Tag: FiOS
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Gaining Leverage
This post will cover a few related topics. They’re all about TV shows. We probably watch too much TV, and I make no apologies for it. We lead reasonably intense lives and watching TV shows works wonderfully to help us escape and unwind. I have more forgiving tastes than Lois (meaning, I would […]
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Commercials Annoy But Often Work
Most people complain about watching commercials. Of course, they serve a number of purposes, the two obvious ones are: Keeping the content free (most people seem to like that part) Making you aware of a product’s existence (many people think they don’t care about this aspect) I am unaware of anyone who hates […]
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Amazon Unbox
I haven’t had an interest in any of the movie download services (until yesterday). First, we don’t watch that many movies. Second, we have so many DVDs that we own, and probably will never watch. Third, since we only have laptops, disk space can become an issue if the download is purchased and […]
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Internet Connectivity Insurance
In the house, we have Verizon FiOS service (triple play, Phone, Internet, TV). In the apartment, we have Time Warner Cable (Internet and TV). Both services are very reliable (in terms of availability). Beyond that, Verizon FiOS is so dramatically better, I keep praying for when they’ll figure out how to deploy it […]
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No Longer a Digital Download Virgin
In this post, which I just published a few minutes ago, I mention that I just purchased Acoustic Sketches by Phil Keaggy. In that post I said that I would write separately about how/where I purchased that “CD”. This is that tale… I have purposely avoided the seduction of purchasing music for downloading […]
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NBC Got It Right
I’m a complete sucker for sitcoms. Even stupid ones make me laugh. Yes, I can distinguish between a good one and a horrible one, but like I said, even most horrible ones make me laugh. Unfortunately, the same isn’t true for Lois. She really loves to laugh, and there are some sitcoms that […]
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TV Experience Just Got Better
In this post, I mentioned that I ordered a video sender from X10. The device was priced well, arrived quickly, is nicely packaged, and probably works as well as they describe it to. So, I have no complaints about X10 as a company, or this specific product. Well, the one semi-complaint about them […]
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FiOS TV Leads to HDTV
As much of a technophile as I am, including being a gadget freak, I am also a reasonably late adopter for many technology breakthroughs. This included being very late to the Compact Disc party, among others. HDTV was no exception. I have friends who have had HDTV for a few years now, so […]
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Verizon FIOS TV
So, I’ve been using Verizon FIOS for my Internet connection in the house for quite a while now, and I absolutely love it! When they first installed it, the tech said that they would be introducing TV over the same fiber connection, likely within 6 months. Well, it’s been much longer than 6 […]