KA3SGM
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join:2006-01-17
West Chester, PA
clubs:
 ·Cricket Broadband
 ·Verizon FIOS
| Dish Network Is Now The New AT&T ???
IF the deal goes through, please don't let them hammer us with years of advertising about their new name.
The Cingular name change adds are already bad enough 
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We're Gonna Need A Bigger Boat !! |
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MarkyD
Premium
join:2002-08-20
Oklahoma City, OK
clubs: | Dude, wow.
AT&T will be - even more so - the friggin death star. |
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Jim Gurd
Premium
join:2000-07-08
Plymouth, MI | Makes no sense
Why would they compete with themselves and their U-Verse product? It seems that satellite would cannibalize sales of this service. |
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Transmaster
Don't Blame Me I Voted For Bill and Opus
join:2001-06-20
Cheyenne, WY | Please not this......
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Eat a BLT for Iran |
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fldiver
Premium
join:1999-12-27
Jacksonville, FL | If they would not let DTV and Echostar merge why on EARTH would the govt sanction this abysmal idea. I am so glad I stayed with Directv; I despise AT&T with every breath in my body.. |
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KA3SGM
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Premium
join:2006-01-17
West Chester, PA
clubs:
·Cricket Broadband
·Verizon FIOS
| said by fldiver  :If they would not let DTV and Echostar merge why on EARTH would the govt sanction this abysmal idea. I am so glad I stayed with Directv; I despise AT&T with every breath in my body.. You can guess that even though there is no 'official' deal on the table, good ole' FCC Chairman Kevin Martin already has his finger on the YES button 
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We're Gonna Need A Bigger Boat !! |
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darthhater
@bellsouth.net | ha
You all remember in the 90's AOL was the evil empire of internet. I think at&t are trying to take their place. Is aol even still around? |
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Karl Bode
News Guy
join:2000-03-02 | reply to KA3SGM
Re: Makes no sense
I would be almost positive it would get approval in this "environment". Lower TV Prices for sure this time! |
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tmc8080
join:2004-04-24
Floral Park, NY
| Doubtful. To say the least.
Does ANYONE think AT&T is going to get bigger after swallowing Bell South?
Can't imagine that there's enough pepto-bismal in the world for the kind of bankruptcy this would be. Would make MCI look like a small business chapter 11 filling.
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eco
Premium
join:2001-11-28
Wilmington, DE | ...
They better hurry up if they wanna get this done because if predictions prove correct and the Democrats take the White House, this deal sounds like one that may not make it through.. |
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MrMoody
Carbon Based Lifeform
join:2002-09-03
Smithfield, NC
 ·Embarq
 ·Skype
·magicjack.com
| reply to Karl Bode
Re: Makes no sense
said by Karl Bode : Lower TV Prices for sure this time! LOL
We promise! |
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Hall
Premium,MVM
join:2000-04-28
Dayton, OH | reply to Jim Gurd
U-Verse is probably turning out to not be as "easy" as they thought. |
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Hall
Premium,MVM
join:2000-04-28
Dayton, OH | reply to fldiver
The gov't wouldn't allow the only (2) DBS providers to merge into one because there'd be only (1) option available to consumers. If AT&T buys Echostar or Dish, there will still be (2). |
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jasonfen
Premium
join:2001-01-07
Dallas, TX | Homezone is a crock
I just got done canceling it. Crashes, must use their 2Wire router that is junk, web access never works, etc.
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Watch what happens when I do this. |
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S_engineer
join:2007-05-16
Chicago, IL | reply to MarkyD
Re: Dude, wow.
Would Luke then be Brian Roberts of Comcrap?
Who would Yoda be?
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Burn a tire, but make sure you buy that carbon offset! |
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CylonRed
Premium,MVM
join:2000-07-06
Bloom County | reply to darthhater
Re: ha
said by darthhater :
Is aol even still around?
Yes... |
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PhoenixDown
-- Wants FIOS
Premium
join:2003-06-08
Fresh Meadows, NY
clubs: 
| reply to Jim Gurd
Re: Makes no sense
said by Jim Gurd :Why would they compete with themselves and their U-Verse product? It seems that satellite would cannibalize sales of this service. They would probably focus development and sales of uverse in urban areas and echostar sales in more sub-urban settings. It will be a decade or more before ATT brings their entire territory up to speed. |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
 ·RoadRunner Cable
·DSL EXTREME
| reply to Karl Bode
and I've been seeing pigs fly lately.
The only way that you will ever see 'lower TV prices' is in a bulk per channel cost. (i.e. 1000 channels for $80) vs. 13 channels for #13, similar to Comcast Rick's cost method of HSI. I'd like to see a lower bottom like cost.
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Canada = Hollywood North |
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ropeguru
Premium
join:2001-01-25
Bridgeport, WV
clubs:
·VOIPo
| reply to Jim Gurd
said by Jim Gurd :Why would they compete with themselves and their U-Verse product? It seems that satellite would cannibalize sales of this service. No, this would be a good move for them as then they would just sell some kind of crappy satellite type internet and satellite tv to the rural areas and not have to spend the bucks to deply U-Verse.
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FWD#: 223611 |
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radougherty
join:1999-07-23
Austin, TX
1 edit | Spend some $'s on your core business
I just wish the big brains would spend some of those billions to upgrade the switch for our area so we can get some of those new fancy featuers like call waiting/caller ID. |
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