Comments on: Some Mid-Week Personal Stuff http://www.nathanrice.org/2007/10/some-mid-week-personal-stuff/ The Personal Webspace of Nathan Rice Sun, 16 May 2010 21:27:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sandra Bradley http://www.nathanrice.org/2007/10/some-mid-week-personal-stuff/#comment-1519 Sandra Bradley Sat, 26 Jan 2008 19:42:03 +0000 http://www.nathanrice.org/2007/10/03/some-mid-week-personal-stuff/#comment-1519 Not only is satellite Internet not high speed, it also limits the amount of bandwidth you can use. I get penalized with slower speeds all the time and it's not like I'm downloading movies or something! I wish I could get something other than the satellite isp. Not only is satellite Internet not high speed, it also limits the amount of bandwidth you can use. I get penalized with slower speeds all the time and it’s not like I’m downloading movies or something! I wish I could get something other than the satellite isp.

]]> By: DIRECTV vs DISH Network http://www.nathanrice.org/2007/10/some-mid-week-personal-stuff/#comment-1518 DIRECTV vs DISH Network Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:31:51 +0000 http://www.nathanrice.org/2007/10/03/some-mid-week-personal-stuff/#comment-1518 Sonny, Wow, $700 for an install. Now it is free with a 1-2 year contract. I have cable now, but its basic with only one cable box. I've turned my computer into a DVR, but I'm really missing have the DVR on the TV. I'm ready to go back to Satellite. At least with Cable I didn't have to commit to a contract. Sonny,

Wow, $700 for an install. Now it is free with a 1-2 year contract. I have cable now, but its basic with only one cable box. I’ve turned my computer into a DVR, but I’m really missing have the DVR on the TV. I’m ready to go back to Satellite. At least with Cable I didn’t have to commit to a contract.

]]> By: Sonny http://www.nathanrice.org/2007/10/some-mid-week-personal-stuff/#comment-1521 Sonny Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:34:48 +0000 http://www.nathanrice.org/2007/10/03/some-mid-week-personal-stuff/#comment-1521 Oh, and don't think you'll have such luck with the satellite co. They are the proverbial immovable object. Oh, and don’t think you’ll have such luck with the satellite co. They are the proverbial immovable object.

]]> By: Sonny http://www.nathanrice.org/2007/10/some-mid-week-personal-stuff/#comment-1520 Sonny Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:32:48 +0000 http://www.nathanrice.org/2007/10/03/some-mid-week-personal-stuff/#comment-1520 I used to be a Dish Network dealer, after I worked for the cable company here. The expense of putting in satellite internet was so prohibitive at that time ($700) no one ever ordered one from me, though I installed thousands of satellite dishes for TV. I also installed thousands of cable homes as well. BTW, I have a neighbor that was giving me cable promotions and rolling them over whenever they expired, but this last time one expired recently, the cable bill just for high speed and cable TV came to $160. Outrageous. I called the cable co and asked to speak to retention. They realized I was serious about canceling the whole thing unless they got my bill under $100. I now have basic cable, the golf channel series (history channel, science channel, discovery, military, etc), one or two movie channels, music, high speed internet, and just one digital box with HD service, for $88 a month now. Tell me they are not ripping people off when I can make a simple phone call and get my bill cut in half and lose not much (I lost the DVR, a small sacrifice, and one movie channel, and that's about it, I had to turn in one box, they are charging $10 a month just for boxes now, but my teen didn;t really care, he's more into computer games than TV) My advice, if you are having high cable bill problems, do what I did and see if you can get them to keep rolling you ionto promotions and cutting your bill for retention. I used to be a Dish Network dealer, after I worked for the cable company here. The expense of putting in satellite internet was so prohibitive at that time ($700) no one ever ordered one from me, though I installed thousands of satellite dishes for TV. I also installed thousands of cable homes as well.

