+
1994 S320 181K mi
2008 E320 Bluetec 127k mi
1999 S420 130K mi
1980 240D 360k mi
15+ Others that has come, stay and gone

GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
1995 E320 SE 220k mi
1984 300SD 350k mi

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That depends on the cable.

Dish or DTV is much better than analog cable and should be on par with digital cable. Especially if you use the S-video cable to connect to the TV - there's a noticible difference in picture quality.

I've had Dish for close to 10 years now and I've always been satisfied with the quality. Basic service is pretty cheap too, something like $34. There's a lot of factors effecting local cable, especially the engineer is who sets up all the downlinks and associated equipment. I've seen local cable feeds with huge variances in picture and sound quality between channels. This is less of an issue now though, as things go digital.

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-Evan


Benz Fleet:
1968 UNIMOG 404.114
1998 E300
2008 E63


Non-Benz Fleet:
1992 Aerostar
1993 MR2
2000 F250

Looks like Dish is getting the same arse pumpin from Viacom the message is on Dish as well.

Do some research on "Free TO Air" or FTA. You'll never pay another cable bill.

Fios.....umm, ummm good. Is it bad when you start humming the Campbell Soup jingle....

note to self: cut back on the espresso

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2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL

Charter did some stuff as well, and I got some messages like that as well. I no longer have DIY Network

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1999 Toyota Corolla VE (Mine)
2006 Honda Odyssey (Wife's)
1979 300CD (sold)

We are seeing the message on Nick, and we are not on an affected system.

However, they're tipping a bit of their hand with the messages. They are telling me that to keep Nick and CC, I must also accept MTV and VH1 (which cost far more than the rest). Also Spike, which I so rarely have any interest in that it might as well be gone.

Just as soon as I get the FIRST, REAL, ala-carte channel selection, I will sign up immediately. I will agree to a contract of a year or more. I will pay more if I keep all my current channels, but rest assured that I will not. The current business model is anti-consumer.

Yup! My wife and I have FIOS and we're happy with it. The price was comparable to the evil (I mean EVIL Comcast) and the picture quality and internet speed are much better. BTW, when we moved to our new house over the summer we even elected to pay $150 to Comcast to get out of our contract. Well worth it.

'Course it may not be available in your area yet..... but eventually it will.

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Current:
2014 VW Tiguan SEL 4Motion 43,000 miles.

2016 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport (wife's).

Past:
2006 Jetta TDI 135,970 miles. Sold Nov. '13.
1995 E-320 Special Edition. 220,200 miles. Sold Sept. '07.
1987 190-E 16 valve. 153,000 miles. Sold Feb. '06.
1980 300-D 225,000 miles. Donated to the National Kidney Foundation.
1980 240-D manual, 297,500 miles. Totaled by inattentive driver.

No problem.I doubt they are leaving the field. You'll have to upgrade to a higher level premium subscription. IOW: BOHICA.

Comcast here has been chipping away at the popular cable channels on analog cable for the last few years. I went digital. Problem solved. It's only money.