BTW, I have a neighbor that was giving me cable promotions and rolling them over whenever they expired, but this last time one expired recently, the cable bill just for high speed and cable TV came to $160. Outrageous. I called the cable co and asked to speak to retention. They realized I was serious about canceling the whole thing unless they got my bill under $100. I now have basic cable, the golf channel series (history channel, science channel, discovery, military, etc), one or two movie channels, music, high speed internet, and just one digital box with HD service, for $88 a month now. Tell me they are not ripping people off when I can make a simple phone call and get my bill cut in half and lose not much (I lost the DVR, a small sacrifice, and one movie channel, and that’s about it, I had to turn in one box, they are charging $10 a month just for boxes now, but my teen didn;t really care, he’s more into computer games than TV)

My advice, if you are having high cable bill problems, do what I did and see if you can get them to keep rolling you ionto promotions and cutting your bill for retention.

]]> By: George http://www.nathanrice.org/2007/10/some-mid-week-personal-stuff/#comment-1517 George Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:25:52 +0000 http://www.nathanrice.org/2007/10/03/some-mid-week-personal-stuff/#comment-1517 <blockquote>In a related note, satellite internet should not be allowed to be called “high speed”. It’s faster than dial-up, but it’s not quite what I thought it would be. I can’t wait to get back to a cable modem!</blockquote> Hmm, the satellite I could get in my area is about equivalent to the DSL I used to have, 768kbits, which isn't so bad for browsing. For downloading big files it can become tortuous, however. Fortunately I now have 6mbit cable ;)

In a related note, satellite internet should not be allowed to be called “high speed”. It’s faster than dial-up, but it’s not quite what I thought it would be. I can’t wait to get back to a cable modem!

Hmm, the satellite I could get in my area is about equivalent to the DSL I used to have, 768kbits, which isn’t so bad for browsing. For downloading big files it can become tortuous, however. Fortunately I now have 6mbit cable ;)

]]> By: Sonny http://www.nathanrice.org/2007/10/some-mid-week-personal-stuff/#comment-1516 Sonny Wed, 03 Oct 2007 18:29:19 +0000 http://www.nathanrice.org/2007/10/03/some-mid-week-personal-stuff/#comment-1516 Before putting that political blog out, remember to ask me about "The Church of America and Manifest Destiny." If your going to discuss politics in light of Christian living, I think the best way to do that is to think of it in terms of personal and national vocation and destiny, rather than just arguing back and forth over particulars. Let me give you an example. In the Bible's eschatology (correctly interpreted of course) Israel has a national vocation and destiny. Paul said that the salvation of Israel would be the salvation of us all. Rom. 11:11Again I ask: Did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Not at all! Rather, because of their transgression, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel envious. 12But if their transgression means riches for the world, and their loss means riches for the Gentiles, how much greater riches will their fullness bring! If Israel has a personal national or ethnic destiny, do all nations have personal ethnic destinies as well, whether they acheive them or not, or can all ethnicities acheive their destinies? (I can show instantly that they all do, but let's not make this post a bible study). Does America have a specific destiny in God's plan? Do you have a specific destiny in God's plan, which is not only spiritual in nature, but more geopolitical than most of us really admit. But then again, what do I know? Before putting that political blog out, remember to ask me about “The Church of America and Manifest Destiny.”

If your going to discuss politics in light of Christian living, I think the best way to do that is to think of it in terms of personal and national vocation and destiny, rather than just arguing back and forth over particulars.

Let me give you an example. In the Bible’s eschatology (correctly interpreted of course) Israel has a national vocation and destiny. Paul said that the salvation of Israel would be the salvation of us all.

Rom. 11:11Again I ask: Did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Not at all! Rather, because of their transgression, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel envious. 12But if their transgression means riches for the world, and their loss means riches for the Gentiles, how much greater riches will their fullness bring!

If Israel has a personal national or ethnic destiny, do all nations have personal ethnic destinies as well, whether they acheive them or not, or can all ethnicities acheive their destinies? (I can show instantly that they all do, but let’s not make this post a bible study).

Does America have a specific destiny in God’s plan? Do you have a specific destiny in God’s plan, which is not only spiritual in nature, but more geopolitical than most of us really admit.

But then again, what do I know?

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